This is a photo from two years ago, i stood there for a good minute wondering how the hell and why this weird cycle path was there. It is in southern France, on the climb to Col d’Ecre, bit north of Nice.

Take a guess, i finally fully understand.

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        3 months ago

        Or a simple bicycle counter - authorities are interested to know how many cyclists are using this route and at what times of day etc.

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        3 months ago

        Hmm, something like a chip timing station so you can time your climb?

        Presumably there would be similar ones at the bottom and top also, and perhaps at other points along the way.

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          3 months ago

          Wait a second. There might be something further down and up the hill that i have not fully understood yet, so this could also be a timing machine, i am not sure. It’s not the function that i’m looking for though.

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          3 months ago

          No timing, but this is getting close. There is nothing further down this climb, but this infra apparently also exists on a few other climbs in the area.

          I have posted the solution already, but you can keep playing.

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        3 months ago

        Perhaps to turn on something like ‘Bicycles ahead’ warning lights for an upcoming section with poor visibility, or a tunnel or similar.

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        3 months ago

        Some sort of service station? Maybe there’s an air pump and various tools in that box?