Odd Looking Post By Road Side

[pacuk01]

Does anybody know what this post is. It recently appeared on a grassy area near side of road.
http://i63.tinypic.com/280icn4.png

[Fitzer]

It's a hydrant I think

[Buenchico]

I work on traffic surveys and footpath surveys and I know that there are a lot of counting devices alongside roads and paths, simply to measure the flows of vehicles or people, which don't have any labels on them to indicate their function. (That's partly because they can get mistaken for speed cameras and then be vandalised).

Although I've not seen that particular design before, I'm wondering whether the device projects a radar beam to sense traffic movements.

[ToraToraTora]

it's mass hypnosis device installed by the remainiacs to brainwash us into voting remain.

[Fitzer]

Actually I think it's a French hydrant https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=french+hydrant&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-gb&;client=safari#imgrc=G4by0L1OgNDVyM%3A

[Buenchico]

Well done, Fitzer!
http://www.talis-group.com/product/pillar-fire-hydrants-with-hood/

[ToraToraTora]

That's what they want you to think Chris!