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There are lights that come on and the stoplight changes to red when an overheight vehicle approaches.
by dwighttk 6y ago
There are lights that come on and the stoplight changes to red when an overheight vehicle approaches.
- sixothree 6y agoWhite is usually used to indicate information. And in the video in the link the signal turned red after the cab of the truck passed the signal. I mean I get it. It's funny. But if it were designed well, there wouldn't have been 100+ accidents.
- teraflop 6y agoThere are at least five signs at eye level on the road leading up to the bridge, four of which are the standard yellow warning signs: https://imgur.com/a/owITLZC https://imgur.com/a/owITLZC In addition, the illuminated "OVERHEIGHT MUST TURN" sign flashes to attract attention. I get what you're trying to say, but this bridge is better-marked than the vast majority of road hazards one might encounter. There's a certain point beyond which it doesn't make sense to keep spending time and money protecting people from themselves.
- dwighttk 6y agoEvery time I drive through that intersection I’m amazed when I remember how fast most of the trucks are going by the time they get to the bridge.
- underwater 6y ago"OVERHEIGHT MUST TURN" is such a stupid phrase. It doesn't even mean what they intend: ”OVERHEIGHT! MUST TURN!"
- sixothree 6y agoAnd how's that working out for them? 100+ accidents?
- compiler-guy 6y agoThe bridge just shrugs the hits off it is very tough. So the damage and the problems are really for the trucks not observant enough to see half a dozen warning signs and lights. They are the ones who end up paying, not the railroad that owns the bridge.
- kayodelycaon 6y agoThere's a slightly lower heavy steel bar in front of the bridge to prevent people from hitting the bridge itself.