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Mish mash => Open Forum => Topic started by: gPink on April 13, 2013, 07:04:16 AM
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Saw this on the news this morning. Stupid is funny.
http://11foot8.com/ (http://11foot8.com/)
http://youtu.be/fgreeUKQOts (http://youtu.be/fgreeUKQOts)
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That's gonna leave a mark.
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That's one way to get a big truck to pop a wheely. ;D
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I'm impressed at the structural strength of the box!! Just recently we had a large bit for the shipyard hit the far side of an overpass, escort vehicle somehow missed the "Low" spot, load didn't. Backed up traffic for miles.
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Notice the bridge didn't even shake!
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Notice the bridge didn't even shake!
Bridge doesn't shake because the put a steel beam ahead of the bridge to keep trucks from hitting it.
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I hope that they opted for the extra insurance
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This bridge has been named The Can Opener.
Honest boss, the truck was like that when I got in this morning. Must have been some vandals overnight.
13 crashes in 13 months (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PkS6LnirRI#)
Maybe if I drive REALLY slow the camper won't be so tall?
Camper tries to sneak up on the 11foot8 bridge (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7IlRbECGf8#ws)
Well crap, that AC unit was undersized anyways and who needs an antenna?
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Another idiot.
I wonder what those flashing lights are for?
Semi gets bent out of shape at the 11foot8 bridge (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7nQOsQeqg4#ws)
You'd think that the dude would get out of the truck and have a look before trying to back up?
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Screw it.Doesn't matter now. ;D
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Screw it.Doesn't matter now. ;D
EXACTLY! :o :o :o
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A neighbor of mine was killed in his sports car several years ago when a delivery truck went under a low bridge. The truck was speeding and when the trailer hit the bottom of the bridge, the driver lost control and the entire rig rolled over on it's left side. Unfortunately, my neighbor was in exactly the wrong place at the wrong time. The truck landed on top of him in his convertible, killing him instantly.
Evidently, there was significant negligence in training for the driver, and others at the company knew that this underpass was not high enough for their trucks. Bottom line, I think his widow ended up getting a settlement in the high 7 figures.
To this day, I will almost stop if passing through an underpass with oncoming truck traffic, making sure they are going to clear before I proceed.
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Gotta hope the occupants of that truck had their seat belts on...if not, there's quite a bit of pate on the inside of that windshild now...that was a pretty sudden stop...
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It bit another truck:
https://youtu.be/PFl9X0g_WyE?si=PevOS6jKwRzAHwSz
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It bit another truck:
https://youtu.be/PFl9X0g_WyE?si=PevOS6jKwRzAHwSz
"Reefer truck gets stuck under the 11foot8+8 bridge"
Perhaps he was stoned. Idiot ignored the signs, then the warning lights, then the RED TRAFFIC LIGHT. He wasn't stuck like the description says. He was free to drive away if he wanted, just without the top of the truck :)
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That's the problem, too many oblivious idiots on the road.
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That's the problem, too many oblivious idiots on the road.
Please all remember the above statement when out on your bikes. :goodpost:
I went for a ride on Sunday, and quite apart from the usual assortment of f***wits failing to signal, incapable of staying in their lane, etc-etc-etc. I saw the aftermath of one crash (car on wrong side of road head on with motorcycle, rider survived but needed Ambulance), and actually witnessed another crash. The motorcycle stopped at crossing to let a pedestrian across (required by law in the UK) and the car behind hit him hard enough to total the bike and car and the motorcycle rider was thrown nearly 40'. He was bruised and badly shaken but otherwise OK. Good rider gear helped with that. Car driver was arrested when the Police arrived. I was 400yds away travelling the other way and saw it all so stuck around to give my statement to the Police.
There are so many incompetents out there driving with no consideration for any other road users, or mostly with no thought of any kind what so ever, so far as I can tell. >:(
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And buzzards.. One nearly took us out yesterday flying out of the bushes. Those birds are huge when they are coming at you.
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And buzzards.. One nearly took us out yesterday flying out of the bushes. Those birds are huge when they are coming at you.
Never trust a buzzard.
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2 lane, I'm the only one on the road, maybe 50mph, rolling hills, turkey runs across road, I hit the brakes even though he's across, always others, here comes the other one, like in the movies, slow motion, I'm braking, he kinda running, then he takes off seeing he ain't gonna make it, I duck, he flies between me and the windshield and his claws scratch my helmet.
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Done did it again:
https://youtu.be/998_yVr6mKI?si=_5wU553k9LgX4y7k
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Hopefully they will prosecute the truck driver for leaving wreckage in the road.
It amazed me the number of other idiots who just drove over the wreckage before that one guy stopped to clear it off the road.
Do they WANT punctures? So many dumbfuqs on the roads!!
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You got that right, Boomer. We have no shortage of fidiots over here. Agree totally that they should be prosecuted when they leave debris in the road. As for the brave souls getting the debris out.. It's dangerous as hell getting out of a vehicle and removing the debris. They'll run you over in the road as they are usually on their damn cell phones. Someone should have called the cops and let them sort it out. At least they have cars with flashy lights and things.
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You got that right, Boomer. We have no shortage of fidiots over here.
In fairness, there are fidiots all over the world. There are far worse places to try and drive than the USA :) But we certainly have our share, for sure.
It's dangerous as hell getting out of a vehicle and removing the debris. They'll run you over in the road as they are usually on their damn cell phones. Someone should have called the cops and let them sort it out. At least they have cars with flashy lights and things.
That is what I would do. I wouldn't dare try to remove it myself unless it was daytime, clear, low-traffic, dry, and easy/quick to remove. Even then, I would put the vehicle well behind me with the emergency flashers on. Otherwise, I would just call and hope nobody hits it.
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It's already illegal to leave trash on the road.
I agree about the police but it would be a very low priority for them right now.
I drove a 110 foot ladder truck with enough flashing lights to blind an eyeless dog and it never really helped much, I would just block the road, and even then they would try to go around me.
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Plenty of idiot drivers here too. :(
In 2017 I bounced off the side of a Semi-trailer when he turned in front of me without signalling. Thankfully I didn't go under the trailer.
During the 45 mins I was laid in the road waiting for the ambulance, one narcissistic asswhole came over to where the paramedic was helping me stay on my left side to protect my damaged right-shoulder and started complaining that he was late for work and couldn't they move me so he could get past. The paramedic tried to reason politely with the asswhole but he was adamant until I finally told him to "f*** off and ******* with a ****** up his ****** and die" (my excuse for my lack of patience with the asswhole was that I was in considerable pain due to an AC Separation (Grade2) of my right shoulder). The paramedic nearly dropped me he laughed so hard, and the asswhole slunk off back to his car.
Some people can't seem to consider anyone else's needs above their own. At the time I know I couldn't. :rotflmao:
I agree that stopping to clear dangerous junk from the road has risk, but it can be mitigated like the guy in the car did, by stopping and putting your emergency signals on. Personally I would have reversed a bit further and would have kept a close eye on vehicles coming whilst I was clearing the junk. Driving over the wreckage is just plain stupid. All they had to do was wait a few seconds and then drive around it, or get out and clear it from the road.
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Max, have you driven in Fredericksburg lately? I've nearly been hit twice in crosswalks there. It's to the point I park somewhere else on the side of the street I'm going to be on rather than use a crosswalk on a semi busy street there.
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On a related note, my wife once worked with a woman who was late for work, her excuse? Well, turns out that when she was on her way to work, the road was blocked and since she only knew one way to get to work, she drove all the way home and started again back to work using another way.
Our roads, signs, laws and traffic patterns are designed and built with the lowest driver intelligence in mind.
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Max, have you driven in Fredericksburg lately?
It has been many years since I was there.
I've nearly been hit twice in crosswalks there. It's to the point I park somewhere else on the side of the street I'm going to be on rather than use a crosswalk on a semi busy street there.
I hear ya. There are crazies everywhere. And like you said, most of them are glued to a phone. It isn't just drivers. PEDESTRIANS are also just walking out in front of me, usually not in a crosswalk, LOOKING AT DAMN PHONES, who apparently have a death wish. I even see people BICYCLING while looking at phones.