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Posted: 5/7/2024 11:56:12 PM EDT
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Was that a rail that popped up?
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Posted: 5/8/2024 12:09:10 AM EDT
[Last Edit: HillaryClinton]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By backbencher: Was that a rail that popped up? Looked like the guardrail on the bridge above popped up when he hit it. Surprised the truck and bridge didn't get damaged more than that. ETA: Some kind of pipe.  Attached File |
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FL, USA
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Posted: 5/8/2024 12:22:09 AM EDT
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Not good. I hope they shut down the bridge and checked out the beams after that one, but railroads seem to do their own thing.
Often when a bridge gets hit with a glancing blow like that, you'll find the worst damage on the first beam and third beams, but not the second because of the bounce. Looks like the headache bar acted like the first beam, then the actual beam got hit on the bounce. |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 12:28:26 AM EDT
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It's almost always a railroad underpass.
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TX, USA
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Posted: 5/8/2024 9:55:23 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ske714: That would be a problem, but 181 crashes is a problem that you would think would be worth solving. Im thinking the flashing signs saying Over Height Must Detour should be enough. Our the bright yellow bar or the other signs leading up to the intersection. At what point do you want government stepping in to protect people from their own stupidity? |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 9:57:49 AM EDT
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i hope he got the rental insurance.
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WA, USA
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Posted: 5/8/2024 10:17:15 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By BooJangles: Im thinking the flashing signs saying Over Height Must Detour should be enough. Our the bright yellow bar or the other signs leading up to the intersection. At what point do you want government stepping in to protect people from their own stupidity? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By BooJangles: Originally Posted By ske714: That would be a problem, but 181 crashes is a problem that you would think would be worth solving. Im thinking the flashing signs saying Over Height Must Detour should be enough. Our the bright yellow bar or the other signs leading up to the intersection. At what point do you want government stepping in to protect people from their own stupidity? “I didn’t think that the sign flashing “over height must turn” was for ME……” Likely what everyone says after getting their truck roof peeled off… 
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WA, USA
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Posted: 5/8/2024 10:18:27 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By gotigers: i hope he got the rental insurance. Every rental insurance contract I’ve read for these types of trucks specifically exempt roof damage from coverage….. |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 11:17:45 AM EDT
[Last Edit: ske714]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By BooJangles: Im thinking the flashing signs saying Over Height Must Detour should be enough. Our the bright yellow bar or the other signs leading up to the intersection. At what point do you want government stepping in to protect people from their own stupidity? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By BooJangles: Originally Posted By ske714: That would be a problem, but 181 crashes is a problem that you would think would be worth solving. Im thinking the flashing signs saying Over Height Must Detour should be enough. Our the bright yellow bar or the other signs leading up to the intersection. At what point do you want government stepping in to protect people from their own stupidity? At the point where a piece of PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE is repeatedly taken out of commission because of the fact that it is not built to accepted standards. Fixing the problem would not be to protect the stupid people that hit it. It would be to protect the bridge for the sake of all the non-stupid people that use the public road beneath it. |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 12:32:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ske714: At the point where a piece of PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE is repeatedly taken out of commission because of the fact that it is not built to accepted standards. Fixing the problem would not be to protect the stupid people that hit it. It would be to protect the bridge for the sake of all the non-stupid people that use the public road beneath it. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ske714: Originally Posted By BooJangles: Originally Posted By ske714: That would be a problem, but 181 crashes is a problem that you would think would be worth solving. Im thinking the flashing signs saying Over Height Must Detour should be enough. Our the bright yellow bar or the other signs leading up to the intersection. At what point do you want government stepping in to protect people from their own stupidity? At the point where a piece of PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE is repeatedly taken out of commission because of the fact that it is not built to accepted standards. Fixing the problem would not be to protect the stupid people that hit it. It would be to protect the bridge for the sake of all the non-stupid people that use the public road beneath it. They made the bridge 8 inches higher at the cost of several million $ to raise the tracks up & down the line at other crossings. It's still one of the greatest physical idiot detectors in the country, AND it shows us stupid people online as well, adding to the global entertainment this bridge provides. Restore the 11'8" bridge and make it a National Monument. |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 12:40:00 PM EDT
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There's one in KC like that, too.
I keep thinking one day I'll just take a lawn chair down there and relax for a few hours |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 12:40:28 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By backbencher: They made the bridge 8 inches higher at the cost of several million $ to raise the tracks up & down the line at other crossings. It's still one of the greatest physical idiot detectors in the country, AND it shows us stupid people online as well, adding to the global entertainment this bridge provides. Restore the 11'8" bridge and make it a National Monument. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By backbencher: Originally Posted By ske714: Originally Posted By BooJangles: Originally Posted By ske714: That would be a problem, but 181 crashes is a problem that you would think would be worth solving. Im thinking the flashing signs saying Over Height Must Detour should be enough. Our the bright yellow bar or the other signs leading up to the intersection. At what point do you want government stepping in to protect people from their own stupidity? At the point where a piece of PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE is repeatedly taken out of commission because of the fact that it is not built to accepted standards. Fixing the problem would not be to protect the stupid people that hit it. It would be to protect the bridge for the sake of all the non-stupid people that use the public road beneath it. They made the bridge 8 inches higher at the cost of several million $ to raise the tracks up & down the line at other crossings. It's still one of the greatest physical idiot detectors in the country, AND it shows us stupid people online as well, adding to the global entertainment this bridge provides. Restore the 11'8" bridge and make it a National Monument. The real demonstration of stupidity is spending millions to raise it, and it's STILL to low. |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 12:47:17 PM EDT
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Lol, those videos never get old. Clean peel.
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MO, USA
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Posted: 5/8/2024 12:52:30 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Uberphlubb: Why don't they put up a wall of hanging chains surrounding the intersection, but 6" lower than the bridge, so any idiot can immediately hear it hit the top of their truck before it happens. That would save the truck and the bridge and chain is damn sure cheaper than steel beams. https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-x1vm6a4952/images/stencil/1280x1280/products/6732/20222/lynx-black-aluminum-chain-beaded-curtain-6-long-on-metal-rod-55__97072.1617309858.jpg We did exactly that in KC with a similar low clearance railroad bridge. Trucks hit the 'warning' device, ripped it off enroute to smash into the bridge. I think it lasted a few days. Not weeks, not months, not even a week. A day or two, and it was gone. |
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USA
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Posted: 5/8/2024 12:56:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ske714: Why don't they just dig the road lower? Why don’t people pay attention and quit driving like fucking retards? They have done everything they can to mitigate that. Sometimes people are just going to be stupid. |
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USA
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Posted: 5/8/2024 1:01:34 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryMy guess is that dump truck has done that more than once. Didn’t even phase it. |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 1:14:58 PM EDT
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Enact a new "hit the bridge" tax... $25,000 per incident.
Eventually they'd have enough cash to relocate the rail and/or the sewer line. |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 1:37:08 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ske714: The real demonstration of stupidity is spending millions to raise it, and it's STILL to low. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ske714: Originally Posted By backbencher: Originally Posted By ske714: Originally Posted By BooJangles: Originally Posted By ske714: That would be a problem, but 181 crashes is a problem that you would think would be worth solving. Im thinking the flashing signs saying Over Height Must Detour should be enough. Our the bright yellow bar or the other signs leading up to the intersection. At what point do you want government stepping in to protect people from their own stupidity? At the point where a piece of PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE is repeatedly taken out of commission because of the fact that it is not built to accepted standards. Fixing the problem would not be to protect the stupid people that hit it. It would be to protect the bridge for the sake of all the non-stupid people that use the public road beneath it. They made the bridge 8 inches higher at the cost of several million $ to raise the tracks up & down the line at other crossings. It's still one of the greatest physical idiot detectors in the country, AND it shows us stupid people online as well, adding to the global entertainment this bridge provides. Restore the 11'8" bridge and make it a National Monument. The real demonstration of stupidity is spending millions to raise it, and it's STILL to low. It's only too low for leftists who want the state to protect them from themselves. |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 2:25:03 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By backbencher: It's only too low for leftists who want the state to protect them from th emselves. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By backbencher: Originally Posted By ske714: Originally Posted By backbencher: Originally Posted By ske714: Originally Posted By BooJangles: Originally Posted By ske714: That would be a problem, but 181 crashes is a problem that you would think would be worth solving. Im thinking the flashing signs saying Over Height Must Detour should be enough. Our the bright yellow bar or the other signs leading up to the intersection. At what point do you want government stepping in to protect people from their own stupidity? At the point where a piece of PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE is repeatedly taken out of commission because of the fact that it is not built to accepted standards. Fixing the problem would not be to protect the stupid people that hit it. It would be to protect the bridge for the sake of all the non-stupid people that use the public road beneath it. They made the bridge 8 inches higher at the cost of several million $ to raise the tracks up & down the line at other crossings. It's still one of the greatest physical idiot detectors in the country, AND it shows us stupid people online as well, adding to the global entertainment this bridge provides. Restore the 11'8" bridge and make it a National Monument. The real demonstration of stupidity is spending millions to raise it, and it's STILL to low. It's only too low for leftists who want the state to protect them from th emselves. Why be a dick? |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 2:30:22 PM EDT
[Last Edit: 549]
[#20]
 Hope he bought the insurance. Edit: From above, apparently that type of screwup isn't covered. |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 2:41:05 PM EDT
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So, we have people driving trucks in America that cannot read 3 words in English.
Great. |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 2:55:46 PM EDT
[Last Edit: G-lock]
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We have an underpass like that here in Lansing, MI, double set of rail road tracks and 35 feet from a river, if the trucks aren’t smashing into it, cars drown when the rains turn it into a canal..when I was a teen some dickweed jammed a propane tanker under it, that was sporty for awhile..
12-0 feet.  Attached File Attached File |
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CO, USA
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Posted: 5/8/2024 2:59:23 PM EDT
[#23]
It's the gift that keeps on giving
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Posted: 5/8/2024 3:10:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ske714: That would be a problem, but 181 crashes is a problem that you would think would be worth solving. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ske714: Originally Posted By Lord_Grey_Boots: I recall there are oil/gas lines under the road, running parallel to the train line. It becomes real expensive to shut down the lines, dig them up, and rebuild them. That would be a problem, but 181 crashes is a problem that you would think would be worth solving. Not the tax payers' fault these moron drivers can't figure out how not to hit a giant fucking bridge that isn't even moving. |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 3:15:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ske714: At the point where a piece of PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE is repeatedly taken out of commission because of the fact that it is not built to accepted standards. Fixing the problem would not be to protect the stupid people that hit it. It would be to protect the bridge for the sake of all the non-stupid people that use the public road beneath it. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ske714: Originally Posted By BooJangles: Originally Posted By ske714: That would be a problem, but 181 crashes is a problem that you would think would be worth solving. Im thinking the flashing signs saying Over Height Must Detour should be enough. Our the bright yellow bar or the other signs leading up to the intersection. At what point do you want government stepping in to protect people from their own stupidity? At the point where a piece of PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE is repeatedly taken out of commission because of the fact that it is not built to accepted standards. Fixing the problem would not be to protect the stupid people that hit it. It would be to protect the bridge for the sake of all the non-stupid people that use the public road beneath it. The bridge doesn't get "taken out of commission" because it has a big ol fucking steel beam protecting it. The only damage is to the trucks, and to my sides from laughing so hard. |
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ID, USA
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Posted: 5/8/2024 3:20:56 PM EDT
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NH, USA
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Posted: 5/8/2024 3:25:12 PM EDT
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It's like peeling open a can, but bigger.
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Posted: 5/8/2024 4:18:09 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By LoBrau: The bridge doesn't get "taken out of commission" because it has a big ol fucking steel beam protecting it. The only damage is to the trucks, and to my sides from laughing so hard. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By LoBrau: Originally Posted By ske714: Originally Posted By BooJangles: Originally Posted By ske714: That would be a problem, but 181 crashes is a problem that you would think would be worth solving. Im thinking the flashing signs saying Over Height Must Detour should be enough. Our the bright yellow bar or the other signs leading up to the intersection. At what point do you want government stepping in to protect people from their own stupidity? At the point where a piece of PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE is repeatedly taken out of commission because of the fact that it is not built to accepted standards. Fixing the problem would not be to protect the stupid people that hit it. It would be to protect the bridge for the sake of all the non-stupid people that use the public road beneath it. The bridge doesn't get "taken out of commission" because it has a big ol fucking steel beam protecting it. The only damage is to the trucks, and to my sides from laughing so hard. It has to be closed for inspection every time it's hit. |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 4:36:18 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ske714: It has to be closed for inspection every time it's hit. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ske714: Originally Posted By LoBrau: Originally Posted By ske714: Originally Posted By BooJangles: Originally Posted By ske714: That would be a problem, but 181 crashes is a problem that you would think would be worth solving. Im thinking the flashing signs saying Over Height Must Detour should be enough. Our the bright yellow bar or the other signs leading up to the intersection. At what point do you want government stepping in to protect people from their own stupidity? At the point where a piece of PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE is repeatedly taken out of commission because of the fact that it is not built to accepted standards. Fixing the problem would not be to protect the stupid people that hit it. It would be to protect the bridge for the sake of all the non-stupid people that use the public road beneath it. The bridge doesn't get "taken out of commission" because it has a big ol fucking steel beam protecting it. The only damage is to the trucks, and to my sides from laughing so hard. It has to be closed for inspection every time it's hit. Perhaps the idiot drivers who can't manage to not hit it despite the multitude of giant flashing signs telling them not to should be on the hook to cover this expense. |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 5:40:24 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ske714: It has to be closed for inspection every time it's hit. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ske714: Originally Posted By LoBrau: Originally Posted By ske714: Originally Posted By BooJangles: Originally Posted By ske714: That would be a problem, but 181 crashes is a problem that you would think would be worth solving. Im thinking the flashing signs saying Over Height Must Detour should be enough. Our the bright yellow bar or the other signs leading up to the intersection. At what point do you want government stepping in to protect people from their own stupidity? At the point where a piece of PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE is repeatedly taken out of commission because of the fact that it is not built to accepted standards. Fixing the problem would not be to protect the stupid people that hit it. It would be to protect the bridge for the sake of all the non-stupid people that use the public road beneath it. The bridge doesn't get "taken out of commission" because it has a big ol fucking steel beam protecting it. The only damage is to the trucks, and to my sides from laughing so hard. It has to be closed for inspection every time it's hit. That's why there's a giant beam in front of the bridge. Most of the time the beam does the peeling and the bridge isn't hit - this time was an exception. Usually it's just the roofs of box trucks & RV air conditioners - one time it ate an Army CROWS. |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 5:42:52 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ske714: Why be a dick? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ske714: Originally Posted By backbencher: Originally Posted By ske714: Originally Posted By backbencher: Originally Posted By ske714: Originally Posted By BooJangles: Originally Posted By ske714: That would be a problem, but 181 crashes is a problem that you would think would be worth solving. Im thinking the flashing signs saying Over Height Must Detour should be enough. Our the bright yellow bar or the other signs leading up to the intersection. At what point do you want government stepping in to protect people from their own stupidity? At the point where a piece of PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE is repeatedly taken out of commission because of the fact that it is not built to accepted standards. Fixing the problem would not be to protect the stupid people that hit it. It would be to protect the bridge for the sake of all the non-stupid people that use the public road beneath it. They made the bridge 8 inches higher at the cost of several million $ to raise the tracks up & down the line at other crossings. It's still one of the greatest physical idiot detectors in the country, AND it shows us stupid people online as well, adding to the global entertainment this bridge provides. Restore the 11'8" bridge and make it a National Monument. The real demonstration of stupidity is spending millions to raise it, and it's STILL to low. It's only too low for leftists who want the state to protect them from themselves. Why be a dick? Because there's a namby pamby leftist in EVERY 11'8" bridge thread that wants to protect idiots from themselves at taxpayer expense. And here you are. If you're not a namby pamby leftist, you're acting like one. Why do you want to protect idiots from the consequences of their actions? |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 5:56:45 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ske714: Why don't they just dig the road lower? Spend tens of millions to protect morons that don't pay attention? They have already lowered it as much as they can. |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 6:25:23 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By backbencher: Because there's a namby pamby leftist in EVERY 11'8" bridge thread that wants to protect idiots from themselves at taxpayer expense. And here you are. If you're not a namby pamby leftist, you're acting like one. Why do you want to protect idiots from the consequences of their actions? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By backbencher: Originally Posted By ske714: Originally Posted By backbencher: Originally Posted By ske714: Originally Posted By backbencher: Originally Posted By ske714: Originally Posted By BooJangles: Originally Posted By ske714: That would be a problem, but 181 crashes is a problem that you would think would be worth solving. Im thinking the flashing signs saying Over Height Must Detour should be enough. Our the bright yellow bar or the other signs leading up to the intersection. At what point do you want government stepping in to protect people from their own stupidity? At the point where a piece of PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE is repeatedly taken out of commission because of the fact that it is not built to accepted standards. Fixing the problem would not be to protect the stupid people that hit it. It would be to protect the bridge for the sake of all the non-stupid people that use the public road beneath it. They made the bridge 8 inches higher at the cost of several million $ to raise the tracks up & down the line at other crossings. It's still one of the greatest physical idiot detectors in the country, AND it shows us stupid people online as well, adding to the global entertainment this bridge provides. Restore the 11'8" bridge and make it a National Monument. The real demonstration of stupidity is spending millions to raise it, and it's STILL to low. It's only too low for leftists who want the state to protect them from themselves. Why be a dick? Because there's a namby pamby leftist in EVERY 11'8" bridge thread that wants to protect idiots from themselves at taxpayer expense. And here you are. If you're not a namby pamby leftist, you're acting like one. Why do you want to protect idiots from the consequences of their actions? Where do you see me saying anything about protecting people from themselves? I expressed surprise that the people responsible for the bridge don't fix it so that people don't keep hitting THEIR BRIDGE. Go away, TROLL. |
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FL, USA
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Posted: 5/8/2024 6:32:36 PM EDT
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Close that off & make everyone go around. Rebuild another path somewhere else. Use that as some biking/walking path for a park.
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Posted: 5/8/2024 6:57:39 PM EDT
[Last Edit: LoBrau]
[#35]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ske714: Where do you see me saying anything about protecting people from themselves? I expressed surprise that the people responsible for the bridge don't fix it so that people don't keep hitting THEIR BRIDGE. Go away, TROLL. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ske714: Originally Posted By backbencher: Originally Posted By ske714: Originally Posted By backbencher: Originally Posted By ske714: Originally Posted By backbencher: Originally Posted By ske714: Originally Posted By BooJangles: Originally Posted By ske714: That would be a problem, but 181 crashes is a problem that you would think would be worth solving. Im thinking the flashing signs saying Over Height Must Detour should be enough. Our the bright yellow bar or the other signs leading up to the intersection. At what point do you want government stepping in to protect people from their own stupidity? At the point where a piece of PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE is repeatedly taken out of commission because of the fact that it is not built to accepted standards. Fixing the problem would not be to protect the stupid people that hit it. It would be to protect the bridge for the sake of all the non-stupid people that use the public road beneath it. They made the bridge 8 inches higher at the cost of several million $ to raise the tracks up & down the line at other crossings. It's still one of the greatest physical idiot detectors in the country, AND it shows us stupid people online as well, adding to the global entertainment this bridge provides. Restore the 11'8" bridge and make it a National Monument. The real demonstration of stupidity is spending millions to raise it, and it's STILL to low. It's only too low for leftists who want the state to protect them from themselves. Why be a dick? Because there's a namby pamby leftist in EVERY 11'8" bridge thread that wants to protect idiots from themselves at taxpayer expense. And here you are. If you're not a namby pamby leftist, you're acting like one. Why do you want to protect idiots from the consequences of their actions? Where do you see me saying anything about protecting people from themselves? I expressed surprise that the people responsible for the bridge don't fix it so that people don't keep hitting THEIR BRIDGE. Go away, TROLL. They cannot "fix it," because there's a gravity sewer line under the road there that cannot also be lowered without completely redesigning the entire line ($$$$$) and to raise the bridge the railroad grade that crosses it would also have to be redesigned/rebuilt for miles in each direction (even more $$$$$). Their civil engineers did some magic and squeezed 8 inches out from between those restrictions not too long ago, and it has nothing left to give. Now it's up to the retards to stop acting retarded. |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 7:12:29 PM EDT
[Last Edit: zach_]
[#36]
There was a train trestle like that one next to the playground where I went to grade school. In 5 years I prolly saw 20 trucks stuck under it. A few happened during recess. I am sure the drivers loved looking up to see ~300 children staring open mouthed at their handy work. The playground fence was about 80 feet from the trestle. Good times.
The trestle with a truck stuck. Recent pic.  Attached File |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 7:13:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By CJ7365: Why don't people just fucking read. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By CJ7365: Originally Posted By ske714: Why don't they just dig the road lower? Why don't people just fucking read. We have a winner! Folks have fair warning they just simply ignore it! Much like the red light that fucker ran! |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 7:18:29 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By webtaz99: So, we have people driving trucks in America that cannot read 3 words in English. Great. Disturbing, ain't it! |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 7:20:46 PM EDT
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Bridge needs this:
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Posted: 5/8/2024 7:43:28 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By webtaz99: So, we have people driving trucks in America that cannot read 3 words in English. Great. A few years back, we had some dipshit driving a semi down a fucking bike path, and got it stuck under a bridge. |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 8:01:37 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ske714: Where do you see me saying anything about protecting people from themselves? I expressed surprise that the people responsible for the bridge don't fix it so that people don't keep hitting THEIR BRIDGE. Go away, TROLL. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ske714: Originally Posted By backbencher: Originally Posted By ske714: Originally Posted By backbencher: Originally Posted By ske714: Originally Posted By backbencher: Originally Posted By ske714: Originally Posted By BooJangles: Originally Posted By ske714: That would be a problem, but 181 crashes is a problem that you would think would be worth solving. Im thinking the flashing signs saying Over Height Must Detour should be enough. Our the bright yellow bar or the other signs leading up to the intersection. At what point do you want government stepping in to protect people from their own stupidity? At the point where a piece of PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE is repeatedly taken out of commission because of the fact that it is not built to accepted standards. Fixing the problem would not be to protect the stupid people that hit it. It would be to protect the bridge for the sake of all the non-stupid people that use the public road beneath it. They made the bridge 8 inches higher at the cost of several million $ to raise the tracks up & down the line at other crossings. It's still one of the greatest physical idiot detectors in the country, AND it shows us stupid people online as well, adding to the global entertainment this bridge provides. Restore the 11'8" bridge and make it a National Monument. The real demonstration of stupidity is spending millions to raise it, and it's STILL to low. It's only too low for leftists who want the state to protect them from themselves. Why be a dick? Because there's a namby pamby leftist in EVERY 11'8" bridge thread that wants to protect idiots from themselves at taxpayer expense. And here you are. If you're not a namby pamby leftist, you're acting like one. Why do you want to protect idiots from the consequences of their actions? Where do you see me saying anything about protecting people from themselves? I expressed surprise that the people responsible for the bridge don't fix it so that people don't keep hitting THEIR BRIDGE. Go away, TROLL. There's one in every bridge thread. 182 videoed accidents, they've never heard of it. Why don't they raise it? Why don't they lower it? Why don't they have 87 signs per mile for 87 miles warning idiots so they don't hit the bridge? How's about just letting idiots out themselves? |
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PA, USA
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Posted: 5/8/2024 8:39:09 PM EDT
[#42]
They should've lowered it instead.
Make it blatantly obvious it's too low and make it for passenger vehicles only. |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 9:14:39 PM EDT
[#43]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By bigborehound: They should've lowered it instead. Make it blatantly obvious it's too low and make it for passenger vehicles only. I know that SEEMS like a good idea, but I bet it wouldn't work the way you (and I) think it should.  However in the interest of carnage I'm all for it. |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 9:22:12 PM EDT
[#44]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MotorMouth: A few years back, we had some dipshit driving a semi down a fucking bike path, and got it stuck under a bridge. Did he do that on his own, or was he following the instructions of a non truck GPS or phone map app? |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 9:37:12 PM EDT
[#45]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By odiedodi: Idk about that. Norfolk southern paid $500,000 to raise the track already, but I'm guessing they got grant money. It wouldn't be cheap to complete tear the road up just to drop it another foot, and I'm sure there are complications to doing so beyond cost that I don't know about as a non-engineer. Off the top of my head, I'd think flooding would be a concern. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By odiedodi: Originally Posted By ske714: The steel they put up to protect the bridge probably cost more than it would to dig it out and repave it. Whatever the jurisdiction is probably has road crews on full time payroll already. After the destroyed CROWS unit I'd bet the military had something to to with raising the bridge. |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 10:06:54 PM EDT
[#46]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By shack357: After the destroyed CROWS unit I'd bet the military had something to to with raising the bridge. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By shack357: Originally Posted By odiedodi: Originally Posted By ske714: The steel they put up to protect the bridge probably cost more than it would to dig it out and repave it. Whatever the jurisdiction is probably has road crews on full time payroll already. After the destroyed CROWS unit I'd bet the military had something to to with raising the bridge. No. That's not how any of this works. |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 10:07:46 PM EDT
[#47]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Lord_Grey_Boots: I recall there are oil/gas lines under the road, running parallel to the train line. It becomes real expensive to shut down the lines, dig them up, and rebuild them. This^^^^from what I’ve heard. |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 10:14:48 PM EDT
[#48]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 1cheapshot: This^^^^from what I’ve heard. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 1cheapshot: Originally Posted By Lord_Grey_Boots: I recall there are oil/gas lines under the road, running parallel to the train line. It becomes real expensive to shut down the lines, dig them up, and rebuild them. This^^^^from what I’ve heard. Thought it was a sewer line, so you'd have to build a pump station to lower the road. That's an expensive shitty job. Less expensive to allow idiots to keep identifying themselves. |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 10:20:19 PM EDT
[#49]
Two types of people in the world.
Those that think the bridge is the problem and intelligent people. Sadly both are in this thread. |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 10:20:39 PM EDT
[#50]
Manufacturers should make shorter trucks.
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