A field guide to roadside technology / Ed Sobey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sobey, Edwin J. C., 1948-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Roads--Accessories.

Roads.

Traffic signs and signals.

Electronic apparatus and appliances.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Roadside technology

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Ill. : Chicago Review Press, c2006.

Summary:

This fascinating handbook answers the questions of anyone who has ever wondered about the many strange devices found along the roadside, from utility poles to satellite dishes. Devices are grouped according to their habitats?along highways and roads, atop buildings, near airports, and on utility towers. More than 150 different roadside technologies are covered, and each detailed entry describes what the device does, how it works, and also includes a photograph for easy identification. With helpful sidebars describing related technical issues such as why stoplights are constructed with the

Contents:

Front Cover; Copyright; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 HIGHWAYS AND ROADWAYS; 2 BRIDGES; 3 FIELDS AND STREAMS; 4 ON THE GROUND; 5 INDUSTRIAL SITES, BUILDINGS, AND THINGS ATTACHED TO BUILDINGS; 6 ANTENNAS; 7 IN THE AIR AND NEAR AIRPORTS; 8 NEAR NAVIGABLE WATERS; 9 ON UTILITY POLES AND TOWERS; Index; ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-61374-177-4

OCLC:

748241886