Road Counters

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  • shapesalad0

    Glue a counter to the end of some garden hose. Seal other end with zip tie pulled super tight. Secure down across road. When car goes over, the air pressure will push the button:

    • Then divide tally by 2 to get accurate number. Because front/back tires will result in 2 button presses.shapesalad
    • And what of the car is going at an angle? i think this is whty road counters here in Britain have two 'lengths' to account for complexity.Nairn
    • ok, use two hoses, two counters and M A T H S to work it out.shapesalad
    • if a car goes over at an angle they deserve to be charged morehans_glib

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