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I guess i'm not sure why they would transport this in the middle of the day. Seems like starting at 8pm would mean less snarl, less traffic to deal with, etc.

ethbr1 2y ago
In my experience, that's the difference between southern and northern state DOTs. Southern states do their work from 8pm-midnight+. Northern states do it from 9am-5pm.
- dylan604 2y ago
  Southern states have temps >100° so the night time work is also just for the survival of the workers. (only a slight exaggeration) Also, night time is dark. It makes things much more difficult than it needs to be at the convenience of some drivers in a car. Natural daylight is just so much better than having to have portable lights.
  - immibis 2y ago
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    - cityofdelusion 2y ago
      This is false, it is perfectly legal to give water to workers in the South (and in every other state).
      - ethbr1 2y ago
        Parent is stretching a few bits of actual news to absurdity, for rhetorical effect. Conservative state governments battling liberal city/metro governments for power. E.g. https://apnews.com/article/texas-death-star-water-breaks-construction-workers-2654af3e256274dd43b52bdf149a0ebc https://apnews.com/article/texas-death-star-water-breaks-con... Some rather draconian "election reforms." E.g. https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/18/politics/georgia-election-law-ban-food-water-voters-line/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/18/politics/georgia-election-law...
  - brewdad 2y ago
    Yes. Likely there are multiple points along this route where the vehicle will need to be aligned just so in order to safely make a turn or clear an obstacle. Far easier to do those maneuvers in daylight rather than risk compromising the cargo. It’s road construction season in Ohio anyway so most drivers are going to face a significant delay along their journey regardless of when this load gets moved.
    - lsaferite 2y ago
      Given the fact that you can get cm level accuracy with RTK GPS and the load is moving at a glacial pace, I would think navigation during the night should be no problem.
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ethbr1 2y ago

In my experience, that's the difference between southern and northern state DOTs. Southern states do their work from 8pm-midnight+. Northern states do it from 9am-5pm.

dylan604 2y ago
Southern states have temps >100° so the night time work is also just for the survival of the workers. (only a slight exaggeration) Also, night time is dark. It makes things much more difficult than it needs to be at the convenience of some drivers in a car. Natural daylight is just so much better than having to have portable lights.
- immibis 2y ago
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  - cityofdelusion 2y ago
    This is false, it is perfectly legal to give water to workers in the South (and in every other state).
    - ethbr1 2y ago
      Parent is stretching a few bits of actual news to absurdity, for rhetorical effect. Conservative state governments battling liberal city/metro governments for power. E.g. https://apnews.com/article/texas-death-star-water-breaks-construction-workers-2654af3e256274dd43b52bdf149a0ebc https://apnews.com/article/texas-death-star-water-breaks-con... Some rather draconian "election reforms." E.g. https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/18/politics/georgia-election-law-ban-food-water-voters-line/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/18/politics/georgia-election-law...
- brewdad 2y ago
  Yes. Likely there are multiple points along this route where the vehicle will need to be aligned just so in order to safely make a turn or clear an obstacle. Far easier to do those maneuvers in daylight rather than risk compromising the cargo. It’s road construction season in Ohio anyway so most drivers are going to face a significant delay along their journey regardless of when this load gets moved.
  - lsaferite 2y ago
    Given the fact that you can get cm level accuracy with RTK GPS and the load is moving at a glacial pace, I would think navigation during the night should be no problem.

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