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we have a bridge near where i live that can use such a warning crash barrier. you'd think they'd install one after 65 bridge strikes in the last few years. thei
by leeoniya 1y ago
we have a bridge near where i live that can use such a warning crash barrier. you'd think they'd install one after 65 bridge strikes in the last few years. their solution was to build a a stronger bridge, rofl.
i guess at this point it's a cherished tradition :D. there's probably a youtube mashup of all the phone-recorded strikes.
https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2025/05/20/box-truck-hits-historic-robert-parker-coffin-bridge-in-long-grove-over-65th-time-bridge-has-been-struck/ https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2025/05/20/box-truck-hits...
- kylehotchkiss 1y agoHalf the fun of renting a Penske truck is learning what that bridge height sign was designed for.
- userbinator 1y agoI thought it'd be about this infamous bridge: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23587190 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23587190