11Foot8 Bridge 2018 Crash Compilation
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A compilation of all crashes uploaded in 2018 by 11foot8.com, copyright Jürgen Henn
FAQ
What is the location of the 11foot8 bridge?
201 Gregson St in Durham, NC (intersection with Peabody St)
Why is the bridge so low?
This train trestle is about 100 years old. At the time when it was built, there were no standards for minimum clearance.
How often do trucks crash into the bridge?
On average, about once a month a truck gets visibly damaged at the bridge. However, every day I see trucks that trip the overheight warning lights, stop and turn into the side street.
Why don’t they fix it?
Depends on who “they” are and on what “fix” means. The North Carolina Railroad Company owns the train trestle, and their concern is primarily with keeping the trains running and keeping them running safely. So their concern is mainly with reducing the impact of the truck crashes on the actual structure of the train trestle. As far as they are concerned, they solved that problem by installing the crash beam.
The city of Durham has installed “low clearance” signs on each of the 3 blocks leading up to the trestle (Gregson is a one-way road). There is an “overheight when flashing” sign with flashing lights that are triggered by vehicles that are too tall. Several blocks ahead of the trestle the speed limit is 25 MPH. The folks from the city planning department said that they made an effort to prevent accidents.
The North Carolina Dept. of Transportation maintains the road, but not the signage. I suspect they have much bigger problems to deal with statewide than this bridge.
Is the clearance signage accurate?
The clearance signage displays a maximum safe clearance - and yes, in that sense it is accurate. The actual clearance of the crash beam right in front of the trestle is 11 feet 10.8 inches, which gives it a 2.8 inch safety margin. The MUTCD allows for a maximum of 3 inches difference between the signage and the actual clearance.
Metric, please!
Would this situation be better if the signage were metric? Well … take a look at his website: 2m40.com (Warning: French. Metric)
For the convenience of our metric-only audience, here are the measurements we’re talking about in meters:
11foot8 (11 feet 8 inches) = 3.556 meters
11 feet 10.8 inches = 3.627 meters
Safety margin: 7.1 cm (at the crest of the road)
Can’t the road be lowered?
That would be prohibitively expensive because a sewer main runs just a few feet below the road bed. That sewer main also dates back about a hundred years and, again, at the time there were no real standards for minimum clearance for railroad underpasses.
Can’t the bridge be raised?
Here, too, the question is who would want to pay the millions of dollars to raise the tracks a couple of feet? To accomplish this, the grade of the tracks would have to changed on both sides of the trestle, probably for several miles. That would require rebuilding all trestles in Durham. And NS would have to shut down this busy track for months. I don’t think they are interested in that idea.
Is the signeage inadequate?
The signeage is pretty good. Large signs alert driver to the low clearance several blocks before the bridge. Overheight vehicles trip a light switch that turns on flashing warning lights.right at the bridge.
Should there be more signeage?
It’s hard to see how more “low-clearance” signs will significantly improve the situation. But maybe a different kind of signeage would get the driver’s attention.
Could they install a low-clearance bar?
A low clearance bar is a bar suspended by chains ahead of the bridge. Overheight vehicles hit that bar first and the noise alerts the driver to to the problem. I understand that this approach has been successful in other places, but it’s not practical here. There are many overheight trucks that have to be able to drive right up to the bridge and turn onto Peabody St. in order to deliver supplies to several restaurants. Making Peabody St inaccessible from Gregson St would make the restaurant owners and the delivery drivers very unhappy.
Why are they using yellow flashing lights?
Warning lights have to be yellow according to the NC traffic laws.
Are the drivers stupid?
No idea. They certainly seem distracted and the rental truck drivers are also probably inexperienced.
Will insurance cover the damages?
Most truck rental insurance policies specifically exclude overhead damage from coverage. However, a good auto insurance or liability insurance might pick up the tab. Check with your agent. Or even better - don’t hit the bridge! - Zábava
I love it when the truck is just tall enough to get peeled back like a sardine can 😂
Was thinking this bridge was a food processor, in another life. It slices, it peels, it shredds off perfectly every time ! 👌 😯
Right? So satisfying!
Most of these trucks have a 12ft clearance, that 2 inch difference is the can opener💀
@@XxXRage115XxX Dont you mean 4 inches?
@@geftiler2112 dam I guess I was drunk
I figured it out,,,, if you go really slow, the bridge magically lifts up and lets you through... if you go really fast, it doesn't see you and doesn't come down and you slip right under.
Pure logic.
🤣🤣🤣
I’m amazed at how quick all the drivers behind each truck react. Nobody hitting the trucks that suddenly stop is pretty amazing.
Also, how does Penske even rent in this zip code anymore? Lol
I love how the pedestrians just keep walking like " hey seen it before, no big deal"
Penske needs to have several wide screen tvs in their rental office playing this on a loop.
Congrats to those who designed the can opener. It didn't budge, not the slightest shake or shimmy. Excellent engineering.
First truck gets an A+ for hitting it as fast as possible.
10/10
The Hungarian judge only gave it a B+. She's tough!
Too bad the drivers didn't go through the bridge in reverse, in order to give the viewers a different view.
First truck was an idiot for running a red already.
😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂
This clip bought to you by Penske truck rental!
Bet theres a Penske lot on the other side lol
@@allenmarvetsthewildbuck3205 I live in this town and there is a rental lot not to far by
I see Penske trucks in all of these videos! LOL!
The bridge has been well-fed this year.
@Al Morrison The bridge deserves more!
The stupid bridge needs to be removed.
@@jacked6 which truck were you driving???
@@jacked6 I agree, this bridge is so dangerous. I would be embarrassed to be a local council member. It needs sorting.
100th like
I guess Red lights mean GO now.
That Penske at 2:25 didn't even attempt to slow down. That's scarier then it hitting the bridge
Right? Quite a bit of them just completely disregard the red light...
@@josee-annejoly6896 And then, gloriously, they get what they deserve.
@@burnout713 lol
they can't read and there color blind too ,, dam seen a few of these videos most of the trucks that hit ran the light ..
That one driver yelling is priceless
Lol I'd hate to think how Much Penske's have spent fixing their trucks haha
After billing the drivers, probably just auction the trucks off at places like Co-Part. People buy trucks like that, take the bodies off, and put other bodies on.
Naw, they probably just put a new box on. That way they don't have to pay for a new title and registration.
Penske should have special instructions to avoid this intersection haha
They are probably covered by now by mentioning it in their contracts. These stupid drivers are the ones who have to cough up the money I think.
On a truck I rented it said in the box near the back in big yellow and black letters "OVERHEAD DAMAGE NOT COVERED" lol.
if this had a 24 hour cam i would watch for days.
I'm pretty sure it does
I think people are hanging out there waiting for it to happen .
i does,
Yes... link please
Endless entertainment
What's better than watching a truck crash into 11 foot 8? Only a compilation of crashes into 11 foot 8.
John Rambo - watching a parking lot cam in Dallas, Texas!! Cars getting towed, drunk people. You wouldn’t think these things would be so entertaining, but here we are!!
Y'all wanna know what's better than 11 foot 8? A 10 foot 2 bridge that's in Massachusetts!!!
Gotta love how they will go slow like maybe the can sneak under it if the bridge doesnt notice them.
Kind of like how teachers tell students to be quiet during a fire, otherwise the fire will hear them. 🤣🤣
0:35 "OOOOOOHHHHH! OHHHHHHHHHHH! DON'T FUCK YOUR SHIT UP, BRO!"
*PROCEEDS TO FLOOR HIS CAMPER UNDER THE BRIDGE DAMAGING IT MORE*
3:25 i was thinking boy its going to be funny if that truck comes back and sure enough.
The thing is... There are signs everywhere! Even one lights up and flashes saying "MUST TURN", I mean, you can't really fault the bridge here O.O
God bless the 11foot8inch bridge.
May it remain unchanged for the rest of time.
f
They just raised it to 12' 4" :(
McInTEC And even then, IT STILL HAS PEOPLE CRASHING INTO IT! Hell if they removed the bridge people would still find a way to crash into it. It’s an Apex Predator
Isn't the bridge wonderful?
May it changed to 11foot7inch
2:25 he ran a red light AND hit the bridge. What a dummy
Doh !
and occupied two lanes
It is amazing how many trucks in that video ran the red light.
Oof
Yup..... that’s double trouble for the driver.
This never gets old.
"Driven to defeat breast cancer" - loses to a bridge.
So many Penske trucks
I love when trucks do wheelies.
Agreed! Would love to see a camera on the other side to see how hard they hit the windshield!
You know these fools aren't wearing seatbelts.
😂😂
The trucks rearing up remind me of the Lone Rangers horse Silver. Hi Ho Silver!!
😂
Let me try again in two minutes. Maybe then I'll fit lol
You'd think the Penske dealership would warn all customers of this danger by now. I've seen at least 5 Penske trucks in each video
At least 5 PER video?? I call nonsense. Do you have the statistics, are you working with the REPTILLIAN TROGLODYTE SHAPESHIFTERS TO DECIEVE INTERNET VIEWERS INTO BELIEVING ROUND EARTH PROPAGANDA??
2:18 that fake out though
Also, that guy at 3:11 is probably the smartest of the bunch, not that it means much
And 2 minutes later he proved himself as dumb as others.
@@palashbaruah4653 i am guessing that was his colleague
@@bertbergers9171 I wanna believe that lol
as an ex truck driver, that was one thing you were taught to look for was low bridges, i have seen me back up for some distance because i felt the bridge was too low for my truck, better safe than sorry like those in this vid. and there are adequate warning signs as well
Omg the one with the bus that just scrapes through, and then the truck that gets smoked after 😹 awesome timing
When the bus passed through I felt deceived - but then came the truck and I felt happy again
Best Christmas gift ever brought to you by the 11-8
I look forward to this annual update...
Hopefully there will come a Christmas present where we can see you drive your vehicle into that bridge as well.
@@Steveman27 I'm trying to make the math. How much will cost to rent one of those Penske trucks, the insurance, and the cost of repairs to feed the monster by myself. I'm seriously thinking in creating a gofundme to achieve that goal
The one at 1:03 blows me away - that truck hit HARD, even the camera shakes from the impact! :O
Whenever I see a box truck now, I automatically think of this bridge.
The faster the better .Gota love those box trucks .
Dude I was so satisfied when the bus fit perfectly it was like I lived my whole life to see that moment
This would be good with the 1812 Overture. :)
Literally came here for this comment.
Bridge: “Overheight - Must turn.”
Truck drivers: “Nah, that only applies to bicycles.”
Was Gomer Pyle driving the military truck?
I was WONDERING the same thing
Gee Golly Sarge I thought I'd fit!. 👏👏👏😂😂😂
😂😂😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
No. Gomer would have been too smart. It would be his commanding officers who would do it.
Can't be Trumpet driving his bone spurs kept him from serving yet he can dishonor our vets like John McCain!!
I love ❤️ watching the can opener at work. These are some of my favorite light hearted videos. You know there’s a fix-em-up car place making good money bcuz of it! Lol 😂
lol I love these vids. Thanks for all the uploads Mr Hebbe!
"Whooaaaaaa!!!!" "That'll fuck your shit up, bro!!!!" Boy that dude wasn't kidding!!!!
Hold on, we still have 11 days left of this year. Don't loose hope yet.
there was another one yesterday lol
Okay, guys, remember: 1, pay attention to the height of your vehicle, and 2, this is not Wacky Races. Sadly, you cannot press a button for your truck to squish into a pancake.
Just some tips!
This video would go PERFECT with the tune The Anvil Chorus.
Or "Yackety Sax".
Thank you for summing up the year 2018. Within a few hours I have watched every single one you posted all year please keep up the good work12
1:06 That shook the camera!
Watching these videos while having your morning coffee is a great way to start the day ha ha ha
These videos wouldn't be as good without the audio. That's what makes them so funny! 😎👍
Never....gets....old!
Heres to 2019 🍷may the reign of the bridge continue. Bring in the new victims that test the mercy of reigning champ.
It would be great to have a camera facing the vehicles when they come to a abrupt stop if it's even possible. Great videos.
Just a sign of the times we live in. The attitude that the rules apply to everyone else but me is so common that folks even disregard hard and fast math.
Replacing that AC with window units...
I love the slow ones for the fact that it looks like they're debating it, and thinking "I wonder if I can sneak up on it?"
Thank you 11foot8 bridge, happy holiday season
OVERHEIGHT MUST KEEP GOING
You can almost hear "It's a hard knock life" playing behind it. Great post sir!
I was wondering why there haven't been any updates...until today. I understand they have finally raised the RR tracks up to 12'4".
Penske needs to start sticking warning labels on their windshields, DO NOT DRIVE UNDER THIS BRIDGE
I'd so laugh if it was the same driver haha
Shaunos Morrison every other day another wrecked truck and they can’t sack him cuz he’s the bosses stoner son, lol
...and Enterprise... ...and Ryder...
No! People crashing into bridges is probably increasing their profit ;)
@Lumibear, if they don't read the BIG FLASHING WARNING sign before the bridge, do you really think that they will actually read a small sticker that's strategically placed right in front of them? I wish i had as much confidence as you do, LOL!
I was worried about the city bus, but on second thought he must've known he was good. Lol.
Thank you for that man was I needed a good laugh this morning. That just never gets old keep them coming thank you and merry Christmas.
This bridge is definitely NOT Penske material. George Costanza. 😂
I really love this bridge...may she truly go on forever...
Beautiful...thank you so much...
The bait and switch at 2:18 is peak unintentional comedy.
My favorite part is that there’s a BIG ASS SIGN telling them that they’re overheight and need to turn but they’re like “eh I can fi-“ *crashes into bridge*
Russ Olson makes sense
America needs more bridges like this.
There's a low bridge in Melbourne Australia (9 foot 5) that completely obliterated a box truck the other day
another bangin video
The most satisfying video ever!
Most of these were rental trucks .
Rental office- " do you want the insurance ? "
Guy renting truck - " Nah , i won't need it " 😂😂😂😂😂
Sirios Star rental insurance on box trucks explicitly excludes roof strike damage for this reason. if you peel the box open like a sardine can, insurance or not, you get billed for the full cost of a replacement box... which is $$$$.
ouch!
The most entertaining channel on CZcams!
@Lynda will do
Haven’t posted a video in 2 years man would love to see how the good old bridge is doing
It's amazing how many of these showcase the drivers blatantly blowing through red lights while the other traffic is green. Besides these idiots wrecking their trucks because of their own lack of awareness, it's frightening how many vehicle crashes they could've caused too.
I would love to own and operate a business on both side of this bridge to repair and replace box trucks and trailer.
I would also want to see two trucks hit this bridge at the same time.
Learning and watching 🤲
Keep uploading. 😂👍🏻
Got to love those wheel stands!
Lmfao, the AC unit ones are the best, and the ones where the truck ride height is just enough to make it a can opener.
Customer: Where's my 65" TV?
Driver: We got you a new TV half the size.
It’s that special time in your life when you realize that 4 inches means everything.
Id put money on the chance that this has been built into at least one model train set somewhere.
Love the people trying to beat the red light
2:24 The light had been red for 4 seconds before that dude decided to blow right through it and wreck his truck.
The sound cracks
Me up every time
0:45 Guy's like "Fuck it, I'll explain this to my insurance company later."
Pickup with mobile house in the back be like, dang it I hit my bathroom odor vent again!
2:19
Bridge: COME AT ME BUS!!!
Bus: SIKE!
I want a camera on the other side so I can see their faces!😂😂😂
What amazes me is, there's a big flashing sign telling them they must turn, but they ignore it.
I'm so proud of you son! You make me look like a genius.
Lol the camper person was like "Yeah fuck it, I don't need that A/C"
1:57 lol you can see the three guys walking on the right footpath looking back to see the aftermath, they probably live in the area haha
They had fair warning. If they did see the overheight sign flashing, why did they attempt to go through?
Maybe rentaltruck-company shd add in rental-agrement that insurance does not cover any damage made by 11ft8" bridge.
Sorry William Gallop I hadn't scrolled down before I made my remark. Didn't mean to copy.
overhead damage generally isn't covered anyway
I can't believe that last truck went for round two lmao.
Respect to US bridge builders ,truck and bus drivers not so much.
2:39 all you military folks know....what happens next.
Probably an investigation, and most likely get demoted. Worst case, get kicked out.
The drivers just love that overpass! "OUCH"
So did I read right on another video that the rental truck companies warn people about the bridge? But they still do it?
“Gona f:ck your sh*t up bro” 🤣
At 2:26 the truck runs a red light and hits the bridge. AWESOME!!!