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  • čas přidán 6. 07. 2016
  • In May, the Dept. of Transportation installed a very nice LED blank-out warning sign at the 11foot8 bridge.The new sign is combined with a traffic light that stops traffic when an overheight truck approaches. Yet, when the bridge is hungry, it will eat. Watch as the canopener lures in an unsuspecting moving truck and chews up the roof.

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  • @A380FIN
    @A380FIN Před 7 lety +7514

    It would be hilarious if that sign could say "I told you" after the truck hits the bridge.

  • @Kohdok
    @Kohdok Před 3 lety +2372

    "If you make something idiot-proof, someone will just make a better idiot."

    • @mrknarf4438
      @mrknarf4438 Před 3 lety +41

      Sounds like something a programmer would say

    • @cutiebunnyamber3447
      @cutiebunnyamber3447 Před 3 lety +27

      @eric Spencer from Sun Tzu, art of war

    • @KOZMOuvBORG
      @KOZMOuvBORG Před 3 lety +17

      Why making bear-proof containers is tough. As it seems the brighter bears are smarter than dimmer humans.

    • @thememaster7
      @thememaster7 Před 3 lety

      What about the people it did work on? You don't see them.

    • @mikeoxlong7982
      @mikeoxlong7982 Před 3 lety +1

      @eric Spencer that was Confucius

  • @almedinz779
    @almedinz779 Před 6 lety +1470

    I think they should have put "Overheight detected" Because the current warning signs make it looks like it's always saying that

    • @T3n50r
      @T3n50r Před 3 lety +136

      It's also LED. It could just pop up "Overheight" flashing red once it detects an overheight vehicle, no need for text or any warnings unless that happens. This is a confusing design, especially with green lights right next to it. With something distinguishing the message from the lights it would have been more apparent to a driver that might have a wandering mind due to life/stress/overworked etc. One could argue that's not a state to be in while driving but everyone does it from time to time and we're not getting away from that.

    • @reallifeengineer7214
      @reallifeengineer7214 Před 3 lety +31

      I am guessing the sensor isn’t that accurate at detecting exact height of the truck.
      As long as anything taller than a minivan, SUV, pickup truck, etc, it’ll probably set off that sensor. So a tour bus would likely have also set it off.
      It is the truck driver’s own duty to know how height his vehicle is.

    • @sir.636
      @sir.636 Před 3 lety +11

      Yeah I mean I guess. On the other hand driver deserved what he got after seeing not only the posted height but a reminder sign to check. In a way it's good to have absent minded drivers off the road so they don't hurt someone else and still learn a lesson

    • @miranda.cooper
      @miranda.cooper Před 3 lety +14

      @@sir.636 You act as if you've never been absent minded while driving. If that is true, I'm quite impressed.

    • @nemanjanemanjaa4551
      @nemanjanemanjaa4551 Před 3 lety

      Yeah

  • @aria5614
    @aria5614 Před 3 lety +451

    I love the fact that the light turns red automatically to give drivers time to think. It's a smart move.

    • @LRM12o8
      @LRM12o8 Před 3 lety +13

      Still not effective, though... 😪

    • @JovialSkunk
      @JovialSkunk Před rokem +34

      Incredible how they have nearly a minute to sit their with their thoughts and calculate what the warning sign could possibly mean... and still go anyways

    • @docdaneeka3424
      @docdaneeka3424 Před rokem +14

      it seems to just make some speed up to run the red light and hit it harder

    • @killersugar6816
      @killersugar6816 Před rokem +9

      Yeah, I thought that was a pretty genius idea. Too bad they’re fighting against human psychology.

    • @EricChiEric
      @EricChiEric Před 5 měsíci +3

      Yes... But only for people who can think

  • @UselessDuckCompany
    @UselessDuckCompany Před 8 lety +7484

    The problem is it says "overheight must turn", which sounds like a general rule that only applies if you think you are over height. It should say "You are overheight. You must turn".

    • @MakerMark
      @MakerMark Před 7 lety +406

      Useless Duck Company you could almost say its the signs fault now because it went green so the driver TRUSTED the technology

    • @BigDish101
      @BigDish101 Před 7 lety +264

      and add strobe lights.

    • @anzeg-
      @anzeg- Před 7 lety +24

      Turning right would put them in a one way street tho

    • @tylerbonser7686
      @tylerbonser7686 Před 7 lety +250

      Useless Duck Company You do have a good point. If these people arent smart enough to read a sign stating the height of the bridge why would they be smart enough to read this? However thinking that adding more words to it will help is a flawed logic. This just goes to show you adding more safety measures wont fix the problem and that problem is stupidity.

    • @joshr.6785
      @joshr.6785 Před 7 lety +306

      strobe lights and change the sign to:
      TURN IDIOT
      TRUCK
      while not displaying the sign it could loop these youtube videos.

  • @FromanVince
    @FromanVince Před 8 lety +2672

    The evolution of this intersection is so funny. They will literally have a traffic control guy here eventually and have a penske truck blow past him into the bridge.

    • @denniscarpenter3717
      @denniscarpenter3717 Před 8 lety +68

      Haha sadly I could see that ACTUALLY happening!!!!! lmfao!!!!

    • @youtubasoarus
      @youtubasoarus Před 8 lety +250

      "GET OUT OF THE WAY BUDDY, WE'RE TRYING TO RUN INTO THE BRIDGE!"

    • @rearspeaker6364
      @rearspeaker6364 Před 7 lety +17

      someone needs to get on "WORLDS DUMBEST"!!!!

    • @taylorperkins89
      @taylorperkins89 Před 7 lety +8

      FromanVince 10/10 hilarious commenting done right

    • @PulpMinded
      @PulpMinded Před 7 lety +9

      FromanVince they will eventually have to Raise the bridge in an expensive construction project... because some people are purely "Steering Wheel Holders"

  • @gyroscope915
    @gyroscope915 Před 3 lety +431

    I love the white car just backing up like "Whelp guess I'm not going that way"

    • @rakamukherjee3349
      @rakamukherjee3349 Před 3 lety +11

      Hahaha i noticed that too and felt it was me in that situation

    • @gloryshadow8710
      @gloryshadow8710 Před 3 lety +14

      "I will just wait here. It's fine, this is fine." 😐

    • @gayled3059
      @gayled3059 Před 3 lety

      Well, what else is going to do that's sensible???

    • @MadScientist267
      @MadScientist267 Před 3 lety

      It's like they... knooowww... 🤔

    • @koenven7012
      @koenven7012 Před 2 lety +2

      If it's a local:
      1) it's probably not the first time he/she sees this
      2) he/she knows that some trucks will back up in the side street, most likely without looking (if they were looking they wouldn't have run into the bridge), so wants to get out of the way before they do.

  • @tanushbhansali
    @tanushbhansali Před 3 lety +711

    Morgan freeman narrating the company's life story: "They, in fact, did not 'Excel' at 'Moving and storage' "

    • @wendyokoopa7048
      @wendyokoopa7048 Před 3 lety +2

      I needed this.

    • @DamonHowe7
      @DamonHowe7 Před 3 lety +7

      "I can, in fact, read this and hear Morgan Freeman's voice."

    • @bait5257
      @bait5257 Před 3 lety

      @@Darenz-cg9zg wtf

    • @thefog7067
      @thefog7067 Před 3 lety +2

      Ahh Morgan Freeman .... The sound of that man's voice gets me a feeling for tarring a roof on a blazing hot day and round it off nicely with a couple 'o ice cold beers......ahhhhhh

    • @ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid
      @ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid Před 3 lety

      Haha. I love these jokes.
      Everything is better when Morgan Freeman one-liner's it. 😂

  • @Boodieman72
    @Boodieman72 Před 8 lety +2168

    I can understand rental trucks, I can't understand professionals not knowing how tall the truck is.

    • @joshuacornell6667
      @joshuacornell6667 Před 7 lety +122

      Being an Experienced Class A driver I have driven B and non-CDL and worked for a moving company a few years, these type of van trucks are mainly non-CDL so its likely some one with lack of CDL training with a Class D license. Unless I am mistaken and this is a B as it could be 33k instead of 26k. I can not tell since that info is not available or visible from this video.

    • @pietrotettamanti7239
      @pietrotettamanti7239 Před 4 lety +125

      They're tired as fuck

    • @TheGramophoneGirl
      @TheGramophoneGirl Před 3 lety +108

      @@pietrotettamanti7239 Or maybe they went under it an hour earlier when fully loaded, but returning empty......

    • @HighFlyinAFGuy
      @HighFlyinAFGuy Před 3 lety +170

      There’s another video where the page owner (or maybe it was a comment) mentioned that rental companies specifically warn people about this intersection AND the fact that accidents here are not covered by insurance.

    • @chivo3630
      @chivo3630 Před 3 lety

      That is true

  • @matthewdhewlett
    @matthewdhewlett Před 8 lety +2901

    The people who do this are the same people who need a warning label to tell them that peanut butter contains peanuts.
    You can't fix stupid.

    • @TheCobruhAlienat0r
      @TheCobruhAlienat0r Před 8 lety +135

      Or to take the frozen pizza out of the box before you bake it.

    • @GreenJeep1998
      @GreenJeep1998 Před 8 lety +25

      Just give them all Bill Engvall's "I'm Stupid" signs,so we all know what level of Derp we're going to be dealing with. It'll likely be easier that way.

    • @monk333
      @monk333 Před 8 lety +60

      Wait, what?!?!? There ARE peanuts in peanut butter?!?!?! WTF????!!!! Gotta make an emergency phone call.

    • @KevinP32270
      @KevinP32270 Před 8 lety +4

      HAAA

    • @TheCobruhAlienat0r
      @TheCobruhAlienat0r Před 8 lety +57

      Monk MonkMonk
      I work in a bakery chain and the amount of people who ask if there are peanuts in the peanut butter cookie is staggering.

  • @shadowkat234
    @shadowkat234 Před 3 lety +147

    I love how to sign turns off after it passes under like, "well, I tried..."

    • @billolsen4360
      @billolsen4360 Před 3 lety +2

      Maybe a sign on the other side give the URL for State Unemployment Compensation

    • @CC-uy9wp
      @CC-uy9wp Před 2 lety +1

      lmfao

    • @snowmiaow
      @snowmiaow Před 2 lety

      That is funny. Right, it stops wasting its effort.

    • @kamranahmad4592
      @kamranahmad4592 Před rokem +1

      "I don't think I'm overheight, but after seeing that I'm not taking any chances..."

  • @jakesully5402
    @jakesully5402 Před 3 lety +198

    So, driver thinks that the bridge has changed its mind once the lights turn green again.
    Bridge: “I’ve made you wait long enough, you may pass”

    • @ih82r8
      @ih82r8 Před 3 lety +15

      That was my thought too. Red wait a sec, green okay now you can go. As someone else rightly pointed out the sign saying "overheight must turn" implies an "if you are", instead of saying "overheight turn now!" which indicates that a calculation was done. The red/green with the low urgency sign just adds to the driver's own ineptitude of knowing the vehicle he's driving or not paying attention.

    • @doomse150
      @doomse150 Před 3 lety +7

      @@ih82r8 Honestly, the sheer fact that the two signs signaling the height of the bridge aren't enough, so that the display is even needed already baffles me. Then considering that a message that lights up when YOU approach is still not clear enough because it doesn't form a complete sentence that specifically adresses you and I think I might have just lost quite a bit of faith in humanity

    • @stdokuro
      @stdokuro Před 3 lety +2

      @@doomse150 The fact that some of the people in this comment section are actually trying to advocate for the truck driver and say they're not at fault makes it worse. It doesn't matter if you're driving a rental truck, you should still be aware of the height of the vehicle you're driving. If you're using a rental why not just ask the company you're renting the vehicle from what the height is if you're not sure what the height is? They likely know the height of their own vehicles. The light only turned green because of the other drivers in low height vehicles passing under. If it was just that truck waiting to go the light would stay red. Keeping it red because of one truck with a bunch of regular vehicles waiting to go would just make everyone stuck, causing a traffic jam. This isn't rocket science, the sign makes it obvious. It doesn't take a genius to simply look at the other vehicles going the same direction and if you don't see any other tall vehicles then the sign is talking to you specifically. The truck driver has nobody to blame but themselves here.
      This bridge's warning system really fits the meme "That sign won't stop me because I can't read!" perfectly.

    • @bobosims1848
      @bobosims1848 Před 3 lety +1

      @@stdokuro Yup, I basically said the same thing in response to another comment:
      "Shouldn't any legitimate driver really know their vehicle's required clearance? And shouldn't they also at least have passed the drivers' test, and hence be able to read the clearance signs and heed their inherent warning? Really, the overheight warning system shouldn't be required at all!" The sad thing is, that especially the users of rental/lease vehicles don't really give a -shit- poo, because "Hey, why would I care? This isn't my truck!"

  • @boomer8806
    @boomer8806 Před 7 lety +251

    It should flash "DUMBASS" when an overheight vehicle goes through

    • @WARD5KUSTOMZ
      @WARD5KUSTOMZ Před 7 lety +13

      lol. yeah that would get the point across.

    • @arwyss
      @arwyss Před 4 lety +2

      I was thinking “I tried to tell him...” but your idea works too.

  • @MAYNARD927
    @MAYNARD927 Před 7 lety +1996

    They need to add another camera on the other side of the bridge to catch the reaction of the idiot drivers that keep trying to run under the bridge.

    • @fastfootedone
      @fastfootedone Před 3 lety +22

      It's definitely Darwinian.

    • @elijaha773
      @elijaha773 Před 3 lety +8

      Who is "they"? This channel is run by one man.

    • @clickrick
      @clickrick Před 3 lety +74

      @@elijaha773 "They" could be the person who runs this channel, supported by the insurance company who needs the evidence.

    • @alesin1992
      @alesin1992 Před 3 lety +24

      That, and a laugh track trigger on the underside of the bridge.

    • @steveschritz1823
      @steveschritz1823 Před 3 lety +3

      Derpcam

  • @marcderiveau9307
    @marcderiveau9307 Před 3 lety +503

    I don’t understand why there is no “test bar” before the bridge. If the truck hits the bar, the driver takes conscience it’s too high . By itself the sign doesn’t attract much attention.

    • @nekowitch417
      @nekowitch417 Před 3 lety +54

      Because there are businesses after that turn that get regular deliveries from large trucks. Which is why they dont just ban trucks from that road entirely. Placing a test bar far enough back to be effective risks damage to perfectly legal and law abiding delivery trucks

    • @AlFredo-sx2yy
      @AlFredo-sx2yy Před 3 lety +80

      @@nekowitch417 it's clear they meant just before the bridge, like a few meters back, no need to go to the begining of the road... Trucks that already know of the bridge and are law abiding would not have to be hit by that bar. Still, adding a test bar is just an excess that shouldnt be needed if drivers payed attention to signs lmao.

    • @nekowitch417
      @nekowitch417 Před 3 lety +53

      @@AlFredo-sx2yy they would have to put it in the middle of that intersection or just before it to do that. And trucks USE that intersection for deliveries just like I had said. Putting it in the middle would do nothing because most of these trucks are going so fast that they wouldn't be able to stop in time anyway. Literally every bit of that road is needed up until a few feet from that crossbar for deliveries.

    • @irgendwerirgendwo9095
      @irgendwerirgendwo9095 Před 3 lety +16

      They actually crash into a bar and then into the bridge. Look at 01:00 and you can see the bar like two meters in front of the bridge

    • @AlFredo-sx2yy
      @AlFredo-sx2yy Před 3 lety +49

      @@irgendwerirgendwo9095 thats no test bar, thats a protective barrier for the bridge. If you allow direct collision, the bridge takes more damage. That's why that bar is there, not for testing or advicing, but for damage prevention to the bridge. If you let that very same truck at the same speed as in the video directly hit the bridge, well, lets just say that after a few accidents there would be no more bridge accidents to worry about. Because there would be no more bridge.
      :v

  • @AuraMaster7
    @AuraMaster7 Před 3 lety +35

    If someone doesn't understand that the 11'8" sign applies to them, they aren't going to understand that "overheight" applies to them. The warning sign is useless to anyone who actually needs it.

  • @MaxKoschuh
    @MaxKoschuh Před 8 lety +807

    You need a blinking warning sign that tells you that there is a blinking overheight sign.

    • @weathermanpablo
      @weathermanpablo Před 8 lety +35

      still, idiots will do what idiots do

    • @juliusejudo
      @juliusejudo Před 8 lety +44

      they could have a curtain drop from under the bridge and i bet people would still go plowing thru haha!

    • @jamessavage9088
      @jamessavage9088 Před 7 lety +3

      "DO LIKE THE CAR WASH AND HANG A REFLECTOR BOARD 100 Ft in FRONT OF OVERPASS AT EXACT SAME HEIGHT!"
      "DRIVER WILL HIT DUMMY AND SCARE LIVING HELL OUT OF HIM BUT WON'T TEAR $150,000+ TRUCK UP!"

    • @Rick1885
      @Rick1885 Před 7 lety +8

      If he didn't see the first sign, what makes you think the dumbass is going to see a sign warning about a warning sign. You can't fix stupid.

    • @DeaconG1959
      @DeaconG1959 Před 7 lety +3

      + juliusejudo I've made that suggestion, have a metal rolling door drop down to seal off the entrance...and someone will still hit it.

  • @NexusLetum
    @NexusLetum Před 8 lety +720

    Here we see the 11foot8 bridge in its natural habitat. The lone truck stops and waits for its turn to pass. As the overheight sign flashes a warning call, the truck idles in its lane before ambling forward unheedingly. The warning sign works, but the bridge is hungry. If you listen closely, you can hear the dying cries of the unfortunate truck as the unforgiving bridge slowly consumes it.

    • @MoneyManHolmes
      @MoneyManHolmes Před 8 lety +55

      I read that with an Aussie accent.

    • @PulpMinded
      @PulpMinded Před 7 lety +16

      Fucking Hilarious!

    • @E3ECO
      @E3ECO Před 5 lety +35

      You've been watching David Attenborough again, haven't you?

    • @The-Cat
      @The-Cat Před 4 lety +4

      National Geographic

    • @PhantomWorksStudios
      @PhantomWorksStudios Před 3 lety +13

      "I guess the ambulances will have to wait their turn"

  • @darkstorminc
    @darkstorminc Před 4 lety +230

    Even after raising the bridge 8 inches people are still hitting it.

    • @mplsmark222
      @mplsmark222 Před 3 lety +26

      Yea, but its not as dangerous, it is more of a peel than total destruction of the truck box. I do enjoy these, but we cant overlook some of these people get injured with that rapid deceleration.

    • @Keithustus
      @Keithustus Před 3 lety +57

      @@mplsmark222 those injuries are well deserved, even great so long as they are only hurting themselves and not random others. Maybe a hospital visit and the massive repair costs will teach them to pay attention while operating a several-ton vehicle.

    • @MrHoodlin
      @MrHoodlin Před 3 lety +44

      @@Keithustus Nobody deserves to be injured.

    • @randonsplays00
      @randonsplays00 Před 3 lety +13

      @@Keithustus Just the evolution making it's job.

    • @Espartanica
      @Espartanica Před 3 lety +32

      @@MrHoodlin They do when it's the result of ignorance that could harm those around them. Just like when a motorcyclist is weaving through traffic and hits a car going the opposite direction, failing to acknowledge the clear warnings put out is their fault as is the resulting injury.

  • @douglasbrown8288
    @douglasbrown8288 Před 2 lety +24

    Five years later, and this never, never gets old.

  • @Geeksmithing
    @Geeksmithing Před 8 lety +244

    Hahaha, I wish it displayed "Damn..." when it detects a crash afterwards.. :)

    • @bilgeratjim
      @bilgeratjim Před 6 lety +15

      Or better still- "BWAHAHAHAHA!"

    • @Zombieguy1987
      @Zombieguy1987 Před 6 lety +18

      "Well, at least your truck fits now" would be funny

    • @jaystarr6571
      @jaystarr6571 Před 6 lety +8

      Or a phone number to a local reading tutor.

    • @38911bytefree
      @38911bytefree Před 5 lety +4

      Wel, it turns off like saying ... "ok, whatever ...."

    • @shanghaibricks3300
      @shanghaibricks3300 Před 3 lety +2

      It is a Southern bridge, so it would display "Damn Son".

  • @Foxontherun2
    @Foxontherun2 Před 8 lety +197

    ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh yessssssssssss .
    LOOK at how cluttered with warning signs that bridge is , you couldn't possibly warn people more about the bridge. But they still hit it. This channel shall live on!

    • @SeanBZA
      @SeanBZA Před 8 lety +22

      Warning chains on the approaches, a low hanging gong bar as well and you will still get the oblivious ones who will ignore the loud noises on the way to the " just a bit off the top please" bridge.

    • @kwaaaa
      @kwaaaa Před 8 lety +13

      Sometimes the low tech solutions seem to be missed here. I thought about that as well, some low hanging, swinging sign they would hit is much more attention grabbing than the mess of blinking lights and signs all over the place. I mean not to take away the blame of the truck driver, he's clearly at fault, but most people don't pay attention to all the signs everyday driving. We tune out most except what we expect to see (lights, stop signs, etc).

    • @warmowed
      @warmowed Před 8 lety +16

      Chains and bars are not good solutions on this road because delivery trucks need to regularly make a left turn at the intersection to get to stores/restaurants. This bridge is literally the perfect can opener death trap. Can't change the road, the bridge, or the surroundings, and trucks regularly whip through there at 20 over the speed limit.

    • @rearspeaker6364
      @rearspeaker6364 Před 8 lety +2

      and howitzers........

    • @bcubed72
      @bcubed72 Před 8 lety +2

      If you REALLY wanted to, couldn't you lower the surface of the underpassing road?

  • @georgemartinez932
    @georgemartinez932 Před 3 lety +8

    Sign should say overheight truck detected, must turn. I had to watch the video like three times before I realized that the sign wasn't always just a general warning, that it was actually specifically triggered by the truck

    • @snowoffstream5823
      @snowoffstream5823 Před 3 lety

      That's the thing- If this guy is a professional driver for that company, he just lost his job. You're trained and shown these signs, and what they mean. If you ignore them, and do this- You're fucked.

    • @scorpixel1866
      @scorpixel1866 Před 3 lety

      Seriously? The video STARTS with 5 seconds zoomed on the warning sign in question, one of each side of the road, written warning in the middle of both lights, a bright red left turn sign and the low part of the bridge in clear yellow. All while the system forces you to be in front of it for half a minute
      Unless part of the mole people you should get it, don't need to be Shakespeare to understand what the height indicated means, even more if you drive a truck. Anyone that doesn't get it is a public danger that shouldn't drive in the first place.

    • @georgemartinez932
      @georgemartinez932 Před 3 lety +4

      My point is unless you actually see the words in the middle turn on, it's easy to assume that sign is just a general warning, not something that was triggered by a sensor. If u add the word detected the meaning of the sign changes from " IF your truck is too tall you must turn" to "your truck IS too tall, you must turn". Not everybody knows the height of their vehicle so it takes the guesswork out.

    • @scorpixel1866
      @scorpixel1866 Před 3 lety

      @@georgemartinez932 Not knowing the height of a truck you're driving is asking for accidents, be it professional or rental, you're even specifically pointed-out about it not being covered by insurance with examples being shown, and that's not even taking into account your height being displayed *on the windscreen*
      This idea of yours also doesn't take into account every other truck that may be present, how are they supposed to know that it's not meant toward them? Should traffic be entirely diverted because of the occasional drooling moron that would attempt to pass even if the signs had more flashing lights than new year?

    • @kanucks9
      @kanucks9 Před 3 lety

      @@scorpixel1866 yes

  • @willoliver9960
    @willoliver9960 Před 3 lety +28

    "Overheight must turn" is not an instruction, it's a general information statement, it must be changed to indicate very specifically that one of the vehicles *currently approaching* is overheight for this bridge and must turn, otherwise the sign is almost useless. Also, maybe it would be useful for truck rental companies to put a sticker on the dashboard indicating the precise height of the truck, it would be pretty difficult for your average person who doesn't drive trucks often to know the height of their moving truck just by looking at it.

    • @glutenfree7057
      @glutenfree7057 Před 3 lety +1

      The sign is clear as day to me. If you're fucking stupid and don't understand that if your truck is overheight and you must turn, then there's no amount of addendums will help you

    • @miranda.cooper
      @miranda.cooper Před 3 lety +9

      @@glutenfree7057 Very possible that they thought the sign was always on. Only reason it's clear as day to you is because you're failing to put yourself into their shoes. I bet you've had just as many absent minded driving mistakes as anyone else, even if they weren't "ripping the top off of a rental truck" bad.

  • @BucsGolf
    @BucsGolf Před 8 lety +291

    I thought I would never see a video here again

    • @JustPoleBarnBuilders
      @JustPoleBarnBuilders Před 8 lety +35

      There will always be idiots too focused on playing with their phone to even see the bridge, much less the warning sign. There will be more.

    • @mzungu54
      @mzungu54 Před 8 lety +20

      Prof that no AI, or robot, or Systems, can out smart human stupidity. :D

    • @harryandruschak2843
      @harryandruschak2843 Před 8 lety +7

      To be fair....the lights turn red, and the sign says to turn left. But the signals go green again, as if things are now OK. They may have to leave the red lights on longer?

    • @VigilanteAgumon
      @VigilanteAgumon Před 8 lety +14

      As I said in the previous video, when ever something is made that is said to be "foolproof," an even bigger fool is born.

    • @jamesmorriss9565
      @jamesmorriss9565 Před 8 lety +6

      Nope, Longer red lights are not the answer. That just means the driver has to ignore the sign for a longer time. Of course the lights go green again. Are they supposed to shut down traffic every time an over height truck comes by? That bridge is listed on EVERY truckers map. It is probably listed on every trucker's GPS too. Every time you foolproof something they build a better fool. At some point you have to stop defying nature and allow natural selection to work its magic. [♪♫tweeeeeeet ♫♪] YOU! OUTTA THE GENE POOL!
      I guess the nest step is to install those pop-up posts in the road. When the car in front of the truck passes over them they pop up and the truck slams into them.

  • @fabulousprofound
    @fabulousprofound Před 8 lety +22

    they should add a crash sensor to the overheight bar to the sign so that after it hits it flashes "DUMBASS"...

  • @portnuefflyer
    @portnuefflyer Před 2 lety +29

    In situations like this, when the driver of the stuck truck is still behind the wheel, I've found it helpful to pull up along side and politely inform them they can't park there.

  • @KingJellalTV
    @KingJellalTV Před 3 lety +123

    tbh I would never guess what "Overheight must turn" even meant before watching the videos on this channel

    • @litapd311
      @litapd311 Před 3 lety +7

      honestly, you don't need to know what the sign means. you just need some simple math - is the height of your truck bigger than 11 feet and 8 inches? people say the sign isn't clear what overheight is but the height is clearly laid out regardless

    • @theclockworkcadaver7025
      @theclockworkcadaver7025 Před 3 lety +8

      @@litapd311 Exactly. If you're driving something larger than a car, you NEED to know - and be able to remember - what its height is. This isn't a negotiation or debate, it's a basic necessity for driving large vehicles. I don't understand how people get qualified for this without this basic knowledge.

    • @michaelcross7665
      @michaelcross7665 Před 3 lety

      @@litapd311 people that picked up a moving rental, like this guy, clearly have no idea how tall their one day truck is

    • @LRM12o8
      @LRM12o8 Před 3 lety

      Yeah, of course not. It's not a coherent sentence, it doesn't make sense without the context of the low bridge.

    • @sarcasm-83
      @sarcasm-83 Před 2 lety +1

      @@litapd311 Yeah "OVERHEIGHT MUST TURN" shouldn't make a truck driver think "Eeh it's just a general sign!" (like SO MANY people here say when claiming the sign is confusing) and definitely SHOULD make them at least consider the height of their truck.
      That is, if they're not driving a truck weighing several tons that could kill anyone in an instant half-asleep through the city. If they are, I'm glad they hit the bridge to wake up.

  • @CO27
    @CO27 Před 8 lety +653

    Can you maybe keep the videos going a bit longer please? I'd love to see the head in hands moments these idiots have, when they get out of the truck and see what they've done! Haha.

    • @keanucange
      @keanucange Před 8 lety +68

      HERE HERE!

    • @February54
      @February54 Před 8 lety +97

      Or the rescue operation afterwards when the truck is stuck and can't drive out on it's own!

    • @realMAcroS
      @realMAcroS Před 8 lety +25

      Second that! There was one video about a year ago if I remember correctly, showing rescue operation.
      Need to see more!

    • @BulletSponge178
      @BulletSponge178 Před 8 lety +23

      Actually, keeping the embarrassing parts might actually do more to reduce this sort of thing than the sign itself.
      People are more likely to avoid pervasive personal embarrassment than they are to care enough about company property to avoid truck-eating bridges.

    • @BulletSponge178
      @BulletSponge178 Před 7 lety +1

      Well, given the alternative takes even longer...

  • @dickcheese663
    @dickcheese663 Před 8 lety +125

    i feel like it needs to blink every 2 seconds with additional flashing yellow lights.
    But..... we like this content :]

    • @patu8010
      @patu8010 Před 8 lety +11

      I know right. Doesn't seem idiot proof yet.

    • @StarmuteVII
      @StarmuteVII Před 8 lety +11

      At this point they probably need giant loudspeakers that yell "STOP!"

    • @rearspeaker6364
      @rearspeaker6364 Před 8 lety +24

      and 30 seconds AFTER you hit the bridge, the loudspeaker yells"dumbass"!

    • @GaryCameron780
      @GaryCameron780 Před 8 lety +7

      ... yelled by Jeff Dunham's Walter character. :)

    • @rondogwil
      @rondogwil Před 8 lety +2

      +Gary Cameron ...lol. that would be awesome!

  • @5688gamble
    @5688gamble Před 3 lety +170

    "Do not use hairdryer in the shower!" Sounds like a challenge to me!!

    • @revenevan11
      @revenevan11 Před 3 lety +19

      Using it in the bath must be fine then!

    • @wendyokoopa7048
      @wendyokoopa7048 Před 3 lety +9

      I need you to be an exceptionally brave little toaster today.

    • @EnteiFire4
      @EnteiFire4 Před 3 lety +12

      That's stupid. The water will wet your hair faster than the hairdrier will dry them. That's pointless!
      To really save time, you can make breakfast while in the shower! Fancy some toasts?

    • @jaggns5774
      @jaggns5774 Před 3 lety

      Oh yes, I see what you mean.

    • @grahamfisher5436
      @grahamfisher5436 Před 2 lety

      @@EnteiFire4 I do my work suit Ironing, in the shower, too.
      it saves a tremendous amount if time.
      it's also this time of the colder months, that I put the electric Heater in the bath, whist isomer.
      house gets a bit chilly, you sèe

  • @gaodacheese4691
    @gaodacheese4691 Před 3 lety +138

    Auto repair shops in that city: STOINKS

    • @JackIsNotInTheBox
      @JackIsNotInTheBox Před 3 lety +2

      Make it rain, baby!

    • @dudl2945
      @dudl2945 Před 3 lety +14

      Imagine building a truck repair store right next to the bridge...u would be millionaire in weeks

  • @PennsylvaniaDualSport
    @PennsylvaniaDualSport Před 8 lety +429

    He's the reason we need directions on shampoo!

  • @michaelglendinning1738
    @michaelglendinning1738 Před 2 lety +5

    I know a guy who gets called to inspect bridges after accidents. I bet the inspectors on call in this region got sick of this bridge and asked to put up an idiot rail to take all the damage so they don't always have to come out there. God I love this channel!

  • @TheTSense
    @TheTSense Před 3 lety +44

    Turns red, says "You must turn"
    30s later
    Turns green
    Driver: Oh I guess they changed their mind

  • @cyte5148
    @cyte5148 Před 3 lety +201

    *Overweight Must Turn*
    "UGH are you calling me fat?"
    *drives full speed into bridge*

    • @MrLego3160
      @MrLego3160 Před 3 lety

      Height.

    • @ball7411
      @ball7411 Před 3 lety +8

      @@MrLego3160 a joke.

    • @MrLego3160
      @MrLego3160 Před 3 lety +1

      @@ball7411 it'd have to be funny to be a joke.

    • @ball7411
      @ball7411 Před 3 lety +1

      @@MrLego3160 too bad it’s not funny to you sweetheart, stop being such a tightass.

    • @MrLego3160
      @MrLego3160 Před 3 lety

      @@ball7411 aww, thanks for agreeing

  • @carbonunit
    @carbonunit Před 7 lety +36

    the bridge is starving. please feed it often

  • @nafost
    @nafost Před 8 lety +57

    I thought this system would prevent further incidents. Looks like my life is worth living so I can look forward to more videos!

  • @FurryEskimo
    @FurryEskimo Před 3 lety +57

    The sign should be more specific, declaring immediate action required, and maybe flash?

    • @Nuclear241
      @Nuclear241 Před 3 lety +7

      Perhaps also a DO NOT EVEN TRY, YOU ARE DEFINITELY OVERHEIGHT

    • @wizardsuth
      @wizardsuth Před 3 lety +9

      A flashing red light indicates you must stop and then proceed when the way is clear.
      Maybe the signal should change to a green turn arrow in each direction with a sold red light or two between them. Or change the warning to "NO TRUCKS".

    • @FurryEskimo
      @FurryEskimo Před 3 lety

      @@wizardsuth
      I’ve seen red lights with a bright, flashing white light, which indicated some form of emergency stop.

    • @snowoffstream5823
      @snowoffstream5823 Před 3 lety +12

      @@FurryEskimo I've watched people drive past two signs, a hundred feet apart, with the loudest alarms possible, flashing all the way, and take out the same bridge for the umpteenth time.
      _That sign can't stop me; I can't read!_

    • @KOZMOuvBORG
      @KOZMOuvBORG Před 3 lety +2

      How about having the red lights flash alternately left-right, like railway crossings (it IS a rail bridge)?

  • @holger_p
    @holger_p Před 3 lety +7

    I would never react on "overheight must turn", cause nobody tells me "You are overheight".

  • @calyodelphi124
    @calyodelphi124 Před 7 lety +17

    No matter what you do to try and idiotproof something like this, there will always be that one person that defeats it. Either through pure inattention, incompetency, hubris, or something else entirely.
    But at least with all the warnings, the city *and* the insurance companies can pretty much say "You were warned" and foot them with the *entire* repair bill whether they like it or not~

  • @Drosera420
    @Drosera420 Před 8 lety +132

    11'8" Bridge for President 2016

    • @tihzho
      @tihzho Před 6 lety +30

      Well, you asked for it we got one who'd run into it and then tweet how bad is the bridge

    • @KandiKlover
      @KandiKlover Před 4 lety +12

      12'4" Bridge for President 2020

    • @MAGGOT_VOMIT
      @MAGGOT_VOMIT Před 3 lety +1

      @@tihzho 2008-2016 The illegal Squatter n Chief who bent over and got rammed more than 11ft8. xD

    • @shanghaibricks3300
      @shanghaibricks3300 Před 3 lety +4

      MAKE BRIDGES GREAT AGAIN!

    • @JD-rp1fx
      @JD-rp1fx Před 3 lety +3

      Four more inches!

  • @oliverwilson11
    @oliverwilson11 Před 3 lety +21

    It took me a while of watching these videos before I noticed the electronic sign. I'm not surprised that people miss it.
    Of course truck drivers shouldn't need a sign to avoid bridges, but engineers don't have the luxury of designing roads for people who drive competently all the time.

    • @ronin123958
      @ronin123958 Před 3 lety +3

      This warning system should be brought as an example in UX classes

    • @snowmiaow
      @snowmiaow Před 2 lety

      It is a pathetically ineffective sign.

  • @ph11p3540
    @ph11p3540 Před 3 lety +3

    In Edmonton we have the infamous High Level bridge with it's 3.0 (10'9") meter clearance. It destroys trucks at least twice a month despite the city putting in an "escape" road turnout just before the bridge. No amount of warning signage will prevent such disasters but at least it frees the city from any liability. The High Level bridge in Edmonton is more than a 2.0 Km long landmark but a designated historical structure.

  • @OPTIONALWATCH
    @OPTIONALWATCH Před 7 lety +3

    Problem is drivers do not know what overheight detected means or might think it is not for them. They should use complete sentences and be specific. "YOUR BIG TRUCK IS NOT GOING TO FIT UNDER THIS BRIDGE" with bells and whistles next to the bridge flashing.

  • @Ray-Koto-McLellan
    @Ray-Koto-McLellan Před 7 lety +53

    if you do not know the height of your truck. you should not be driving. period.

    • @Cryptonymicus
      @Cryptonymicus Před 6 lety

      Well, you know, they probably heard that all the clearances in NY are actually a foot higher than the low clearance signs claim, so probably it's like that everywhere.

    • @Blendedasian
      @Blendedasian Před 6 lety +2

      p.s. most of the trucks getting unroofed there are leased

    • @SuperLeica1
      @SuperLeica1 Před 5 lety

      You are perfectly right! But when I was young and a rookie, I worked for a freight firm having various cars, from pickups to big rigs. New order, another car every 2-3 hour. I never crashed any bridge, but it was close quite a few times.

    • @richibusto6448
      @richibusto6448 Před 5 lety +1

      you right,thats what they make maps but for some reason they think they all the answers stupid driver!

    • @matthewronson5218
      @matthewronson5218 Před 3 lety +1

      @@richibusto6448 they think they all the answers stupid

  • @rogueuniversities6866
    @rogueuniversities6866 Před 2 lety +3

    In the UK, bridges especially at risk of being struck have a very simple warning system - a message is activated that says
    'OVERHEIGHT
    VEHICLE
    DIVERT
    -------------------->'
    and has four amber lamps that flash, the top pair alternating with the bottom pair. No confusing messages and no idiotic sequence of going to GREEN when a vehicle needs to divert. I would bet money that many truck drivers in the USA who smashed into that bridge were confused by the green light.

  • @Cahrub
    @Cahrub Před 3 lety +2

    I read the title as "Very hungry caterpillar bridge" and it made me happy that someone would make a bridge in honor of the book.

  • @BigAdam2050
    @BigAdam2050 Před 8 lety +25

    11-8, new rules, still the undefeated champ!

    • @shanghaibricks3300
      @shanghaibricks3300 Před 3 lety +2

      Now it's in a new height class, 12-4 ... and still undefeated!

  • @halon7476
    @halon7476 Před 8 lety +10

    The green light means the trestle grew to 13' 8"!

    • @sarcasm-83
      @sarcasm-83 Před 2 lety

      Your truck smol now, proceed :3
      *crash*
      THE BRIDGE DEVOURS ANOTHER >:D

  • @pendragonchen
    @pendragonchen Před 3 lety +4

    Just make the sign say "This bridge will eat your truck." Plain English. Let them know. Easy to read and understand-your truck will be eaten.

    • @sarcasm-83
      @sarcasm-83 Před 2 lety

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  • @captaindishman9126
    @captaindishman9126 Před 3 lety +3

    So the warning sign is a normally functioning traffic light... genius..

  • @teirdalin
    @teirdalin Před 3 lety +9

    Dang it Excel moving & storage, INC. You should have learned after the first time.

  • @adventureoflinkmk2
    @adventureoflinkmk2 Před 3 lety +4

    Really, anyone getting their CDL should be made to watch some of these 11foot8+8 videos

    • @wendyokoopa7048
      @wendyokoopa7048 Před 3 lety +2

      Some of these like the penske, Ryder and budget 🚚 are normies like you and I. People who rent them to save moving costs. For clarification when I discuss budget I don't mean the yellow truck I mean the budget truck from the car rental place.

    • @adventureoflinkmk2
      @adventureoflinkmk2 Před 3 lety

      @@wendyokoopa7048 oh yes. I've used u-haul quite a few times in my life

  • @superdad2150
    @superdad2150 Před 2 lety

    Watching these videos over and over, it never gets old ! Love watching these videos

  • @looneyburgmusic
    @looneyburgmusic Před 2 lety +1

    Am I the only one who finds the sounds of trucks being chewed up by this bridge strangely calming?

  • @gwizzlefuhshizzle
    @gwizzlefuhshizzle Před 2 lety +3

    Driver: "Well, I'm only 5'9", so I should be fine!"

  • @Jacksaur_
    @Jacksaur_ Před 8 lety +242

    They need one of these! i.imgur.com/0e51E4b.gifv

    • @Trevelyan007
      @Trevelyan007 Před 8 lety +19

      omg please no just no! that would definitely stop them.... not sure about day time and human stupidity goes far beyond my imagination.

    • @JDS753
      @JDS753 Před 8 lety +52

      That's just impressive!

    • @WakeUpB4uDie
      @WakeUpB4uDie Před 8 lety +20

      Noooo I like these videos much lol.

    • @rearspeaker6364
      @rearspeaker6364 Před 8 lety +20

      that wont work, some people think a curtain falling in front of them is racist,and continue driving thru it. put a remote controlled auto targeting howitzer at the bridge an wait for the carnage!!

    • @MaxZomboni
      @MaxZomboni Před 8 lety +30

      Not bad, but I think it should be a giant illuminated skull and crossbones, with amplified sound of evil laughter. Now that would diffidently stop them LOL.

  • @kineticdeath
    @kineticdeath Před 3 lety +2

    i dunno.. it seems a bit hard to excel at moving when one has merged with a bridge

    • @wendyokoopa7048
      @wendyokoopa7048 Před 3 lety

      You and the guy impersonating Morgan freeman 🏆 the internet

  • @nancymorrison1273
    @nancymorrison1273 Před 6 lety

    Bridge was shown being measured in video clip. Is actually 11'10" tall. Even giving them 2", they screw up. Of course the numbers must never be changed. 11'8" will go down in history. Love it! Love it! Love it! ^_^

  • @MoneyManHolmes
    @MoneyManHolmes Před 8 lety +19

    The only improvement I can think of is to make the OMT sign blink off and on to catch the driver's attention. He might have thought it was just a normal always-on warning sign.

    • @MegaZsolti
      @MegaZsolti Před 8 lety +8

      Or invert colors as a way of blinking.

    • @MakerMark
      @MakerMark Před 7 lety +6

      MoneyManHolmes red spinning or police lights would work a lot better

    • @rearspeaker6364
      @rearspeaker6364 Před 7 lety +9

      a LASER LIGHT SHOW WITH DISCO BALLS!!

    • @DeathBringer769
      @DeathBringer769 Před 3 lety

      They have added a blinking effect to it now and idiots still run into it, foolishly assuming that the sign isn't talking to them specifically, lol.

    • @ThePeterDislikeShow
      @ThePeterDislikeShow Před 3 lety +1

      I was thinking an alarm or maybe even a gate that closes when you're within 10 feet or so.

  • @ds1868
    @ds1868 Před 8 lety +6

    Ha ha ha, the bridge lives to fight another day, just love it!

  • @man_on_wheelz
    @man_on_wheelz Před 6 lety +1

    I once stumbled on a low bridge driving a 12' high RV in NY. All signs leading up to the bridge (which was on some sort of expressway) said "no trucks" but didn't specify why... so I assumed I'll be okay. Kept going, passed an exit and immediately after the exit you see a sign that says 10'6" so right there in the left lane of this expressway we stopped. Didn't even attempt to cross under it. We had to team up in reversing this thing about 200' back to the exit, directing traffic around us, cross all lanes, pick up the person outside, and get on the surface streets to get back on track. That was wild! But we didn't damage a thing!

  • @mikos321
    @mikos321 Před 3 lety +2

    maybe keep the sign going even after you switch back to green so that when the truck approaches he could have even more time to se the sign

  • @Phreedom
    @Phreedom Před 8 lety +5

    If a truck drives into it the sign should pop up an image of Red Foreman with the caption "dumbass".

  • @PetesNikon
    @PetesNikon Před 2 lety +5

    I dread the thought of what must happen to the driver and any passengers in each one of these. To be suddenly shaken up and down while violently coming to a halt, you know they must bash into a lot of stuff, including the steering wheel on the drivers chest and legs, unless he is well strapped down. It's got to be hell in there.

  • @deplorablecovfefe9489
    @deplorablecovfefe9489 Před rokem +1

    I love that raising the bridge 8" only serves to be even more deceptively normal to drive under....

  • @k.r.3598
    @k.r.3598 Před 3 lety +22

    Truck driver: Ignores warning signs and proceeds forward anyway.
    Bridge: "So, you have chosen death..."

  • @glennquag3838
    @glennquag3838 Před 8 lety +14

    So tell me Yovo68, I'm guessing you work right there...did you heart skip a beat & did you secretly smile to yourself when you heard the sound?

  • @Turk_2023
    @Turk_2023 Před 6 lety +20

    Imagine if a double decker party bus with people on top went through

    • @wizardsuth
      @wizardsuth Před 3 lety +4

      There was a fatal accident similar to that in Ottawa a couple years ago. A double decker bus veered onto a curb and rammed into an overhanging part of a steel bus station.

    • @wendyokoopa7048
      @wendyokoopa7048 Před 3 lety +1

      @@wizardsuth ah Canada you never cease to amaze me and I'm Canadian.

    • @NutTapper
      @NutTapper Před 3 lety

      thanks satan

    • @LRM12o8
      @LRM12o8 Před 3 lety

      Happened somewhere near Berlin a few years ago. Luckily, the bus was empty, because half the roof got sheered off across at least half the busses length and it was severely depressed at the rear. So most passengers would have been crushed to bits.
      Two days after it made the news, I saw the wreck as it was transported to the repair shop on the Autobahn.

  • @colorado841
    @colorado841 Před 3 lety +3

    They should put up a sign that gives a slideshow of all the previous crashes before they let the guy go for it.

  • @stevemamooshka3425
    @stevemamooshka3425 Před 3 lety +1

    Adding some VERY bright blinking (or chasing if epileptic seizures is a concern) lights around the Overheight sign (only activated when Overheight is detected) might help the truck driver make the connection that the message is for THEM. A message that's always there soon blends into the background to be treated like "the boy who cried wolf" and is soon ignored.
    Like 'Useless Duck Company' says, the truck drivers don't know the message is meant for THEM.

  • @hamsterama
    @hamsterama Před 7 lety +4

    Proof that you can't fix stupid. Aside from the clear warning sign, this overpass is famous around the country. I first heard about this overpass not from the internet, but from seeing segments about it on TV. You'd think that everyone driving through the area would know about the can opener.

    • @richibusto6448
      @richibusto6448 Před 5 lety +1

      hey we have one near by its in urbana,ohio weeeeeeeeeeee!

    • @wendyokoopa7048
      @wendyokoopa7048 Před 3 lety

      This was shown to me on CNN when they actually did normal reporting.

  • @thespacemanfil4921
    @thespacemanfil4921 Před 3 lety +7

    We need 6-foot 1 tall bridges to annoy tall people

    • @christopherjohnston6343
      @christopherjohnston6343 Před 3 lety +1

      That would be called a short door

    • @thespacemanfil4921
      @thespacemanfil4921 Před 3 lety

      @@christopherjohnston6343 But it's still a bridge, not a door. I've been under really short bridges where companies haven't been bothered to dig it out properly so you have to bend over to get underneath.

  • @metallitech
    @metallitech Před 6 lety +3

    Hmm, turned green and then sign went blank before overheight struck??!

  • @MartianMoon
    @MartianMoon Před 3 lety +2

    I think people are seeing it as “If you’re overheight, you must turn”
    As opposed to “you ARE overheight, you must turn”
    It could use some clarification

    • @peteandrepete528
      @peteandrepete528 Před 3 lety

      It's the responsibility of the driver to know how tall their truck is.

    • @shanghaibricks3300
      @shanghaibricks3300 Před 3 lety

      Johnnie Cochran would know: "If you are overheight, you must turn right!"

  • @Nuclear241
    @Nuclear241 Před 3 lety +3

    Reword the sign. "DO NOT EVEN TRY TO PASS. YOU ARE DEFINITELY OVERHEIGHT"

  • @TheFleeingPhoenix
    @TheFleeingPhoenix Před 2 lety +2

    Such a clear and profound demonstration of "You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink." If you've ever given a friend advice just for them to ignore it and be idiotic anyway, watch this video. Watch this video with the grim satisfaction you deserve.

  • @mp-wq2su
    @mp-wq2su Před 6 lety +2

    Finally after watching this video my life has a purpose now, I could go to sleep now 🙌

  • @SuperLeica1
    @SuperLeica1 Před 5 lety +2

    The warning system ought to be reconsidered! Formally, it´s allright, but it doesn´t give an acute warning, like flashing lights.

  • @CassandraCarter
    @CassandraCarter Před 8 lety +5

    Ah, the legend returns. :)

  • @Beyondact
    @Beyondact Před 8 lety +13

    Ok pay the winners. Who had early July?

  • @robinsinpost
    @robinsinpost Před 2 lety +2

    There should be more warnings before coming to the bridge about the height of the bridge.
    A physical item 11foot8 above the road before the bridge that would hit the truck making a sound would solve the problem.

  • @MrBiggles53
    @MrBiggles53 Před 3 lety +1

    Well, somebody’s day went from 0 to Suck in 2 seconds.

  • @sintexx2801
    @sintexx2801 Před 3 lety +3

    when you tell the barber to take a little off the top

  • @NikoKun
    @NikoKun Před 3 lety +4

    I swear there's an 11'6" bridge on a back-road near where I live.. But I never hear about anything even close to this bad happening cause of it. lmao

    • @snowoffstream5823
      @snowoffstream5823 Před 3 lety +2

      Cuz it's a backroad.

    • @NikoKun
      @NikoKun Před 3 lety

      @@snowoffstream5823 lol maybe, but there's always small trucks on it when I'm on it, and it's a full-speed road.. not like there's no traffic.

    • @holger_p
      @holger_p Před 3 lety

      The width of a street also causes more careful driving, sometimes you have put limits on the weight of vehicles allowed to pass, to keep trucks out of areas.

  • @poshko41
    @poshko41 Před 3 lety +1

    I like how the sign turns of at 1:10 as if to say, “whatever bro. Your funeral.”

  • @sintua
    @sintua Před 3 lety +1

    4 years on, this bridge still stands undefeated. No matter how much warning you give people, no matter if you flip on a red light, they will till run that red light and rip their dang lid right off. This particular fool just completely ignored the sign, but thee rest of the bridges victims since seem to be red-light runners.

  • @cooperarms1560
    @cooperarms1560 Před 3 lety +2

    I work for the company that owns this vehicle and I randomly just came across this. The company is Allied Van lines. It’s a moving business. The truck is 13.2ft and they had enough time to consider their options. I just showed my boss, he said “Holy shit, I think I heard about this one, the driver lost his license”

  • @caliarmyguy
    @caliarmyguy Před 8 lety +7

    Yes!!!!! I knew it was only a matter of time.

  • @morzik12345
    @morzik12345 Před 3 lety +1

    How about this: A mandatory device for trucks that will annoy the hell out of you if you approach any structure that is lower the truck's roof

  • @lorankatoran8856
    @lorankatoran8856 Před 3 lety

    This might be the most obscure video ever recommended to me

  • @leobear1390
    @leobear1390 Před 7 lety +22

    Quit letting people without a CDL drive these trucks. You notice it's very rare that a full sized semi hit this? Because they actually know how to drive a big truck.

    • @SubPablum
      @SubPablum Před 6 lety +2

      That true, I have noticed that.

    • @linksauce_1
      @linksauce_1 Před 6 lety +9

      My cousin briefly worked for Fed Ex driving semi's. One day he and his co-driver (the one driving at the time) came across a similar situation. The GPS had told the co-driver a low clearance bridge was coming up. Without flinching, the co-driver looks at my cousin and asks, "should we try it anyway?"

    • @reginachristianson9548
      @reginachristianson9548 Před 6 lety +3

      Actually, that sounds great. However, in the real world, full sized semis get caught on Smugglers Pass, VT nearly every year and a bridge in Central Park has regular full size victims. Those are the ones I know about.

    • @Cryptonymicus
      @Cryptonymicus Před 6 lety +2

      Response to your cousin's co-driver, "Who are you and get the hell outta my truck!"

    • @harshbarj
      @harshbarj Před 6 lety +3

      I don't know about that. We have a bridge here that is a little higher, so most truck like this are fine, but larger commercial trucks are not. They tend to hit the bridge often, even with warning signs. It may simply be that few larger trucks use this street.

  • @microbusss
    @microbusss Před 8 lety +2

    YAY! the bridge lives!!
    I hope the driver got a serious $1,000 fine for disobeying the Overheight sign!

  • @SignedDiamond
    @SignedDiamond Před 3 lety

    I do enjoy that they went through all the effort of raising the bridge slightly instead of digging the bottom out more.

  • @noway4040
    @noway4040 Před 6 lety +1

    That sign is awesome. I like how it gives truck drivers a warning before they attempt to pass under. If drivers are too dumb to get it Gandalf should appear on the screen with his most famous line: 'YOU SHALL NOT PASS!!!' Maybe then they'll get it. :D

  • @mr.l6615
    @mr.l6615 Před 4 lety +3

    The rental places don't cover the damages done by this bridge since they warn the drivers resting ahead of time about said bridge. 15-25k to repair one of those box truck backs apparently and the rental insurance does NOT cover any of it. Rough lesson to learn!

    • @clickrick
      @clickrick Před 3 lety

      Ditto the costs of retouching the paint on the bridge, presumably.

  • @universal_wisdom3416
    @universal_wisdom3416 Před 3 lety +6

    Judging by the amount of accidents here, you could literally put a big red arrow pointing left that illuminates half as bright as the sun when a truck is too tall and the driver will just barrel through the bridge anyway.

  • @hueyiroquois3839
    @hueyiroquois3839 Před 3 lety +1

    "Hmm. I wonder that sign's flashing. GOD DAMN IT!"

  • @shiloh9557
    @shiloh9557 Před 3 lety

    I like how the white car on the right backs up a bit after the truck crashes like "Should I leave?"