sometimes i feel like some of the crashes are done intentionally just for the shits, wouldnt be surprised if I am somewhat right.
How do you not know the height of your own vehicle? Or the height of your trailer even? Or they do and they just don't know how to read a sign.
I'd like to point out that to raise the bridge they would have to redo miles of tracks and it'd cost a LOT of money
and that this wouldn't happen if idiots fucking paid attention, and yes, I said idiot (S) because there are literally compilations of them hitting this thing
They should put little truck stickers on the bridge for each truck it's claimed like old war planes.
Apart from signage leading up to the bridge, the intersection has a new system since 2016 to detect overheight vehicles and automatically switch the traffic lights red, to force the driver to stop and read the “must turn” warning.
Since then, most of the accidents are trucks speeding up to run the orange/red.
what about lower the road
IIRC there's a water or sewer main directly below it.
If you're a professional truck driver this is something you're supposed to know and be aware of.
That and either way, there are ways around it as far as I remember, easy ways
How often do trucks crash into the bridge?
On average, about once a month a truck gets visibly damaged at the
bridge. However, every day I see trucks that trip the overheight warning
lights, stop and turn into the side street.
The FAQ on their website is gold
11foot8 is legendary
Will insurance cover the damages?
Most truck rental insurance policies specifically exclude overhead damage from coverage. However, a good auto insurance or liability insurance might pick up the tab. Check with your agent. Or even better – don’t hit the bridge!
Apparently the local truck rental place's insurance policy explicity excludes this because it was making their insurance cost too much.
I'm a driver myself, and I can agree, there are stupid drivers out there, some of which are my coworkers.
It's inexcusable to miss all that signage, or miss the height. You ALWAYS know the height of your trailer. 13'6'' standard, and heights are posted at even bridges that are over 20 feet tall, so your information is always there.
It'd be one thing for this to happen out here on the West coast, where infrastructure was largely built with more modern standards in mind, and a low bridge is almost unheard of... but when you're trucking on the East Coast?? You're asking to lose your job, license, or life if you're not HYPER vigilant and follow the fucking signs. The East Coast can be nail biting. Passing through New York City and Jersey is harrowing, and absolutely demands you pay attention.
Even then shit happens. My codriver and I had to work ourselves out of a dead-end road the GPS sent us on in Jersey, and passing by Morgantown, WV, the GPS was convinced the highway was closed and forced me through downtown after navigating a quasi-residential district to rejoin the highway. Bunch of pub patrons by old-timey brick buildings, confused as this 53 footer trundles past in the dead of night.
The kind of people who do shit like this are often arrogant and focused solely on the money. You've seen them. Breaking speed limits, pushing them in bad weather conditions or on mountainous roads and steep grades (in my opinion, the worst are container drivers). And I remember a guy with five-years experience at one of our staff meetings actually arguing with the management in front of everyone about the radar system, and how it flags you if you're 2 seconds away from another vehicle in front of you for two minutes or more unbroken. For perspective, that's RIGHT up someone's ass, tailgating on the road. I drove with that guy once, and I know he wasn't bluffing; he would get right behind someone at high speed even in an urban environment. He was convinced he didn't need monitoring or a system like that because "even if they slammed on the brakes (he) could could stop it just as fast." Just completely overestimating his own ability and assuming he could never become distracted or make a mistake. An arrogant assumption he's willing to make at the risk of everyone else on the road.
These are the kind of people to hit this bridge. They get too comfortable, they stop being careful, they're too focused on reaching their destination as fast as possible and getting paid.
Bridge strikes are a MASSIVE FUCKING DEAL to trucking companies. Not only do they get fined out the ass for striking the bridge, but obviously it costs a ton of money in repair for both the truck and the bridge.
Most trucking companies around me provide maps with very explicit markings where trucks are prohibited or where the bridges are too low. This is why you typically only see U-Haul drivers plowing into them - they're not really truckers and so they don't know about the maps. There's basically no excuse for a proper 18-wheeler to be driving under this bridge. Pretty spectacular fuck up.
I wonder if lowering the max height down to around ~7-8 feet would work by either lowering the I-beam in front or 4 foot panel on it to obstruct the view. That way if you're in a large truck you'll either be looking directly at or down at it making it completely clear that whatever you're driving has no chance of fitting.
If that beam was that low it'd be decapitating the occupants of the cab.
The idea is to make it visually obvious that the vehicle isn't going to fit rather than just being off by a few inches. I'm not suggesting that the beam just be by itself lower such that you could see over it, but rather an obstruction that makes it appear as if there's only 7-8 feet of clearance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USu8vT_tfdw
Ah yes, the can-opener.
I love the trucks who really give it their all. If you're gonna hit the bridge, you might as well give it some gas and really make it count.
it always is amazing how the tops tend to just evaporate lmao
I hope the drivers have to pay for the contents they destroyed
Watching bridges eviserate trucks never gets old
Why not make the road go over the tracks
I'd assume the companies have accident insurance.
Having your life financially ruined because of a clearly common accident like this would be far too unfair.
Yes that would such but also no, others peoples lives could be financially ruined
some of these in these compilations are moving vans, which means that more than likely someone elses property was destroyed, and since the bridge doesn't cover that in insurance, they're pretty fucked.
Its always great watching the bridge peel open a truck's storage area like a can.
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