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snooper2

(30,151 posts) Mon Feb 1, 2016, 10:57 AM Feb 2016

Boxtruck crashes and leaves present at the 11foot8 bridge (Crash #103)

11' 8" STRIKES AGAIN!

BEST CHANNEL EVER!

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Boxtruck crashes and leaves present at the 11foot8 bridge (Crash #103) (Original Post) snooper2 Feb 2016 OP

It is indeed the bast channel ever... Glassunion Feb 2016 #1

The can opener approach. NV Whino Feb 2016 #2

As seen in The Wall Street Journal. mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2016 #3

that sensor ought to trigger the light to turn red saturnsring Feb 2016 #9

Take the extra insurance. KentuckyWoman Feb 2016 #4

The insurance. That was my first thought, lol. nt ChisolmTrailDem Feb 2016 #5

apparently insurance doesn't cover it snooper2 Feb 2016 #8

That was like a sardine can Oneironaut Feb 2016 #6

We have such a bridge in town too. While professional truck drivers should be aware KittyWampus Feb 2016 #7

For those of you who remember Pam's House Blend, that overpass is right near Pam's office KamaAina Feb 2016 #10

There's an 11foot8 bridge in my town that keeps having this happen too DemocraticWing Feb 2016 #11

Like a sardine can Renew Deal Feb 2016 #12

Wiki pg says they're installing a red light that stays red a long time hoping the delay gives time uppityperson Feb 2016 #13

Glassunion

(10,201 posts)

1. It is indeed the bast channel ever...

Reply to snooper2 (Original post)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 11:01 AM

Feb 2016

Luckily no one has been hurt.

They should, probably just grade down the road, to give it more clearance.

NV Whino

(20,886 posts)

2. The can opener approach.

Reply to snooper2 (Original post)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 11:12 AM

Feb 2016

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,489 posts)

3. As seen in The Wall Street Journal.

Reply to snooper2 (Original post)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 11:17 AM

Feb 2016

A-hed

The Joys of Watching a Bridge Shave the Tops Off Trucks

A North Carolina span shaves the tops off tall trucks; ‘crash art’ for sale

By Ben Cohen
ben.cohen@wsj.com
@bzcohen

Updated Jan. 9, 2016 10:35 a.m. ET

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. ... The truck ignored the warning. It rumbled underneath. Its roof did not.

Bridge sign

The train bridge’s underside trimmed a layer off the truck’s top, looking like a grater shaving a layer of cheese. ... The world can watch the whole thing, thanks to Jürgen Henn.

Hearing the crash from his office nearby, the systems analyst raced out to survey the scene. He returned to his computer, checked his video cameras and uploaded footage of the episode to 11foot8.com, his website that tracks accidents under this city’s infamous 11-foot-8-inch underpass.
....

The bridge hasn’t always shaved trucks. But it has effectively shrunk as vehicles have gotten taller over the last century. City officials say the trestle can’t grow because of the train tracks above and utility lines below. ... They thought they had a solution with the current warning system. A height sensor a block from the overpass triggers the yellow lights when an oversize vehicle approaches and gives the driver time to turn, at least in theory.

saturnsring

(1,832 posts)

9. that sensor ought to trigger the light to turn red

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Reply #3)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 12:27 PM

Feb 2016

KentuckyWoman

(6,687 posts)

4. Take the extra insurance.

Reply to snooper2 (Original post)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 11:25 AM

Feb 2016

poor guy....... he didn't even make it home to load his crap.........

ChisolmTrailDem

(9,463 posts)

5. The insurance. That was my first thought, lol. nt

Reply to KentuckyWoman (Reply #4)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 11:30 AM

Feb 2016

snooper2

(30,151 posts)

8. apparently insurance doesn't cover it

Reply to KentuckyWoman (Reply #4)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 11:50 AM

Feb 2016

Local rental companies alert drivers to it when they hand over truck keys, especially because insurance generally doesn’t cover the overhead damage. “We warn people all the time to avoid that area,” says a spokesman for Avis Budget Group Inc.’s area office.

Oneironaut

(5,504 posts)

6. That was like a sardine can

Reply to snooper2 (Original post)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 11:34 AM

Feb 2016

KittyWampus

(55,894 posts)

7. We have such a bridge in town too. While professional truck drivers should be aware

Reply to snooper2 (Original post)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 11:36 AM

Feb 2016

One wonders if rental truck companies have the foresight to warn customers of height limitations and to be aware of them.

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)

10. For those of you who remember Pam's House Blend, that overpass is right near Pam's office

Reply to snooper2 (Original post)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 01:29 PM

Feb 2016

at Duke. I follow her on Facebook, and she lets followers comment!

DemocraticWing

(1,290 posts)

11. There's an 11foot8 bridge in my town that keeps having this happen too

Reply to snooper2 (Original post)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 02:08 PM

Feb 2016

They've put up signs at the intersections closest to it for large trucks to take an alternate route, and just a block over there's a bridge with significantly more clearance. But alas, several times a month somebody else gets stuck.

Renew Deal

(81,861 posts)

12. Like a sardine can

Reply to snooper2 (Original post)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 02:09 PM

Feb 2016

uppityperson

(115,677 posts)

13. Wiki pg says they're installing a red light that stays red a long time hoping the delay gives time

Reply to snooper2 (Original post)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 04:15 PM

Feb 2016

As of January 2016, the city plans to install a traffic signal at the intersection of Gregson and Peabody. When an over-height truck approaches the intersection, the light will turn red, and stay red for a long time. The city hopes the long delay will give drivers of over-height trucks time to realize their truck will not fit under the bridge.

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