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    How Many Trucks Can Hit The Same Overpass Before Anyone Notices?

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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    03/09/09

    In reply to How Many Trucks Can Hit The Same Overpass Before Anyone Notices?
    I like half of 'em continuing on like nothing happened.
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    Image of cobra007 cobra007
    03/09/09

    In reply to How Many Trucks Can Hit The Same Overpass Before Anyone Notices?
    It's not really their fualt. They should built all bridges standard but not so low for trucks. Sometimes you get directions how to get to place and they don't tell you about the low bridges.
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    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    03/09/09

    @cobra007: BZZZZZZZZT! WRONG ANSWER! As a motor vehicle operator you have a legal responsibility to know the height, width and ground clearance of your vehicle, and to avoid taking said vehicle into places where it cannot safely pass. If you see a sign that says "Clearance 11' 8"" and the large sticker on the truck box (in reverse lettering so you can read it in the mirror, even!) says "Clearance 12' 0"", and you decide to go for it anyway and get stuck, it is most definitely your fault.


    If you thought through your little "standard height for all bridges", suggestion you probably wouldn't have bothered to type it out. Every over/underpass has a unique set of requirements based on the terrain and the nature of the traffic which will pass over or under it. Sometimes (especially when dealing with railroad rights-of-way which are literally older than the automobile), you must accept that not every situation can be ideal. Sometimes this involves actually paying attention to what is going on around you, and accepting responsibility for situations of your own creation.

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    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    03/09/09

    @Mike the Dog: Also, anybody driving a vehicle which might negatively interact with low bridges, etc. should not expect anybody else to tell him where all the low overpasses are. He should be proactive and ask the people giving directions about this and if they don't know, either find someone who does or be very alert for such hazards on the planned route.
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    Image of coupeZ600 coupeZ600
    03/10/09

    @Mike the Dog:One of the biggest chapters in the "Truckers Atlas", which is a Water-proof Rand-Mcnally atlas with all the truck-routes highlighted in orange, is the section on low-bridges. They even mention some that are scheduled for re-paving and ones that have caused problems for other-wise legal trucks, but my favorite chapter is the one on runaway-ramps. There's one up in Idaho or Montana, I forget which, where the runaway ramp is on the left-hand side of a two-lane road, meaning you would have to cross oncoming traffic with no brakes to use it! BTW, I, nor any Driver I've ever known has ever used one of those things, you don't go off the hill if you don't KNOW you can stop at any point on it. They're mainly out here (the West), for the East-Coast trucks that venture out here without the blessings of St. Jacob's Engine Retarder, the Jake brake.
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    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    03/10/09

    @coupeZ600: I assumed there was such a volume but I wasn't certain, so I didn't reference it. It seems to me that there are a few left-side runoff ramps in the mountains of Virginia, too. I can't imagine having to use one but given the terrain in that part of the country, I'm sure if I had to use one it would suddenly seem like a very attractive option.
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    Image of P161911 probably shoudn't have P161911 probably shoudn't have
    03/09/09

    In reply to How Many Trucks Can Hit The Same Overpass Before Anyone Notices?
    From now on when renting anything other than a car (I KNOW that State Farm will cover me there) I get the insurance for the extra $5-$10. I rented a trailer once from the local equipment rental place to move some stuff (no milage charges on trailers, MUCH cheap than a truck if you have something to tow it) That was when I got run off the road by some idot who managed to knock both axels off the rented trailer too. Technically I was liable, but the rental place was real nice and got their money fromone of the three insurance companies involved.
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    Image of beercheck beercheck
    03/09/09

    In reply to How Many Trucks Can Hit The Same Overpass Before Anyone Notices?
    The wheelie is nice, but the pedestrian that getsthefuckinghellouttathereRI... is even better.
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    Image of mechimike mechimike
    03/09/09

    @beercheck: I noticed him too...best part of the clip. Right about 2:00.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    03/09/09

    In reply to How Many Trucks Can Hit The Same Overpass Before Anyone Notices?
    [james.nerdiphythesoul.com]
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    Image of Graverobber Graverobber
    03/09/09

    In reply to How Many Trucks Can Hit The Same Overpass Before Anyone Notices?
    Could only be improved by being set to The Crunge by Led Zeppelin.
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    Image of mytdawg mytdawg
    03/09/09

    In reply to How Many Trucks Can Hit The Same Overpass Before Anyone Notices?
    We've got a bridge in town that I've dubbed "the bridge that eats trucks". It's a railroad trestle and it's at the bottom of a hill so the truck goes under it then starts back up the hill and gets stuck. It's freaking amazing. It's got metal poles and warning lights and bells and everything. And the bottom of the thing is chewed to shit from trucks getting stuck under it.
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    03/09/09

    In reply to How Many Trucks Can Hit The Same Overpass Before Anyone Notices?
    This truck on bridge violence must stop!


    I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all bridges are created equal."


    I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former bridges and the sons of former truck drivers will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.


    I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.


    I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the make of their truck but by the content of their character.


    I have a dream today!

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    Image of Jo Schmo Jo Schmo
    03/09/09

    @engineerd thinks cannoli is deserving of a star: Ah yes, the legacy of the bridge vs. the truck. Its as timeless as the Hatfields and McCoys. And since the dawn of time, the mighty bridge has always triumphed.


    Be strong Mr. Truck for your time is coming. In my lifetime I forsee a day when bridges and trucks can live in harmony together.


    Until that day though, watch where the f*uck you are going dumb@ss!

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    Image of maximum-sienna maximum-sienna
    03/09/09

    @engineerd thinks cannoli is deserving of a star: Is it wrong for me to dream that people could start using their brains?
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    03/09/09

    @maximum-sienna already has a BMW GPS unit: That's my dream too. I think Dr. King's dream might be realized first.
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    Image of Six Flags Over Tomsk Six Flags Over Tomsk
    03/09/09

    @engineerd thinks cannoli is deserving of a star: /Looks into getting the "National Association for the Advancement of Bridges and Overpasses" and "NAABO" trademarked.
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    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    03/09/09

    @maximum-sienna already has a BMW GPS unit: It's not wrong so much as unrealistic.
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    Image of the good dr zero the good dr zero
    03/10/09

    @Jo Schmo, Pauljones evil and opposite twin: Here's a case where the truck won:


    [www.smh.com.au]


    Or it was at least a tie.

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    Image of Number_Six Number_Six
    03/09/09

    In reply to How Many Trucks Can Hit The Same Overpass Before Anyone Notices?
    I love how the last two trucks try it like three times!
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    Image of Six Flags Over Tomsk Six Flags Over Tomsk
    03/09/09

    @Number_six: I believe the video was simply looped for (un)dramatic effect.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    03/09/09

    In reply to How Many Trucks Can Hit The Same Overpass Before Anyone Notices?
    Those sadistic motherfuckers built the city busses exactly 11'6" high, I see.
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    Image of MikeHerbst MikeHerbst
    03/09/09

    In reply to How Many Trucks Can Hit The Same Overpass Before Anyone Notices?
    Needs more Yakity Sax.
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    Image of slater slater
    03/09/09

    @MikeHerbst: Yes it does, here you go- [james.nerdiphythesoul.com]
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    Image of Six Flags Over Tomsk Six Flags Over Tomsk
    03/09/09

    @MikeHerbst: I was so gonna say that.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    03/09/09

    @slater: We linked it at about the same time, but I forgot to put it here. Anyway, very yes.
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    Image of the good dr zero the good dr zero
    03/10/09

    @MikeHerbst: I just added that touch by having it looping around in my head. Now I can't get rid of it.
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    03/09/09

    In reply to How Many Trucks Can Hit The Same Overpass Before Anyone Notices?
    Semi trailers are generally a standard height, and bridges are usually built to permit at least twelve feet of free clearance to accommodate them. So, either these were over height trucks - and the driver could be expected to know, or the bridge is low and insufficient signage or warning was given.


    It looks like the railroad bridge is being repaired or rebuilt, and that its concrete beam is deeper than what it is replacing. The engineer has some 'spainin to do.

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    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    03/09/09

    @Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: Semi-trailers are usually 13'0" or taller. That's probably why we didn't see any in this video. There is a shot of the 11'8" clearance sign at the end of the clip, but since none of these trucks except the rentals looks big enough to require a special license (and I'll bet good money that the rentals have a low elected GVWR so they can be driven by anyone also), so the people driving probably never considered the possibility that they wouldn't make it.
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    Image of Mad_Science Mad_Science
    03/09/09

    @Mike the Dog: Most of those medium-duty box trucks are rated at 24999 GVWR, where 25k is the cutoff for a commercial license (at least in California).


    Those things are my automotive nemesis. They're always driven by un-trained wankers going 70 in the left or middle-left lane, weaving through traffic and generally driving like they expect it to handle like a car.

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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    03/09/09

    It's impressive how it looks like the lid's being peeled off a very large tin of sardines.


    @Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: Clarification:

    Most trailers are 13'-6" high, but some states allow higher rigs, and Colorado and Nebraska will permit up to 14'-6" high.


    That said, the clearance on the bridge should permit adequate clearance for a legal trailer. With this number of accidents, there should be warning flashers, signs, overhead chains, horns and all the rest to keep someone from trashing their truck and endangering the bridge.

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    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    03/09/09

    @Mad_Science: I don't know about CA, but here in MI these trucks often have an actual GVWR of 35,000 lbs or more, but they are registered with an elected GVWR of 24,000 lbs so they can be driven with a standard license. If you get caught driving a truck with a 24,000 lb. plate loaded beyond that (artificially low) limit, I'm not sure what would happen, but I'm guessing it wouldn't be pleasant.
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    Image of Mad_Science Mad_Science
    03/09/09

    @Mike the Dog: Of course the problem is that because they're rated under 25k, they don't have to go through CHP weigh stations, so you'd never know if they were overweight.
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    Image of JSmith53 JSmith53
    03/09/09

    In reply to How Many Trucks Can Hit The Same Overpass Before Anyone Notices?
    Sometimes the road is resurfaced and the maximum clearance sign is not changed. This happens 2-3 times and you've suddenly got a bridge that is 1' lower than it started. That could be the case here.
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    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    03/09/09

    @JSmith53: That was my first thought. I wonder how many of the trucks we saw get shaved went under that bridge just fine at some point in the recent past? It's entirely possible that the clearance is still greater that the 11'8" on the sign, but enough less than it used to be to cause this havoc.
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    Image of scroggzilla raids again scroggzilla raids again
    03/09/09

    In reply to How Many Trucks Can Hit The Same Overpass Before Anyone Notices?
    From the producers of "Animals Close-Up With a Wide-Angle Lens", "When Buildings Collapse" and "Ow! My Balls!", it's Trucks Hitting Overpasses! Fridays at 8, on FOX.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    03/09/09

    @Scroggzilla: I'm gonna preemptively call that COTD.
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    Image of OldeEnglishD OldeEnglishD
    03/09/09

    @Scroggzilla: So is it replacing Cops in the lineup or is Cops being moved to the 9pm slot?
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    Image of scroggzilla raids again scroggzilla raids again
    03/09/09

    @OldeEnglishD: Actually, Cops will now be combined with 24 and travel back in time. The new show is tenatively to be call either: (A) Pre-Miranda COPS or (B)Hippie Ass Whumping COPS.
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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    03/09/09

    @OldeEnglishD: Doesn't matter, so long as it doesn't force them to reschedule "Ow, My Balls." You miss an episode of that, and you've lost the storyline for good.
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    03/09/09

    @Scroggzilla: Nicely done, my friend.


    I can't wait for the "Ow, My Balls"/"When Buildings Collapse" crossover episode.

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    Image of OldeEnglishD OldeEnglishD
    03/09/09

    @Alfisted: Yeah, missing an episode of that show makes me testies.
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    Image of Captain Liverspots Captain Liverspots
    03/09/09

    @engineerd thinks cannoli is deserving of a star:


    It'll never happen. There's a vas deferens between the demographics for those shows.

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    Image of Bret Bret
    03/09/09

    @Captain Liverspots ran when parked: I see what you did there. Well done.
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    Image of mricyfire mricyfire
    03/09/09

    In reply to How Many Trucks Can Hit The Same Overpass Before Anyone Notices?
    the ones that seemed to get messed up the worst where the moving rent-a-trucks...how the hell do you explain that when you turn it in.
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    Image of Joshuman Joshuman
    03/09/09

    @mricyfire: Who cares? You get the insurance.
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    Image of the good dr zero the good dr zero
    03/10/09

    @It's joshman, don't call me Roy: Last time I rented a van to move, I was told that damage to the roof of the van wasn't covered by the insurance. So no low carparks for me.
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