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The 11foot8 bridge opens another big can

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Submitted ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨silverchase@sh.itjust.works⁩ to ⁨videos@lemmy.world⁩

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJ4tpEhQ86g

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  • kayzeekayzee@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

    MORE METAL FOR THE BRIDGE GOD!!

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    • SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨49⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

      Oil for the oil Lord!

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  • lazycouchpotato@lemmy.world ⁨50⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

    New one!!!

    I have a friend who lives in the area. Trying to get them to take a photo of the bridge for me.

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  • nucleative@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I’m American but live outside the US in a developing country.

    Here, the situation on the roads is wildly unstandardized. Every turn, road sign, curb size, lane width, bridge height, traffic signal duration, etc may or may not be consistent with anything else. Not to mention drivers going the wrong way, motorcycles on the sidewalks, people stopping in the road and more.

    Because of the weirdness drivers know they have to pay attention or else death and injury awaits.

    The fact that the 11’ 8" bridge still takes so many casualties suggests drivers confidently think they can drive all over the USA and the road is engineered to an exacting standard. Except for this one bridge.

    I think it’s actually time for the city to just properly fix this bridge and bring it up to standard.

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    • silverchase@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

      If you’ve followed the news and history of this bridge, the city did actually try. They increased the clearance from the original 11 ft 8 in to 12 ft 4 in, but that’s still a bit too low for large vehicles. There’s limited room to expand since that bridge is a rail bridge and there are utilities under the ground.

      Because of the weirdness drivers know they have to pay attention or else death and injury awaits.

      That is one thing I admire about chaotic roads. I remember hearing the rule of crossing the street in Hanoi is to just look where you want to go and walk in a straight line at a constant speed, and expect traffic to work around you. Standardization and signage really just exists to make driving easier.

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  • CaptDust@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Woah, I thought these videos were done! The city has invested so much to make this a reasonable and heavily signed intersection, yet… Here we are still seeing people smack it. At least the bridge is well protected now.

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    • Canadian_Cabinet@lemmy.ca ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      There was a good streak about a year ago, then a like 9 months break until today

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    • mercano@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      It’s better, but 12’ 4” is still lower than usual, so it still snags some trucks that blow through the warning lights.

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    • silverchase@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      For more bridge webcam nonsense, check out Needles Underpass!

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  • TachyonTele@piefed.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Running the red light is the cherry on top

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  • SalamenceFury@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

    Nobody ever learns lmao

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  • GhostlyPixel@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I went to look at their other videos and their second most recent one is the same moving company nine months ago lol

    youtu.be/998_yVr6mKI

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  • captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    About the only thing I can think of would be a sign at the height of the crash bar that says “If you hit this sign you’ll hit that bridge” but given the kind of people we’ve been allowing to survive childhood for the last 80 years that also probably wouldn’t work.

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    • SkyezOpen@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      From the faq.

      The signage is good, and the vast majority of truck drivers notice the problem and avoid the bridge. Large signs alert driver to the low clearance several blocks before the bridge. Half a block before the trestle, a sensor detects overheight vehicles and triggers an LED blackout warning sign that was installed in May 2016. That same sensor also triggers a red-light phase at the traffic light directly in front of the trestle (installed in March 2016), so the driver has 50 seconds to read the warning sign next to the red traffic light and consider their next move.

      For them to even be in this position, they have to ignore several signs, a flashing sign, and run a red light. Some people simply can’t be helped.

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  • VirgilMastercard@reddthat.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Best bridge in the world

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  • Zagam@piefed.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I wonder how it would have gone if he stopped for the red.

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    • silverchase@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Stopping doesn’t make the vehicle shorter! This is a common myth, especially among large oversize vehicle drivers in this area.

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      • TachyonTele@piefed.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Ok but hear me out... What if I reversed under the bridge?

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      • Zagam@piefed.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Maybe had he not been staring at the light and stopped, he'd have seen all the warnings. Having rushed a light or two myself, I'm pretty sure the focus in on that.

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  • paraphrand@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Thanks for the heads up!

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    • TachyonTele@piefed.social ⁨57⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

      No problem tin can head!

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  • Rentlar@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    It’s the same moving company as the one that had crashed 10 months before!

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  • HappySkullsplitter@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I’ve hear they’re raising the clearance on this bridge soon

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    • CaptDust@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Its been 11’ 8+8 for a while - are you saying they’re raising it again? Thought this was a high as they could get it without interrupting the rail line

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