Speeding truck runs light and pops a wheelie at the 11foot8 bridge

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  • čas přidán 18. 09. 2017
  • On Monday, Sept 18, the driver of this rental truck ignored the 25 MpH speed limit and all low-clearance warnings only to provide a solid meal for our hungry canopener. The impact was so powerful that the truck popped a wheelie and tore off the entire roof, before getting jammed under the trestle.
    Police closed Gregson St for a short while until the debris was removed. Then they re-opened the right lane. The truck was stuck under the trestle for about an hour until a tow truck was able to winch it out from its predicament.
    The Piedmont train, which runs between Charlotte and Raleigh, was also delayed by this incident. Apparently the conductor announced on the train that the "canopener" bridge in Durham was hit again, and that the old trestle would have to inspected before the train could cross.
    Here is the footage of the crash. Enjoy! And drive safely.
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  • @tedder42
    @tedder42 Před 6 lety +3639

    Look at all the time the driver saved by running a red light.

  • @Freedomquest08
    @Freedomquest08 Před 6 lety +2705

    Just when the driver thought he'd gotten away with running a red light the bridge tackled the offending truck and made a citizen's arrest.

    • @shaleknight6224
      @shaleknight6224 Před 6 lety +21

      Freedomquest08 NICE

    • @xSTARR999
      @xSTARR999 Před 6 lety +14

      LOL!!! Post of the year!!!

    • @tra-viskaiser8737
      @tra-viskaiser8737 Před 4 lety +41

      The bridge made an infrastructural arrest

    • @CliftonPhotographer
      @CliftonPhotographer Před 4 lety +20

      I was thinking along with the similar lines like yay I got away with running the red light!"
      And then to be pulled back like the police had grabbed the whole truck.

    • @ravenstrahd5234
      @ravenstrahd5234 Před 4 lety +3

      Freedomquest08 FUCK YEAH!

  • @andrewtaylor940
    @andrewtaylor940 Před 3 lety +750

    What makes this even more spectacular is every truck rental place in the region explicitly warns you about this bridge and makes you sign a form saying so.

    • @moniquemosley2122
      @moniquemosley2122 Před rokem +33

      😯😯😯😯Why on earth don't these drivers use the recommended detour??? Always believe the locals; they know the dangers of their area! IJS.

    • @Uouttooo
      @Uouttooo Před rokem +105

      More effective if they had shown them the videos of this channel instead of signing a form.

    • @Mister_Pedantic
      @Mister_Pedantic Před rokem +23

      I have checked and there are six UHaul outlets in Durham but I don't think I have seen one of their trucks tangle with the bridge in these videos. I wonder why.

    • @andrewtaylor940
      @andrewtaylor940 Před rokem +23

      @@Mister_Pedantic the most common U-Hauls are a little lower I think.

    • @kid10249595
      @kid10249595 Před rokem +12

      @@moniquemosley2122 I mean let's be real, their simply not paying attention to the sign whatsoever. Even though it's literally in the middle of the traffic lights. Along with that area of Durham is full of one-way streets, so it can be a bit tricky to detour around with a giant truck in. In which technically that street is the best way to get to the highway, yet practically it's best to use the previous street before. Along with I imagine most GPSes send them through that street, given they typically don't account for trucks unless you're using specific ones for trucks in mind that account for things like this on the route.

  • @maradupras7278
    @maradupras7278 Před 2 lety +583

    This one might be one of the most satisfying 11'8" crashes of them all. The instant karma after running the red light, the impeccable can opener from the bridge, and the wheelie from the impact make this a total 10/10 crash in my opinion.

    • @RonaiHenrik
      @RonaiHenrik Před 2 lety +28

      Don't forget the shame of getting stuck and having to get rescued while onwatchers can enjoy the full view for over 45 minutes.

    • @icecreamforcrowhurst
      @icecreamforcrowhurst Před 2 lety +20

      The only thing that would’ve improved it is if it immediately started raining lol

    • @kishascape
      @kishascape Před 2 lety +14

      Impeccable crash too. Huge impact, can opener, smash debris, wheelie pop and longer than usual footage for this channel show it all lmao.

    • @bobreams5178
      @bobreams5178 Před 2 lety +9

      Yes, the definitive version!

    • @holleighlordel1575
      @holleighlordel1575 Před 3 měsíci

      I absolutely agree! 😂

  • @UncleKage
    @UncleKage Před 6 lety +3453

    I have been an 11-foot-8 fan for years. When I moved to North Carolina and took my first drive through Durham, I got the thrill of a lifetime driving along and recognizing the Can Opener. It was like spotting a celebrity on the street.

    • @carschmn
      @carschmn Před 6 lety +191

      UncleKage I've only stalked it from google street view.

    • @xSTARR999
      @xSTARR999 Před 6 lety +55

      LOL, you two guys are funny as hell!!!

    • @AlexDonnett
      @AlexDonnett Před 6 lety +55

      UncleKage if im traveling ill go out of my way to see it. Maybe frame a picture of it and see if any visitors understand

    • @jra4e
      @jra4e Před 6 lety +127

      I drive underneath it everyday. I was once witness to the bridge doing what it does in right front of me a few years ago. It was awesome. I wish I picked up some Bridge Art.

    • @Tewthpaste
      @Tewthpaste Před 6 lety +25

      *write your name on the bridge*

  • @grumpymunchkin2959
    @grumpymunchkin2959 Před 6 lety +1207

    Stoplights. Flashing warning lights. Numerous signs. Over height sensors and yet.....the bridge still eats. Beautiful.

    • @colormedubious4747
      @colormedubious4747 Před 5 lety +35

      Bridges gotta eat, too!

    • @yveslaflute9228
      @yveslaflute9228 Před 4 lety +42

      It only eats those who press the gas on the yellow light instead of the brakes.

    • @shaleknight62
      @shaleknight62 Před 3 lety +6

      MAKE the CAN OPENER GREAT AGAIN

    • @MikehMike01
      @MikehMike01 Před 3 lety +6

      we have low bridges like this on Long Island and still people hit them

    • @Dremag_Gaming
      @Dremag_Gaming Před 2 lety +11

      Can't forget the marks of the previous "Victims" on that bar. lol

  • @scorch33
    @scorch33 Před 2 lety +189

    I'd love to be a fly on the wall when the cops question the drivers of these trucks. "Did you not see the warning sign? Why were you speeding through a red light? Are you actually qualified to drive a 5 ton truck? Are you blind?"

    • @luigivincenz3843
      @luigivincenz3843 Před rokem +34

      or simply : "you do realize there is a youtube channel of this bridge running since 2007?"

    • @NYKevin100
      @NYKevin100 Před rokem +9

      This appears to be a rental truck. To my understanding, any idiot with a driver's license can drive one of those in most of the US. You only need a CDL if you're hauling something for profit or as a business.

  • @arronthomas68
    @arronthomas68 Před rokem +99

    Mad props to who ever build that guard rail / bar. That thing is sturdy AF.

    • @abc456f
      @abc456f Před 2 měsíci +1

      It's the maw of the bridge.

  • @brennanvilcheck9469
    @brennanvilcheck9469 Před 6 lety +1120

    Wonder if the cops there have a special code for this issue/scenario. If not they should have it called 11-8

    • @mrsayang
      @mrsayang Před 6 lety +84

      Does anyone know if all these dumb drivers get a ticket from police for that? They don´t follow traffic signs and the warning sign!

    • @jamesp13152
      @jamesp13152 Před 6 lety +201

      10-4, we have another 11-8. LOL.

    • @DrunkenUFOPilot
      @DrunkenUFOPilot Před 6 lety +88

      Maybe it's code 11-9, for the height of a typical truck :D

    • @screamingmimi90
      @screamingmimi90 Před 5 lety +11

      James Purcell 🤣🤣🤣EPIC COMMENT!

    • @dryvur
      @dryvur Před 5 lety +7

      @@mrsayang nope. The police are as stupid as the drivers

  • @Webfra14
    @Webfra14 Před 3 lety +354

    "OVERHEIGHT MUST TURN"
    "WTF, I'm not overweight!"

    • @artvandelay9374
      @artvandelay9374 Před 2 lety +21

      Not to mention highballing the red light. Those are just “suggestions” …🤣 life is an amusing journey to say the least

    • @Webfra14
      @Webfra14 Před 2 lety +10

      @@artvandelay9374 I guess people getting away with traffic violations most of the time is part of the problem.
      Although I don't wish bad things on anybody, the fact that the Can Opener "never sleeps" is kinda satisfying...

    • @TheMulToyVerse
      @TheMulToyVerse Před 2 lety +4

      Driving a rental like these in the past, I won’t lie that I never got out and truly looked for the height markings, but they are usually in multiple places, like reversed so you can see them in your sideview mirrors
      Either way, I’ve never once forgotten that I was in a large truck since everyone I pass makes it look like I’m literally sitting on their roof… hard to forget that you are way up high when you feel like you’re sitting on top of a normal pick-up…

    • @istenfasza7835
      @istenfasza7835 Před 2 lety +3

      @@artvandelay9374 "I'm not fat, I just have big bones." 🤣

    • @javedsultan4830
      @javedsultan4830 Před 2 lety +8

      "OVERHEIGHT MUST TURN"
      what ? i am only 5 ft 5...

  • @skinnyslims5327
    @skinnyslims5327 Před 2 lety +215

    I love when the Penske trucks get peeled. That little “you are fully responsible for overhead damage to vehicle” sign flashes through my head from when I’ve rented them 😂😂😂

    • @95SLE
      @95SLE Před 2 lety +23

      I think Penske makes more money with the truck when it is being repaired than when it is under lease.

    • @clementpoon120
      @clementpoon120 Před 2 lety +4

      they peobably made all of their money just with the bridge

    • @tifforo1
      @tifforo1 Před rokem +2

      Has anyone ever documented how many of the 177 crashes that have been recorded by this individual since 2008 involved Penske trucks? It seems like I've seen several.

    • @gijsw8681
      @gijsw8681 Před 2 měsíci

      I doubt any coMpany would wake more money from repairs, since the costs accredited to the customer after such instances usually cant contain a profit margin

    • @burakozc3079
      @burakozc3079 Před měsícem

      Customer should pay the rent price while it gets repaired.

  • @flounder31
    @flounder31 Před 2 lety +374

    "Sir, do you want to purchase the optional insurance?"
    "Nah, I'll be fine."

    • @gregparrott
      @gregparrott Před 2 lety +26

      Insurance often has 'out' clauses in the fine print for reckless driving

    • @0xsergy
      @0xsergy Před 2 lety +3

      @@gregparrott we need an insurance adjuster in this chat. Would this be considered reckless driving?

    • @gregparrott
      @gregparrott Před 2 lety +39

      @@0xsergy I don't know. But if a tape showed speeding, running a red light, all while missing a LARGE, FLASHING warning light, they might find some part of their fine print gives them an out. As they say..'The big print giveth. The small print taketh away'

    • @Jacob_Overby
      @Jacob_Overby Před 2 lety +3

      @@0xsergy IMO, from the avg joe, yes. He didn't adhere to the the actual warning sign that TELLS YOU you're over height

    • @johns3491
      @johns3491 Před 2 lety +6

      Seeing that he ran the red light, I'm not sure insurance would have helped him.

  • @pressstart66
    @pressstart66 Před 6 lety +510

    A can-opener AND a wheelie, todays my lucky day

    • @foureyedchick
      @foureyedchick Před 2 lety +1

      I mean...what?...we should feel sorry for the truck driver?...He can't read, doesn't want to read street signs?
      I mean...don't you have to pass a long test to get a CDL? And, on top of that: Running a red light? Come on now! We don't need to raise a bridge because some drivers are too stupid to have a driver's license!

  • @WallieB26
    @WallieB26 Před 6 lety +667

    DAMN! That was a GOOD one! Haven't seen a true can opener in awhile. LOL

    • @garycrowder
      @garycrowder Před 6 lety +8

      IKR? It's good to see they are still happening! 8-D

    • @elrayado1228
      @elrayado1228 Před 6 lety +2

      WallieB26 Lmao that's exactly what I thought, a can opener hahaha

    • @elrayado1228
      @elrayado1228 Před 6 lety +2

      Neobubzy You misspelled truck.

    • @chaplainmattsanders4884
      @chaplainmattsanders4884 Před 3 lety

      😂

    • @sammygirl6910
      @sammygirl6910 Před 2 lety

      I get a little giddy when the truck is moving so fast the front axle comes off the road.

  • @SteefPip
    @SteefPip Před 2 lety +11

    Videos like this make me feel better about myself, no matter how dumb I think I am at times, I will never be this dumb.

  • @exxodas
    @exxodas Před 2 lety +39

    *“Run the red, lose your head.”* - _11foot8_

  • @oberstoftogen9144
    @oberstoftogen9144 Před 6 lety +445

    I thought to myself, "the description is an exaggeration. There's no possible way the ENTIRE roof came off...huh. Nope, the entire roof did in fact come off." The driver was going THAT fast..through a red light.

    • @yveslaflute9228
      @yveslaflute9228 Před 4 lety +19

      Red, red, that's your opinion, I tough it was magenta, driver tough it was an early yellow, see we all can disaggree without going through the roof.

    • @ionryful
      @ionryful Před 4 lety +1

      @@yveslaflute9228 0:43 No, it was red. And why comment on a post that's 2 years old...

    • @zachsteiner
      @zachsteiner Před 3 lety +16

      ionryful think he’s making a lame joke

    • @ichoozjc
      @ichoozjc Před 3 lety +5

      Physics in action. You can spot a loaded truck by how far they make it 🤣

    • @Muddy283
      @Muddy283 Před 3 lety +10

      @@ionryful You obviously have missed the clever and sophisticated humour behind that post. And that is all it was meant to be: a humorous response. I enjoyed it very much.

  • @mtzadan24
    @mtzadan24 Před 6 lety +341

    This needs a front view cam, I would like to see the drivers reactions.

    • @richardteale8203
      @richardteale8203 Před 5 lety +15

      Yeah, you'd also see them smash the steering wheel with their face, as the equal & opposite reaction to the truck arrest & wheelie!
      That'd really be the wake up sledgehammer for the oblivious driver!

    • @pentacleman1000
      @pentacleman1000 Před 4 lety +36

      I am extremely curious to know what the conversation is like between the rental place and the renter. “Um, sorry, I hit a low bridge and ripped the top off your truck.”

    • @rocketraccoon1976
      @rocketraccoon1976 Před 4 lety +23

      + Guy Palm
      Renter: "But look on the bright side, you can now load cargo in it from the top."
      Rental Agency: ...

    • @chaplainmattsanders4884
      @chaplainmattsanders4884 Před 3 lety

      Yes!!!

    • @hstochla
      @hstochla Před 2 lety +5

      I think the owner of the channel had one up for a while, but the police told him to take it down due to privacy concerns.

  • @kiragotwals1111
    @kiragotwals1111 Před 2 lety +105

    the car that saw the whole thing and continued along it's merry way has me HOLLERING

    • @pineappleparty1624
      @pineappleparty1624 Před 2 lety +5

      I think they were planning to turn and was like "welp I'll go another way..."

    • @hhova29
      @hhova29 Před 2 lety

      Thought the same thing instantly.

    • @LocutorBritanico
      @LocutorBritanico Před 2 lety +1

      In the US, aren't you required by law to stop at the scene of an accident that you witness?

    • @pineappleparty1624
      @pineappleparty1624 Před 2 lety +5

      @@LocutorBritanico that you witness, no why?

    • @31Alden
      @31Alden Před 2 lety +1

      Course correction executed rather nonchalantly .. 😂

  • @miefknoedel8640
    @miefknoedel8640 Před 2 lety +20

    I’m impressed with the durability of the can opener

  • @imp5090
    @imp5090 Před 6 lety +290

    Instant karma for runing red light

    • @thepersonthatannoysyou2910
      @thepersonthatannoysyou2910 Před 6 lety +19

      Imp 50 And speeding.

    • @CalvinHikes
      @CalvinHikes Před 6 lety +7

      From a different comment section I read that, the light turns red when it detects a vehicle is over height. It's designed to stop them from running into the bridge obviously but has the opposite effect because people try to speed up to beat the light. So they had to stop doing it. Now it stays green and lets people hit it because they won't pay attention to lights and signs anyways.

    • @KandiKlover
      @KandiKlover Před 4 lety

      This is the best one ever from 11 foot 8. Not only is it full canopener but also a full speed collision.

  • @Bobbybeb
    @Bobbybeb Před 6 lety +209

    Go big or go home. This driver did both. My day is complete.

    • @dio4296
      @dio4296 Před 5 lety +14

      He went big and then went home smaller than before

  • @WhoFlungPoo2024
    @WhoFlungPoo2024 Před 2 lety +28

    Loved the "at 1/3 speed 'for Science'" footnote. Brilliant!

  • @LostSpider
    @LostSpider Před 2 lety +59

    we need more cameras at this bridge, an extra 2 to register the face of the driver when it hits the bridge

    • @RonaiHenrik
      @RonaiHenrik Před 2 lety +2

      Would be hilarious. Like a 4k high speed camera which turns on when the system recognizes an overheight coming too close to the bridge. Would be hilarious to watch all the range of emotions going from *"haha played the red light"* to *"hmmm am I gonna fit"* to *"shit, maybe not"* to *"fuck my life"* in slow-mo.

    • @Rockawaysiren
      @Rockawaysiren Před 2 lety +1

      Like those pictures on rides at amusement parks-you know the ones-mouth open, eyes wide with terror...get one of those cameras! Then sell the pic with a Can Opener border just like at the park!

  • @MaxZomboni
    @MaxZomboni Před 6 lety +150

    Lets see what we have here. Speeding, red light violation, disregard of a traffic control sign / device, and possibly reckless driving.

    • @DrunkenUFOPilot
      @DrunkenUFOPilot Před 6 lety +26

      Does making a pile of peeled-off sheet metal count as littering?

    • @ChristopherUSSmith
      @ChristopherUSSmith Před 6 lety +9

      Daren Wilson assuming they don't clean up their mess, I suppose so. lol

    • @Aiijuin
      @Aiijuin Před 5 lety +11

      I would totally loved to have heard that police officer run off the entire list of violations.

    • @Normal1855
      @Normal1855 Před 4 lety +10

      Don't forget, impeding traffic. 😂

    • @65csx83
      @65csx83 Před 2 lety +10

      How about flying without an FAA license when he went airborne?

  • @sikodog
    @sikodog Před 6 lety +279

    Ran the red light, hauling ass and lifted the front wheels off the ground. Best one in a while.

    • @carschmn
      @carschmn Před 6 lety +10

      sikodog suppose you can admire the commitment

    • @garycrowder
      @garycrowder Před 6 lety +8

      Truck drivers like that one will do anything to entertain us CZcams viewers. Thanks, guys!

    • @BadDriversOfUtah
      @BadDriversOfUtah Před 6 lety +2

      sikodog and he ran the red light!

    • @xSTARR999
      @xSTARR999 Před 6 lety +3

      That is a hellova lot to pay for entertainment...but I'm not paying for it, so who cares...LOL! Thanks for the entertainment guys!

    • @cshafer29169
      @cshafer29169 Před 6 lety +2

      No sympathy from me. That 30K is for his blatant stupidity.

  • @JohnCampbell-rn8rz
    @JohnCampbell-rn8rz Před 4 lety +2

    Whenever I'm feeling low & need a pick-me-up, I binge-watch a bunch of these.

  • @theliftexpert
    @theliftexpert Před 3 lety +13

    I love how the road dips 2” just past the intersection ,then goes up 12” towards the bridge, to give the truckers an awesome nose up launch into the bridge 😳, it makes the red light runners so much more awesome to watch ✅

    • @shirley9240
      @shirley9240 Před 2 lety +2

      Love the analysis! 🤣😄

    • @Nat-oj2uc
      @Nat-oj2uc Před 4 měsíci +1

      It's designed by tow truck company

  • @NOVACarCrashesandBadDrivers

    A fully opened truck! Now that takes some skill! Also, thank you for including the aftermath this time.

  • @RolfRBakke
    @RolfRBakke Před 6 lety +222

    Well... He did get through in the end! :)

  • @TheKurtsPlaceChannel
    @TheKurtsPlaceChannel Před 2 lety +6

    Very entertaining and fun to watch. He hit that thing with authority. The wheelie was a nice touch as well. Thanks for posting this.

  • @CarpeDeezNuts206
    @CarpeDeezNuts206 Před 3 lety +4

    One of 11-8’s finest pieces of work.

  • @GadgetAddict
    @GadgetAddict Před 6 lety +213

    The 11-8 strikes again.

  • @GreaterTorontoAreaDashcam
    @GreaterTorontoAreaDashcam Před 6 lety +90

    When you have red lights and a lighted sign telling you to stop, the driver deserves no sympathy for this outcome

  • @youtubevanced4900
    @youtubevanced4900 Před 2 lety +30

    It wouldn't help with this guy going that fast but Im surprised the bridge doesn't have a bar hung on a chain just in front of the bridge so people can get a slight warning that destruction is about to happen if you don't stop.
    Every underground shopping centre carpark in Australia has such a device. Hit the loose swinging bar before you enter the low height carpark.

    • @MrDriftspirit
      @MrDriftspirit Před 2 lety +2

      in germany are existing some bridges where three hanging signs are mounted 150, 100 and 25meters before the rainroadbridge with a hight of 3,8m. what do you thing how many truck drivers a day with a higher truck do not care about these hanging and clappering warning and are driving just to the bridge till they realise they are to high?

    • @gorylatko
      @gorylatko Před 2 lety +6

      With the speed he ran into the bridge nothing would help! LOL.

    • @titus17
      @titus17 Před 2 lety +4

      in the US we do use those for parking garages and drive-thrus. the thing with this bridge is that it has a sensor which enables the "OVERHEIGHT MUST TURN" sign. Meaning they should know they have to turn before getting past the light, but they're too dumb to realize that the sign is for them i guess. Or they are speeding and miss the sign completely.

    • @wendycarothers
      @wendycarothers Před rokem +1

      Unfortunately that would not fix stupid. That and we wouldn't have free entertainment

  • @davem9484
    @davem9484 Před 2 lety +3

    This is the best. I can watch this all day. I love seeing how high the cab can lift. As I’d say as a kid, “pop a wheelie”.

  • @MissFaithLouise
    @MissFaithLouise Před 6 lety +65

    He won't be getting his security deposit back.

  • @TransistorBased
    @TransistorBased Před 6 lety +16

    I'll argue this might be the best yet. The triple threat of overheight, overspeed, and running a red light.

  • @nobodynothing9950
    @nobodynothing9950 Před 2 lety +2

    Thought you were gonna save a few seconds by running that light huh?! But the canoperner was waiting.... SCALPED clean! vicious! I think that should take the second highest ranking of all time.

  • @trade_design23
    @trade_design23 Před 2 lety +6

    This never gets old. Great stuff. Love this channel. Hope these people are getting the insurance on those truck rentals.

    • @sleepCircle
      @sleepCircle Před 2 lety +1

      as far as i know, pretty much every truck rental company nearby has an exception in their insurance coverage specifically for this bridge

    • @stillwatersrundeep001
      @stillwatersrundeep001 Před 11 měsíci

      I hope they're NOT getting the insurance. Why should the insurance companies foot the bill for someone's recklessness / inattentiveness / idiocy?

  • @WallieB26
    @WallieB26 Před 6 lety +313

    Another Penske truck gets OWNED.

    • @garycrowder
      @garycrowder Před 6 lety +13

      IKR? I love that Bridge, it's my hero!

    • @WallieB26
      @WallieB26 Před 6 lety +24

      Mine too. I work for a body shop under contract with Enterprise. I cannot imagine how much it costs to rent a box truck in Durham just because of the likelihood someone will totally destroy one of their trucks. LOL

    • @WallieB26
      @WallieB26 Před 6 lety +30

      Makes me wonder if Enterprise and Penske put warning stickers on the inside of the box trucks or point it out when signing the rental agreement not to drive under the 11'8" bridge. LOL

    • @edmonton20084
      @edmonton20084 Před 6 lety +13

      +WallieB26 At this point, it'd have to be negligence not to. They probably wouldn't get insurance if they didn't!

    • @shaleknight6224
      @shaleknight6224 Před 6 lety +3

      edmonton20084 even then insurance doesn't cover roof damage

  • @TheLazyComet
    @TheLazyComet Před 6 lety +144

    i pity the truck but damn this was exactly the reason why i subscribed

  • @bobbates6642
    @bobbates6642 Před 2 lety +8

    When in NY NY with my Semi . that needed repairs I went to a truck repair and scrap yard and saw what must have been at least a thousand trucks wrecked like that sitting in the huge junk yard. I had no idea so many trucks ran into low bridges. Still the owner told me that sometimes in NY the road crew will pave under a bridge and not change the sign to reflect the fact that there is now lower clearance. He told me the city just kept getting away with such stupid repairs for many years and even still at that time did such stupid thing as to pave over and not re measure the clearance . My truck did not hit a bridge but did need some mechanical repairs .

    • @baylinkdashyt
      @baylinkdashyt Před 2 lety +2

      If I hit one, I would be out there with a tape measure like a *shot*; if the sign was wrong, I'd tell them to go pound sand.

    • @spindriftdrinker
      @spindriftdrinker Před 2 lety +1

      Yeah, we had a politician in the 1940s named Robert Moses who ruled the city with an iron fist. ( Neither a mayor nor a governor and not elected (:-) )
      He created the concept of a parkway where only cars, not trucks or buses could travel. To enforce his policy, he made sure that all overpasses were lower than most trucks or buses in use at the time.
      This is design, not accidental incompetence. Personally, I like having a parkway to drive on with no trucks, and many people agree. Obviously we all need trucks to do what they do - and the majority of roads are truck-friendly.

    • @rabidsamfan
      @rabidsamfan Před 2 lety

      @@spindriftdrinker Is that Storrow Drive by any chance?

  • @Robard65
    @Robard65 Před 3 lety +5

    Mike Joy: “Caution has come out here at Durham international raceway .. and .. it’s the yellow Penske car that got into trouble.”
    Darrell Waltrip: “What a mess.”

  • @Sanctimoniously
    @Sanctimoniously Před 6 lety +76

    You can even hear the engine and the turbo (!) still going even after the truck gets stopped, the driver was definitely accelerating hard.

    • @38911bytefree
      @38911bytefree Před 6 lety +26

      LOL, that is what i call confidence. If you believe hard and you are hard on the gas, the truck will eventually fit ... in pieces.

  • @bkjstudio
    @bkjstudio Před 6 lety +194

    Might be the best crash yet

  • @curtisc6768
    @curtisc6768 Před 5 lety +3

    Driver - "SHEEEEEEETTT!!! well glad its a rental, and i used my neighbors name"

  • @jennyj9791
    @jennyj9791 Před 3 lety +1

    This driver had some gusto and enthusiasm in the attempt!!!
    I'd say this driver has taken the 11-8 challenge before!!!

  • @Tiqerboy
    @Tiqerboy Před 6 lety +468

    Wow, you really need to put a hidden microphone at the other end of that bridge to capture all the explicatives no doubt coming out!
    #123 was no doubt really special. I wonder how many thousands of dollars the driver is out?

    • @heyrod59
      @heyrod59 Před 6 lety +75

      Tiqerboy whatever it costs to replace/paint/decal the box, plus any frame damage as he was really moving. Plus he'll never be able to rent another box truck, from anybody because he'll be banned for life......

    • @cup_and_cone
      @cup_and_cone Před 6 lety +11

      Probably nothing if he was smart and bought the extra insurance.

    • @MYVP.
      @MYVP. Před 6 lety +3

      It's Tiger Joe from LPC!

    • @rearspeaker6364
      @rearspeaker6364 Před 6 lety +2

      Tiqerboy2--the microphone--what he said!!! reproduced in surround sound!

    • @wahbuddy
      @wahbuddy Před 6 lety +24

      except this isn't covered.

  • @alien13579
    @alien13579 Před 6 lety +26

    "overheight must turn" sign, 2 red light, signs everywhere still doesn't prevent the driver from plowing trough

  • @sibbert1
    @sibbert1 Před 2 lety +28

    I'm surprised there was no, "oh no this looks tight," hesitation. Just straight went for it hahaha!

    • @0xsergy
      @0xsergy Před 2 lety +2

      Gotta go fast to do dank whoolies bro

    • @MarmotStarpax
      @MarmotStarpax Před 2 lety +1

      just another 5km/h more and he would be able to make it through the other side

    • @dorpth
      @dorpth Před 2 lety

      It's the only responsible way to run a red light.

  • @palaceofwisdom9448
    @palaceofwisdom9448 Před 2 lety +4

    Just picture this guy when he brought the truck back to Penske: "No, it definitely had a moon roof when you rented it to me."

  • @CM_Burns
    @CM_Burns Před 6 lety +23

    Penske should start flat deck truck division by converting their box trucks through this bridge!

  • @imallfordabulls
    @imallfordabulls Před 6 lety +32

    Tried to run the light that was turning red because of the vehicle. Classic!

  • @cismercier8009
    @cismercier8009 Před 2 lety +9

    I also like that 'innocent' little red sign at the side of the bridge saying "Truck route" and pointing left. If anyone would mind to slow down and read...

    • @epiendless1128
      @epiendless1128 Před 2 lety +1

      The red and black colour scheme hurts my eyes.

    • @jayw900
      @jayw900 Před 2 lety

      Doesn't apply to trucks that are under a weight limit or those that are making local deliveries.

  • @12345.......
    @12345....... Před rokem +1

    9/10 a near perfect score.
    The light changing to red upon sign activation seems to have only increased the speed of the collision, and I love it.

  • @LunarDelta
    @LunarDelta Před 6 lety +72

    Damn that was a bad one, one of the best in a long time for sure.

  • @IdiotDriversPNW
    @IdiotDriversPNW Před 6 lety +603

    45 in a 30 = $188
    Running a red light = $100
    Reckless driving charge = $300
    Out of pocket repairs to box truck = Ouch...
    Being responsible for one of the longest single crash clips on 11foot8 = PRICELESS!

    • @ChristopherUSSmith
      @ChristopherUSSmith Před 6 lety +17

      Idiot Drivers of the Pacific Northwest Fed the hungry can opener bridge: PRICELESS! :)

    • @garzascreek
      @garzascreek Před 5 lety +33

      Wow, those are almost reasonable fines.
      California:
      Running a red light (including camera traps) = $490
      Reckless driving = automatically a misdemeanor, up to 90 days in county jail and/or up to $1,000
      16mph over limit = $360
      Becoming uninsurable = also PRICELESS!

    • @samfabia6531
      @samfabia6531 Před 4 lety +13

      Plus truck towing charges.

    • @Normal1855
      @Normal1855 Před 4 lety +33

      @@garzascreek I agree with those fines. The only way to stop people doing them, is to fine them hard.

    • @dopeynightlifetv6859
      @dopeynightlifetv6859 Před 4 lety +2

      Idiot Drivers of the Pacific Northwest that Them tickets finna be outrageous!!

  • @TheDesertsweeper
    @TheDesertsweeper Před 3 lety +2

    No clue how this landed up getting into my daily feed but it does provide a chuckle every time

  • @kittykatz4001
    @kittykatz4001 Před 11 měsíci +1

    I think this is the best video in the collection due to the perfectly executed “sardine can” effect! 🙌

  • @fredieguerra7306
    @fredieguerra7306 Před 6 lety +64

    I can't believe it, this bridge has clearly been made as idiot proof as it can be. the light turns red to prevent a large truck from entering yet this guy tried to beat the light. idk what else they can do here.

    • @ChristopherUSSmith
      @ChristopherUSSmith Před 6 lety +11

      Fredie Guerra Crossing gates for the underpass... with sensors on the side street that will not raise the gates until the O/H truck passes it.

    • @JoeOvercoat
      @JoeOvercoat Před 6 lety +5

      You'd have to close the parallel road for that approach to work, pun intended.

    • @ChristopherUSSmith
      @ChristopherUSSmith Před 6 lety +2

      JoeOvercoat not necessarily... crossing gates, height sensors for Peabody, a well programmed signal computer, and two "Overheight Thru Only" signs for Peabody to keep the oversized trucks from turning onto Gregson would solve that problem for far less than raising the tracks and trestles or lowering the road with sewer line reroutes.

    • @Normal1855
      @Normal1855 Před 4 lety +4

      The only way to solve this, is to say no truck are allowed under the bridge. Then there would be no debate is their truck will fit.

    • @damiangrouse4564
      @damiangrouse4564 Před 4 lety

      Fredie Guerra I stipulate the driver was stupid for ignoring the signs. What I want to know now is who were the morons that built a bridge lower than standard truck hight?

  • @EssexAggiegrad2011
    @EssexAggiegrad2011 Před 6 lety +73

    The bridge has been fed!!!

    • @Skier1968
      @Skier1968 Před 6 lety +11

      Bobby Lawson You beat me to it. The bridge has not been fed in awhile. It was very hungry!

    • @Autumn_Able
      @Autumn_Able Před 6 lety +24

      11 foot ATE!

    • @station240
      @station240 Před 6 lety +8

      11ft8 "I love fast food"

    • @spacejunk2186
      @spacejunk2186 Před 2 lety

      And still it hungers.

  • @ndcendee
    @ndcendee Před 2 lety

    Been on this channel for years. This is one of the best. lol

  • @museonfilm8919
    @museonfilm8919 Před 2 lety +2

    I think he should receive a gold-plated can opener, for that wheelie!

  • @WallieB26
    @WallieB26 Před 6 lety +52

    For the record, I must say this is one of the best channels on CZcams. Thanks for all ofvthe entertainment. I love showing this to my friends. It reminds me of the one and only time I saw a truck smash into a bridge... well... not a bridge but a tunnel. Here in Pittsburgh, there is an overpass which is called the Corliss Tunnel. It's only 200-300 feet long but they call it a tunnel. Years ago. I witnessed an 18 wheeler smash into the roof of it as they turned to enter it. They pulled a can opener and ripped a good chunk of trailer off. Lol

  • @silentdebugger
    @silentdebugger Před 6 lety +3

    I imagine that white sedan saying "Hear that? That's the sound of somebody else's problem" as it just casually keeps driving

  • @MCLegoboy
    @MCLegoboy Před 11 měsíci

    That was awesome! Ran the red, well over the speed limit, a wonderful sheer with a mess left behind, and the tow truck still had to get involved. Excellent work!

  • @danieljacobs4216
    @danieljacobs4216 Před 2 lety +1

    Thanks for showing the aftermath!

  • @davidpickens8800
    @davidpickens8800 Před 6 lety +25

    And now the judges with their scores.It looks like a perfect 10 folks.

  • @arkjag2991
    @arkjag2991 Před 6 lety +15

    Damn fine crash. The Enterprise truck who had the roof wrap itself perfectly around the sign will always be the best though.

  • @feralsound
    @feralsound Před 2 lety +2

    this might be the greatest channel on CZcams

  • @bamikroket
    @bamikroket Před 3 lety +4

    Hidden fact: The bridge is actually a good 13 feet, but lowers when the red light is on.

  • @Tolono
    @Tolono Před 6 lety +111

    Not sure what that noise was just after the truck stopped (maybe the engine revving out of control) but at first it sounded like the truck whined "Ohhh Noo"
    (0:17)

    • @BSSVIDEOS
      @BSSVIDEOS Před 6 lety +21

      Ferroequinology that sound was the white Mercedes driving off.

    • @QuadroNVS
      @QuadroNVS Před 6 lety +4

      It did sound like the driver still had his or her foot on the gas

    • @GalileoAV
      @GalileoAV Před 6 lety +1

      Ferroequinology Lmao I didn't notice that.

    • @chuckthebeast7693
      @chuckthebeast7693 Před 6 lety +1

      maybe it was shifted to nutral?

    • @liquidleopard4495
      @liquidleopard4495 Před 6 lety +2

      I thought it was the truck driver mashing the gas, trying to pull the truck the rest of the way through. But, yeah, it also sounds like the truck is whimpering. :)

  • @zerobandwidth
    @zerobandwidth Před 6 lety +6

    Ignore lit warning sign, check. Ignore speed limit, check. Run a red light, check. I'm guessing this person had a pretty lively conversation with the local constabulary.

  • @viksra
    @viksra Před 2 lety +5

    0:29 I'm surprised at how the camera shakes... the impact of the truck hitting the bridge was enough to shake the ground that far away?

  • @tomarmstrong4761
    @tomarmstrong4761 Před 2 lety

    I wonder how many more towns have canopener bridges. I know of a set in Louisville Kentucky that has been fed several times this year alone.
    Twenty-some years ago, I was driving a rental truck and realized I was about to feed that one. I was quite glad I recognized the issue in time, and that I could make the appropriate turn to not cost my buddy (the guy who was renting the truck, but who was driving a car to a site he'd found to load the car into the truck, probably in violation of the rental contract, but the limits on that have long run out, so...) a pile of money.

  • @BMB
    @BMB Před 6 lety +7

    Haven’t seen a true canopener in a while. Probably one of my favorite crashes.
    Of course, what better than a Penske truck!

  • @pyper_MTL
    @pyper_MTL Před 6 lety +14

    One dislike... must be the driver himself!

  • @gup8175
    @gup8175 Před 2 lety +31

    Pro Tip: Drop the air pressure in the tires and lessen the final extraction pain.

    • @MrDriftspirit
      @MrDriftspirit Před 2 lety +1

      i doubt that flat tires will lower this penske enough to pass through. better running only on rims without tires. that`ll fit..:-) and giving in darkness something action scene for the camera after passing when the sparks flying from the turning rims on the aspahlt:-)

    • @losttownstreet3409
      @losttownstreet3409 Před 2 lety +2

      It's sometimes done: reduce tire pressure to get the truck through but only after carfull CAD planing, you don't know if it will fit if the road ascends after you are through the brigde.
      Here you may get an exemption for overheight or overweihgt but you need to do the planing and paperwork (you'll need to get the contruttion plans of the bridges).
      There is an error margin for exemptions (the markings are some " lower as the bridges) and there are ... you must prove your truck fits through in the CAD (if you are over the error ... - tip not all lanes are equal).

  • @bwill123
    @bwill123 Před 4 lety

    RIP 11'8. I'll watch your videos always. 😭

  • @andrewtibbetts9181
    @andrewtibbetts9181 Před 6 lety +14

    It's amazing how many people are seemingly illiterate. "OVERHEIGHT MUST TURN " seems like a pretty clear warning. It's not like you have to know the height of your truck and the clearance of the bridge and then do really hard math, they make it easy. Yet people still hit it.

    • @PhirePhlame
      @PhirePhlame Před 6 lety +4

      I mean, a sign that clearly stated that it flashed lights when something was overheight apparently wasn't enough so they had to make it even more explicit AND install traffic lights and the point still doesn't get across!

    • @mikecromaticm2896
      @mikecromaticm2896 Před 6 lety +1

      72speedway well they should make it NO TRUCKS Allow!

    • @ghostassassin1107
      @ghostassassin1107 Před 6 lety

      Not everything thinks things through.

  • @lipadier
    @lipadier Před 6 lety +5

    Back on form, bridge! Awesome! - The driver outrunning his very own red light was quite meta. What a glorious fail.

  • @RazorFoxDV
    @RazorFoxDV Před 3 lety +1

    There's a sense of morbid satisfaction that comes from seeing a truck make it all the way past the crash bar and having the roof ripped completely off from end to end.

  • @zaptor1514
    @zaptor1514 Před 2 lety +3

    The top is neatly shaved off. Perhaps sharpening the yellow bar protecting the bridge would make a cleaner resistance free “decapitation” of truck boxes. It would be an easier clean up as a sharp blade would produce a one piece removal of the top of the cargo box.

    • @the_lost_navigator7266
      @the_lost_navigator7266 Před 2 lety

      Best comment I've read in ages! LOL!

    • @MrDriftspirit
      @MrDriftspirit Před 2 lety +1

      another advantage of your idea is, that the roof top after passing the "bridge blade"can be easy mounted and unmounted for crane loading, so aflexible truck box with top loading option:-)

  • @holden_tld
    @holden_tld Před 6 lety +3

    you: just a little off the top.
    barber: i got you fam.

  • @countrylifetales2700
    @countrylifetales2700 Před 6 lety +53

    That's Bobby Clayton's wrecker service. Didn't know he had a new truck. Nice. The Hertz truck driver will have multiple fines LOL. Most likely a court date also. Idiot.

    • @nycdan95
      @nycdan95 Před 6 lety +8

      CountryLifeTales Penske truck

    • @ChristopherUSSmith
      @ChristopherUSSmith Před 6 lety +3

      Dan Lacker Penske is Hertz’s truck rental partner. Hence the Hertz yellow which dominates the color scheme. :)

    • @KandiKlover
      @KandiKlover Před 6 lety

      CountryLifeTales Please tell me the scanner frequencies for them

    • @countrylifetales2700
      @countrylifetales2700 Před 6 lety

      Kandi, I don't know the frequencies he uses. He was a neighbor for 30 years. We both moved and I lost touch about 5 years ago. Only seen him once in that time at Lowes Home Improvement lol.

    • @dima.jiharev
      @dima.jiharev Před 6 lety

      Why the court date?

  • @FrogTonic
    @FrogTonic Před 2 lety +2

    I like how it was just high enough to shave off the top, quite satisfying in a destructive way.

  • @dorpth
    @dorpth Před 2 lety +1

    Watching a 11fot8 video is like reading Stephen King's "The Mangler" in two minutes.

  • @RichManSCTV0
    @RichManSCTV0 Před 6 lety +64

    FLOOR IT

  • @plantertrey
    @plantertrey Před 6 lety +4

    Loved this one! Enjoyed the explanation of the tow truck and especially the 1/3 speed. Great additions!

  • @13BGunBunny
    @13BGunBunny Před 3 lety

    Very nice full peel! The bridge must have been extra hungry. :-)

  • @pi6706
    @pi6706 Před 2 lety

    Always nice to see a "slice" of the action

  • @keith5615
    @keith5615 Před 6 lety +6

    You must be the traffic cops' best friend. "Did the guy run the red? Was he speeding?" Yeppers.

  • @HyperActive7
    @HyperActive7 Před 6 lety +11

    Run the red light, get trashed by the skewer and have people laugh their ass off at you..

  • @MrVolcomclassic
    @MrVolcomclassic Před rokem +2

    That was beautiful man 👍👏

  • @russcannon6725
    @russcannon6725 Před 3 lety +1

    That was beautiful, man!

  • @WarfRat
    @WarfRat Před 6 lety +5

    My man was on a mission! At one point he could see the planet Saturn thru his windshield

  • @EdgeRatedR007
    @EdgeRatedR007 Před 6 lety +4

    Ironically, the reason why the red light turned red, which caused him to accelerate, was because he was too tall.

  • @georgewhitehead8185
    @georgewhitehead8185 Před 2 lety +1

    Sir, I will take a close haircut and a shave...oh, and yes, that will be for my truck. Love the "wheelie" and the double bounce...I bet it spilled his coffee...threw it right out of his coffee holder...

  • @taxicamel
    @taxicamel Před 3 měsíci +2

    I think there is only one failure on this website, and that is to provide a third angle from the other side, to capture the view of the drivers as to whether they are "surprised" or "shocked" ...or if they knew or were suspicious that the strike would happen. I don't know why there might be a "legal problem" with showing "stupid" or "ignorant" drivers being caught doing something "stupid" or "ignorant". It would provide a completely different piece of information to this situation.
    .