11' 8" Bridge vs Dumpster Truck

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That's a hard hit! Watch the railroad bridge bounce after hitting.

I know some of our guys run dumpster trucks, too. If this is one of yours and the driver comes in saying the forks don't work right, here's your reason!
 
I hope that hurt the Garbage truck driver. Stupidity should be painful.

I see this group of people all the time. Didn't you see the LARGE " NO TRUCKS " sign 🤔?

" I didn't think that was for me 🤦"
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If you look at the other videos about the bridge, it shows the new rail that replaced the old, crooked rail when they raised the bridge 8". The sign plainly shows the 12'4" max height, yet many of the idiots who hit the bridge have absolutely no clue about the height of the truck they are driving. Revoke their CDL's, maybe they'll figure out how tall their truck is:p
 
they need to put those pop up security barriers for them to run into instead of plowing into the bridge
 
They have a functional sensor before the intersection... they need to put more signs further out. and also drop down warning bars.
I'd like to think that if a steel beam is being lowered in your face, you'd say "hey, maybe those lights are for me" and hit the brakes.
then again... people are people
 
DrScaryGuy said:
They have a functional sensor before the intersection... they need to put more signs further out. and also drop down warning bars.
I'd like to think that if a steel beam is being lowered in your face, you'd say "hey, maybe those lights are for me" and hit the brakes.
then again... people are people
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You assume the driver is even paying attention. Likely they aren't.
 
DrScaryGuy said:
They have a functional sensor before the intersection... they need to put more signs further out. and also drop down warning bars.
I'd like to think that if a steel beam is being lowered in your face, you'd say "hey, maybe those lights are for me" and hit the brakes.
then again... people are people
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Definitely need the sensors further out. They change the light to red to give drivers a chance to absorb the Overheight Must Turn sign, but they are just slow enough to encourage drivers to floor it to beat the light instead.
 
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Ferrisfan said:
Definitely need the sensors further out. They change the light to red to give drivers a chance to absorb the Overheight Must Turn sign, but they are just slow enough to encourage drivers to floor it to be the light instead.
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They need it to send a warning to their phones that's where they're looking, not the road.
 
chiefjason said:
I've seen it. From a truck. It's hard not to notice it.

As to no trucks signs, there are a lot of jobs where you have to straight up ignore those. My last in home furniture deliver job was like that.
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This is what type of driver I'm talking about. Past the sign into a farm field. Screenshot_20240508_140655_Gallery.jpg
 
DCGallim said:
Doesn’t look like it damaged the truck much. If he would’ve had his arms down it probably would’ve made it.
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That’s what I was thinking.

And that was a wall recycling truck so the video must be fairly recent.
 
chiefjason said:
I've seen it. From a truck. It's hard not to notice it.

As to no trucks signs, there are a lot of jobs where you have to straight up ignore those. My last in home furniture deliver job was like that.
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Yep. I’m constantly delivering cans down no truck roads or axle weight limit roads that I’m clearly over.

I will say that I slow down and pay close attention to overhead wires when I go down one the first time. Just in case.
 
Chdamn said:
That’s what I was thinking.

And that was a wall recycling truck so the video must be fairly recent.
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Yeah he probably hit and run just like they did when they hit my truck backing out off some condos working at the beach. I didn't even realize he had hit it but the guy that checks peoples passes to drive out on the North End at Carolina Beach saw it and called CB police.
 
Bigdave0924 said:
Yeah he probably hit and run just like they did when they hit my truck backing out off some condos working at the beach. I didn't even realize he had hit it but the guy that checks peoples passes to drive out on the North End at Carolina Beach saw it and called CB police.
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He may not have known he hit it. You’d be surprised. Had a lady slam into the back of me one time just as I released the clutch shifting. I thought the tiny jerk was just me letting the clutch go too hard.

A tractor trailer flagged me down. lol.
 
I once sliced open the side of a car maneuvering a 40' flat bed trailer through a tight neighborhood. The owner had parked it right in the center of the "T" where two streets came together. I got as far to the right as I could but the trailer had an 11' overhang from the back of the axles to the back of the hydraulic dovetail. Sliced open the side of the car like a can opener. Never realized I hit it until a neighborhood kid came up on his bike and told me.
 
A. We had a driver put (attempt) an 11' truck into a 10' carport so he wouldn't have to pull the hose an extra 20'.

B. We had a driver follow his GPS. Looking for a tank at a girl scout camp. At some point, you would think that if you have to get out of the truck to move downed trees, it would dawn on you that you might be in the wrong place. Nope. Kept going. Over a mile into the woods before he got stuck. It cost over $60,000 and took two days to recover the truck. Couldn't get a tow truck to it. Had to involve the State Division of Forestry to get permission to cut trees and bring in excavators
 
For all the accidents with this bridge, I’ve always been curious why they’ve never been able to increase the clearance.

I read somewhere that they can’t make it taller because of the train tracks that run over it and something else about why they can’t make the road that goes under lower….. anyone have any insight on it?
 
mightymorphine53 said:
For all the accidents with this bridge, I’ve always been curious why they’ve never been able to increase the clearance.

I read somewhere that they can’t make it taller because of the train tracks that run over it and something else about why they can’t make the road that goes under lower….. anyone have any insight on it?
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They need that money for tranny school visits, free stuff for lazy people and narcan vending machines.
 
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mightymorphine53 said:
For all the accidents with this bridge, I’ve always been curious why they’ve never been able to increase the clearance.

I read somewhere that they can’t make it taller because of the train tracks that run over it and something else about why they can’t make the road that goes under lower….. anyone have any insight on it?
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Because there are arcane laws that grant rail companies extraordinary powers of right of way.

No other company in this country is allowed to have a bridge over a road unless it is a minimum height (and that height ain’t 12 ft). If they have a bridge that doesn’t meet minimum height requirements they are forced to raise it.

The rail companies don’t have to raise their bridges.
 
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Chdamn said:
Because there are arcane laws that grant rail companies extraordinary powers of right of way.

No other company in this country is allowed to have a bridge over a road unless it is a minimum height (and that height ain’t 12 ft). If they have a bridge that doesn’t meet minimum height requirements they are forced to raise it.

The rail companies don’t have to raise their bridges.
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When I worked for Travelers Insurance they sold Railroad Protective Liability insurance. A contractor working near a railroad line bought this coverage to protect the railroad from liability that might result from the contractor's operations. Thus the contractor paid for insurance that protected not the contractor, but the railroad.

Who is covered by railroad protective liability insurance?​


The RRP policy protects a railroad from liability it incurs because of the work of the designated contractor on or near the railroad right of way. This covers the railroad entity when it comes to physical damage to the railroad's property. Railroad protective liability insurance also covers third parties who sustain injury or property damage the railroad could be liable for that was caused by the contractor's work. It does not cover the contractor.
 
The Gregson Street railroad bridge in Durham was raised EIGHT Inches several years ago but idiots still drive into it.

Here's a 15 minute video of lots of vehicles ripping their tops off.

 
mightymorphine53 said:
For all the accidents with this bridge, I’ve always been curious why they’ve never been able to increase the clearance.

I read somewhere that they can’t make it taller because of the train tracks that run over it and something else about why they can’t make the road that goes under lower….. anyone have any insight on it?
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Oh yee of little experience with the railroad!

The railroad is on record as saying "not our problem, our tracks work just fine...and oh by the way, we have the right to protect our bridge." Hence the can opener beam before the bridge. On a technical note, train tracks have grades to worry about. I don't design tracks, but I know a vertical shift in grade (up or down) results in long "ramps" to ease the train into it. So it's not just a "fix right there."

Gregson Street is state (NCDOT) maintained. They too have said "it's the train, not the road's fault." Again on the technical side, there are also min/max grades allowable, plus the complication of drainage. You don't want to create a swimming pool under the rails every time it rains because you can't get water to drain out of there. I know there are locations in Charlotte like that (no positive outfall for drainage) and there is really no solution. Other than posting signs telling people "hey, it 'funna flood here when it rain!"

This isn't the answer anyone wants to hear, but the best solution is likely to close that road crossing.
 
Pack72 said:
When I worked for Travelers Insurance they sold Railroad Protective Liability insurance. A contractor working near a railroad line bought this coverage to protect the railroad from liability that might result from the contractor's operations. Thus the contractor paid for insurance that protected not the contractor, but the railroad.

Who is covered by railroad protective liability insurance?​


The RRP policy protects a railroad from liability it incurs because of the work of the designated contractor on or near the railroad right of way. This covers the railroad entity when it comes to physical damage to the railroad's property. Railroad protective liability insurance also covers third parties who sustain injury or property damage the railroad could be liable for that was caused by the contractor's work. It does not cover the contractor.
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I know people who worked for Charlotte back in the 90's (I think) when they were installing a new bridge over the railroad...somewhere on the south side of town. The contractor's crane failed and dropped a huge beam, totally blocked the train tracks. The train inspector's response (who was already on site, as per the railroad's requirements) was "welp, there's a train coming through in about an hour. better have it cleared or we'll have a wrecker yank it off the tracks...or else you'll be paying for the delayed time to the tune of tens of thousands of dollars per minute."
 
1075tech said:
A. We had a driver put (attempt) an 11' truck into a 10' carport so he wouldn't have to pull the hose an extra 20'.

B. We had a driver follow his GPS. Looking for a tank at a girl scout camp. At some point, you would think that if you have to get out of the truck to move downed trees, it would dawn on you that you might be in the wrong place. Nope. Kept going. Over a mile into the woods before he got stuck. It cost over $60,000 and took two days to recover the truck. Couldn't get a tow truck to it. Had to involve the State Division of Forestry to get permission to cut trees and bring in excavators
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Sounds like 2 more drivers that went to Swift for their next job.
 
mightymorphine53 said:
For all the accidents with this bridge, I’ve always been curious why they’ve never been able to increase the clearance.

I read somewhere that they can’t make it taller because of the train tracks that run over it and something else about why they can’t make the road that goes under lower….. anyone have any insight on it?
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It is now 8" taller than it used to be. That involved a total of something like a mile of track to gradually raise and lower that grading.
 
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