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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsOh, NO! The 11' 8" bridge is no more
For those who don't know what I am talking about, the 11'8" has been the nemesis for tall trucks for a long time. A guy with an office across from the bridge set up web cams and has a YouTube channel with the crashes that ensue.
So if you're driving a truck, please let these videos be a warning not to argue with low bridges. They have the law (of physics) on their side. Just heed the warnings and drive a different route. Be safe, y'all.
https://www.youtube.com/user/yovo68/about
As one comment on YouTube said:
1 month ago
Amazing. The favourite food of this bridge are rental trucks at 12' 6".
So to avoid collisions, they raised the bridge to 12'4"
Somebody has a sense of humor.
It has saved at least one truck from serious damage:
But not some furniture:
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,748 posts)Its just too much, my dear csziggy!
Happy New Year!
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)That is one of the only channels to which I subscribe on YouTube.
csziggy
(34,139 posts)11'8" bridge and GTOger which has great videos of vehicles towed out of their lot are fun when I am in the mood.
Here is one of the towing videos:
Codeine
(25,586 posts)Ill miss the Can Opener, to be sure.
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)I subscribe to this Youtube channel. These partiers and bar-goers think that the rules don't apply to them. It's very satisfying to see rule-breakers and sign-ignorers get what's coming to them.
That's especially true for us who DO read signs... who DO NOT park illegally.
csziggy
(34,139 posts)A few weeks ago they put up a video with just the tow, no comments, no sound effects - and nowhere near as fun.
I suspect most people think it's a 9-5 business and don't realize they do tech support 24/7 so need parking all the time. But still, it is well posted and many of the towees read the signs and ignore them. Dumbasses.
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)... it's interesting to see the most-often-towed make/model info.
They must be in a bar/nightclub district... because there are a LOT or people taking a leak in their parking lot. The smells must be horrendous.
tblue37
(65,502 posts)displayed. How anyone could miss it or think they'd get away with parking there anyway is beyond comprehension.
PJMcK
(22,059 posts)And yet, there have been a couple of smacks of the new bridge!
mopinko
(70,276 posts)it's a really, really long street too, so gps lulls them to sleep.
the best so far was the kid on his first solo run w a load of budweiser. opened that sucker right up. free beer for the whole block.
about 1 in 100 know that traffic lanes are about the direction you are moving, not the direction they are pointing. i am thinking of making a 'driving tips' flyer.
csziggy
(34,139 posts)You'd make a fortune, now that the 11'8" bridge won't be catching so many unaware drivers. Think of the fun editing the videos!
mopinko
(70,276 posts)whistler162
(11,155 posts)and sadly has caused at least one fatal accident. Can't easily raise the bridge since it is a main North-South rail route and likely can't lower the road easily since it adjacent to the lake. The state is considering reducing it to one lane from two to make it safer? One excuse was the driver couldn't understand English well. Okay, but comparing and knowing the difference between the height of your truck and 10' 9" is a little boggling.
Wednesdays
(17,453 posts)I've seen low clearance warnings on bridges with heights of more than 14-6! Bet that site will continue to get lots of crash videos!
edbermac
(15,948 posts)csziggy
(34,139 posts)So it can't be lowered. I suspect 12'4" is as high as it can go.
Renew Deal
(81,887 posts)Thanks for the update.
SCantiGOP
(13,874 posts)A truck got stuck under a bridge like that.
About a dozen cops and the truck driver and nosy passers-by stood around for a while trying to figure out what to do before a kid walked by and said, "Why don't you just let the air out of the tires?'
That's one big "Duh!"