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11' 8" STRIKES AGAIN!
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Glassunion
(10,201 posts)Luckily no one has been hurt.
They should, probably just grade down the road, to give it more clearance.
NV Whino
(20,886 posts)mahatmakanejeeves
(57,586 posts)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 wasnt going to get under the railroad overpass. ... The truck ignored the warning. It rumbled underneath. Its roof did not.
Bridge sign
The train bridges underside trimmed a layer off the trucks 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 citys infamous 11-foot-8-inch underpass.
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The bridge hasnt always shaved trucks. But it has effectively shrunk as vehicles have gotten taller over the last century. City officials say the trestle cant 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)KentuckyWoman
(6,690 posts)poor guy....... he didn't even make it home to load his crap.........
ChisolmTrailDem
(9,463 posts)snooper2
(30,151 posts)Local rental companies alert drivers to it when they hand over truck keys, especially because insurance generally doesnt 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
(5,522 posts)KittyWampus
(55,894 posts)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)at Duke. I follow her on Facebook, and she lets followers comment!
DemocraticWing
(1,290 posts)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
(81,869 posts)uppityperson
(115,678 posts)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.