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Sturdy beam is a great idea. Better to rip off the top of the Truck, and maybe give one driver whiplash, than to take down an entire bridge. Surprised it is
by ghshephard 10y ago
Sturdy beam is a great idea. Better to rip off the top of the Truck, and maybe give one driver whiplash, than to take down an entire bridge. Surprised it isn't the default case where bridges are at risk.
- llukas 10y agoWhy sturdy beam? Beam on chains so it can be pushed away by truck but do loung enough BANG to attract drivers attention should suffice?
- Symbiote 10y agoIt depends what the risk is. Chains followed by a beam are probably better, but the driver was already not paying attention when they passed warning signs. If the bridge collapses, other vehicles can be damaged, or people killed. Especially if it's carrying a road or railway. Example from last week: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-kent-37207487 http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-kent-37207487
- leoc 10y agoI can't find the article now, but there was a state somewhere in the southern US which had great success in reducing bridge strikes by setting a row of cowbells. It seems that the sound of many cowbells suddenly hitting the front of a moving truck can really get your attention.
- ghshephard 10y agoMaybe do both. But the idea of the Sturdy Beam is that it's about 500 milliseconds away from a structure which will collapse if hit - after all of the warnings by the drivers have been ignored.
- douche 10y agoThere's a low underpass beneath a railway track near my house that claims at least one panel truck a month (usually beer trucks). It's an old rail line, and the underpass arch is faced with granite. The trucks don't win.