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A North Carolina span shaves the tops off tall trucks; ‘crash art’ for sale
DURHAM, N.C.—A height sensor on the street detected impending doom here last month. Yellow lights began flashing a block away. The danger: A Budget rental truck barging down the road wasn’t going to get under the railroad overpass.
Pretty funny. There was also a story on NBC news the other night.
People lack situational awareness, and especially people who don't usually drive trucks don't know how tall their vehicle is. I was wondering why they don't put a horizontal bar across the road with a swinging metal plate set at 11'8"; it won't damage most vehicles, but it should wake the driver up.
Pretty funny. There was also a story on NBC news the other night.
People lack situational awareness, and especially people who don't usually drive trucks don't know how tall their vehicle is. I was wondering why they don't put a horizontal bar across the road with a swinging metal plate set at 11'8"; it won't damage most vehicles, but it should wake the driver up.
Have seen bridges and parking structures that have chains hanging down for this purpose.
There's a side street about 30 feet before the bridge where trucks need to go for deliveries to some restaurants as well as a way to Ross the tracks and avoid the bridge, so I assume they haven't put warning devices like that up as trucks might hit them. Still seems like they should though.
Very much enjoyed watching that, thanks OP. I took an RV around the country for a few months a couple years back and warmly remember driving under low bridges with white knuckles. I measured the height multiple times and never ultimately had an issue, but still terrifying going under bridges that only left a few inches of clearance.
I always said that learning to drive in a real behemoth( early 60s Buick sedan) gave me a sense of spatial awareness on how to fit the car in spaces or making turns. Maybe to this day I think my car is bigger than what it really is and over compensate. But many CDL drivers are space cadets and get into truck driving because its easy money and easy to do( they think). Then they screw up and realize just how much of a responsibility it is driving a large vehicle safely and responsibly. Its bad enough they're driving regular cars, trucks are even worse. Go into the DMV and look at who's getting licenses and who's getting CDL licenses. You'd want to stay off the roads.
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I saw a train with a bunch of auto carriers on it, all loaded with new Ford Super Duty pickups, hit a bridge in Chicago. Given how long it took to stop, it peeled at least 30 of the trucks off the top rack. They were sitting / lying all over on the track next to the freeway. Many looked undamaged. More looked totaled. I wonder how that could happen given the clearance testing for a bridge over a rail line?
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