Cargo Trucks Vs Bridge = Epic Fail

[danay82]

Alright this made my day so I'd figure I would share it with everyone here.

There was a news report done today on the number of Trucks avoiding the "Low Clearance" sign on a RailRoad Bridge in Durham, NC. Considering I live close to Durham, I myself have driven under this old bridge a few times. Even witness one of the accidents before while working in the near by office building.

An employee working in the adjacent office building set up a camera and recorded over the year the number of trucks hitting the bridge.

Durham police statistics show seven wrecks have occurred in the past year at the Gregson Street bridge.

The city installed signs indicating the 11-foot, 8-inch clearance under the bridge and even set up a sensor system that triggers a blinking light to warn oversized trucks.

Norfolk Southern Corp., which owns the bridge and the rail line, erected a metal beam in front on the bridge to reduce the number of direct hits on the underside of the structure. Inspectors check the bridge whenever a truck hits it, officials said.



For your entertainment, this video has been posted on YouTube and can be seen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4KP8gR9zcc

[DetroitSportsFan]

I guess it's time to raise that bridge. Those weren't unusually big trucks trying to get by.

[JJ]

roflmao! Very nice, made my afternoon

[Uniquely]

That happens all the time in the Bankhead Tunnel in Mobile AL. It's an old two lane tunnel and some dumb truck driver is always getting jammed into the opening.

[jaymzbo]

this happens occasionally near where I live...the 17th ave train crossing bridge in P'cola FLA....although nowhere near those speeds

[proxpilot]

I hope the guy in the Penske truck bought the insurance package. lol

[cartman781]

OMG