The Trucks That Nearly Went Under The Bridge

[dickythecook]

Ignore these signs at your peril

http://www.prochan.com/view?p=da1_1351183858

[boxtops]

This happens regularly to us, to a railway bridge leading to the local hospital....

[craft1948]

We used to get silly lorry drivers trying to go under this (the part with the railings round) http://www.francisfrith.com/york/photos/walmgate-bar-c1885_18448/#utmcsr=google.co.uk&utmcmd=referral&utmccn=google.co.uk

It's closed to traffic now..............

[chrissa1]

Oomf!!! That was a good clip.

[TWR]

Things that cause HGV / Double Decker's to hit bridges.

Not checking the height Notice inside the cab.

Double Decker's drivers, Inexperience.

Always driving single Decker's

Laziness.


Just passed their HGV Test.


HGV Drivers.

Inexperienced,

Not knowing the height of his / her load.

Laziness,

There is no excuse for this to happen, it only takes common sense, & to stop before you approach the bridge

[Playbill]

Years ago when I was doing vehicle recovery work, I picked up a broken down Luton van belonging to a sub contract courier. He wanted it taken back to his home address about 60 miles away. But asked if we could first go the the freight depot and unload the cargo. It was winter and this was in the days before many people had sat nav. He said he would guide me to the depot. It got dark and about five miles from the depot I approached a bridge. The courier driver said to avoid this bridge involved a ten mile detour. I knew the height of my truck but had not measured the Luton on the back so pulled up to do so. We had about six inches clearance providing the signs were correct. I went under with him hanging out the window to watch the roof and we got to the depot. The load was drums of steel cable! He must have been well overweight. After unloading the driver said 'back the way we just came'. Approaching the bridge from the other side I saw the signs showed a slightly lower height. The courier driver said an obvious mistake as we got under earlier. My hesitation saved me. I suddenly realised that the two or three tons he had been carrying earlier was all that had kept the thing from hitting the roof. The diversion back to his home was a lot more than ten miles.

[Mick-Talbot]

What about fog, TWR?

[TWR]

There is no excuse for this to happen, it only takes common sense, & to stop before you approach the bridge

[Mick-Talbot]

snow blizzard?

[mccfluff]

lol fatties op is. stupidity. even in fog should be able to see road signs.
no excuses. if you cant understand road signs and/or adjust for weather then you should not be driving an hgv.
also app you should have a bridge map??

well it was a bit blunter but thats the gist (btw hgv driver for lots of years)

[TWR]

There is no excuse for this to happen, it only takes common sense, & to stop before you approach the bridge

[mccfluff]

twr - for once we agree, or you and fatty do :-)

[jno]

love that peeling effect

[Mick-Talbot]

It being dark?

[mccfluff]

lol mt. how about dark and scary in a forest

[Mick-Talbot]

What about if it was dark , foggy and blowing a snow blizzard and you were hungry and needed to get home?

[mccfluff]

dark, foggy, blowing a snow blizzard and in a scary forest with werewolves lurking and hungry

[Mick-Talbot]

You or the werewolf ?

[Mick-Talbot]

How can you tell a scary forest from a run of the mill forest?

[mccfluff]

both. and very hungry. you have one pasty left. do the wolves get it or yiu ?

[mccfluff]

oh thats easy the trees.