[yau1225]

For all road users out there (especially UBC-ers), have you all noticed lately that there are cars sitting in the middle of the island on the way into UBC on marine drive?

They are usually some sort of sedan (accord, protege), with a cone sitting on top of the roof with two people in it...
I also saw one at the end of arthur liang bridge heading into richmond (at the YVR airport sign)

anyone have any idea what this is all about?

this has been bugging me for a while cuz its pretty random...lol

[kroy546]

maybe they r recovering the trees due to wind throw? no idea
or maybe looking for a free parking..who knows..

[nsmb]

I also saw one at the end of arthur liang bridge heading into richmond (at the YVR airport sign)



saw that today... it was a huge cone

[ilvtofu]

who is arthur liang anyways?
and why people are parking on top of him is the REAL question
not why there are cones on top of those cars

[danizer]

yea i wanna know who arthur liang is too....ppl always talk about him and driving all over him...thats mean!

[tiger_handheld]

isn't op talking about the bridge that goes to richmond from vancouver?

[SolidPenguin]

isn't op talking about the bridge that goes to richmond from vancouver?

sarcasm > you
:facepalm:

[murd0c]

sounds like some sort of survey to me. If it really bugs you that much go ask!!!!

[alex.w *//]

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[CP.AR]

http://www.mattresspolice.com/images/sarcasm.jpg

[PiuYi]

ya i saw that today too
thought it was a new kinda ghost car but y the fck would they put a huge cone on top of the roof??
it was like a beige protege sedan today, with 2 men sitting inside... looked sketch

[orange7]

pics?

[rageguy]

it's been there for a long time now. i noticed these cars on the ubc highway for the past month. there are people sitting in them too. i think it may be a police strategy to get people to slow down.

[mekaw]

usually construction workers put cones on top of their cars when they are working.. to let city know they are construction workers.

But rageguy's idea seems legit.

[Gh0stRider]

and its Arthur LAING.

[ninjatune]

I'm pretty sure they have something to do with traffic-flow statistics

[Beefball]

I've also noticed a 1.6 EL with a cone on its roof hiding in the bush on Knight bridge southbound as well. I think they have something to do with traffic-flow / speed statistics cuz if you look carefully, there are some newly installed "air tubes" on the ground across the lanes, right at where those hidden cars are

[Domani]

they've been doing that for years now, saw one last night just before oak bridge north bound..... no idea why tho...

[hotjoint]

no clue what u guys are talking about...

[shenmecar]

yea its Arthur Laing not Liang. (pronounced "Lane")

[Gumby]

yea its Arthur Laing not Liang. (pronounced "Lane")
I'm pretty sure it's not pronounced "lane"...

[Spectre_Cdn]

I'm pretty sure they have something to do with traffic-flow statistics

Don't know if it's related, but I saw two vehicles parked on the side of Garden City between Westminster and Alderbridge. They had some traffic-flow label/sign on the doors.

[cococly]

According to my friend who was also doing that,

They are helping the police to monitor traffic speed. (i.e. keeping an eye on cars going at speed, they have direct contact to an advisory police officer)

[danizer]

its pronounced exactly as its spelled....arthur....lay-ing :)

[Zyzz]

they are surveying to increase the speed limit of the city

[tiger_handheld]

i thought it was a serious question because
1) more than 2 people were asking about it
2) the internetz is serious bizness

i guess i failed...

[asian_speedster]

I was just going to post this question as well.

There were cars just after the Alex Frasier bridge on the surrey/delta side and I've seen them at UBC as well.

I think they usually come out twice a year, once around now and once in the spring time.

I've been wondering about these guys for a while. Any one?

[TOS'd]

There were cars just after the Alex Frasier bridge on the surrey/delta side and I've seen them at UBC as well.

and its Alex FRASER.

[yau1225]

whats with all the spelling/grammar police on revscene now? so many of them?

[bimmer91]

whats with all the spelling/grammar police on revscene now? so many of them?

you cant and dont need to tell me this thing

[AzNightmare]

I lost track what this thread is talking about...

[silk]

who is arthur liang anyways?
and why people are parking on top of him is the REAL question
not why there are cones on top of those cars

yea i wanna know who arthur liang is too....ppl always talk about him and driving all over him...thats mean!

Arthur Laing who was a Member of the Canadian House of Commons from Vancouver. Arthur Laing died before the bridge was officially opened on May 15, 1976 (traffic had been using it since August 1975).

The Arthur Laing Bridge is a four-lane, high-level bridge carrying Grant McConachie Way over the North Arm of the Fraser River between Vancouver and Richmond, British Columbia's Sea Island where the Vancouver International Airport is located. Two parallel independent unpainted steel box girders make up the main spans. The bridge is operated by the Vancouver International Airport.

souce: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Laing_Bridge

[hk20000]

hahahaha this thread cracks me up.

on a serious note the same thing happened on 91 offramp just off Alex Fraser East Bound...dunno what those cars are parked there for.

Who is Alex Fraser and why is he so selfless that he lets so many cars and trucks drive over him everyday?

[silk]

hahahaha this thread cracks me up.

on a serious note the same thing happened on 91 offramp just off Alex Fraser East Bound...dunno what those cars are parked there for.

Who is Alex Fraser and why is he so selfless that he lets so many cars and trucks drive over him everyday?

The Alex Fraser Bridge (also known as the Annacis Bridge) is a cable-stayed bridge over the Fraser River and connects Richmond and New Westminster with North Delta in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia. The bridge is named for Alex Fraser, a former B.C. Minister of Transportation who died of throat cancer.

[you!]

i see the one right under the yvr sign almost everyday

seriously does someone have any accurate info on what or who the hell these guys are

[CP.AR]

they are surveying to increase the speed limit of the city

So speeding by them at 40km/h above the limit is ok?

WILL DO

[van_driver]

was wondering about this aswell

saw a newer hyundai parked on the grass in the middle of the streets on university blvd. with a cone on top. driver was in the car reading a book or something