New York State Is Counting These For 72 Hours

The next time you are on a back country, rural or open road or highway in New York State, you may be counted by an eye in the sky. There is a device that is being used on various roads in various towns to keep an eye on traffic.

The winter and spring are starting to collide and for the pavement and asphalt around New York State that means trouble. The freezing and thawing on repeat tears apart the roads and not only do potholes pop open, chunks of road come apart as plows and other traffic pass over them.

It is 2024, and we are used to being watched wherever we go. From cameras on the New York State Thruway, to cameras on buildings, in cars and on front doors of homes, it is hard to go anywhere without being on some sort of camera. Is it a safer world? Perhaps. But an argument can be made that it feels more like "Big Brother" watching over us now more than ever.

Devices like the one in the picture below are used to monitor traffic. I have seen them around Cattaraugus County and some roads in southern Erie County.

There Erie County Department of Public Works said on their Facebook page that:

You might have seen these new NYSDOT traffic counters popping up throughout the County. Please read below for more information regarding the new units and what they are used for!

The forecast is calling for some snow for the next couple of days followed by another warm up with rain. We can expect more roads to crumble and need rapairs.