I don't know if they do it anymore but in Boston every September 1st someone would set up a camera on one of the bridges in case someone got past the copious amount of signs saying low clearance....
I don't know if they do it anymore but in Boston every September 1st someone would set up a camera on one of the bridges in case someone got past the copious amount of signs saying low clearance. Getting Storrowed was always morbidly fun to see every once in a while.
Vollmer Rd railroad bridge in Olympia Fields is 11 foot 9. I take that way to work everyday and it's regularly hit or closed to let trucks turn around https://maps.app.goo.gl/pynCTw7ihv3VBK7w6
Vollmer Rd railroad bridge in Olympia Fields is 11 foot 9. I take that way to work everyday and it's regularly hit or closed to let trucks turn around
We have the KK can opener in Milwaukee. And yes, the truck drivers say that Google takes them down that road even though it shouldn't. A few years ago funds were allocated to lower the street...
We have the KK can opener in Milwaukee. And yes, the truck drivers say that Google takes them down that road even though it shouldn't. A few years ago funds were allocated to lower the street below the bridge, but I'm not sure if that ever happened.
Give me a good ol atlas or paper map most of the time. Google is useful, but we are becoming so dependent on apps to navigate. I'm of the opinion that we are losing skills that are timeless.
I use GPS locally not for the navigation, but for the traffic and road closure awareness. When we skip it we're often to the point of no return in congestion by the time someone in the car checks.
I use GPS locally not for the navigation, but for the traffic and road closure awareness. When we skip it we're often to the point of no return in congestion by the time someone in the car checks.
I don't like the title of this article. Even though the body of the paragraph makes it clear that drivers just aren't paying attention, the title still tries to paint GPS as somehow the issue, but...
I don't like the title of this article. Even though the body of the paragraph makes it clear that drivers just aren't paying attention, the title still tries to paint GPS as somehow the issue, but that's not the takeaway.
The GPS doesn't prevent you from reading the height clearance sign. That's your own ineptitude.
I drove a ten-foot truck on a move a while back. All the bridges were signed, but by the time I saw them it would have been far too late too easily turn around. I suppose truckers have their own...
I drove a ten-foot truck on a move a while back. All the bridges were signed, but by the time I saw them it would have been far too late too easily turn around. I suppose truckers have their own GPS apps.
I think that may be part of the problem. I had to drive a 12+ ft truck on an interstate move about a year and a half ago and was unable to find a GPS app that listed bridge heights. The one I did...
I think that may be part of the problem. I had to drive a 12+ ft truck on an interstate move about a year and a half ago and was unable to find a GPS app that listed bridge heights. The one I did find was paid and intended I think for long haul truckers. I didn't end up getting it because I didn't want to shell out the money and figured that we were on the highway and it would be fine. But honestly it was a still a challenge at times. Just as you said the signs can often come too late (we had to turn around in a parking lot at one point to avoid a low bridge in NJ), and even finding gas stations we could fit in was a serious annoyance. It was strange how limited the information was online on the maps we had access to.
With the increase in folks without truck driving experience driving for businesses like Amazon and people becoming very dependent on GPS apps for directions, this is not at all surprising.
That's just sad. I'm guessing the penalty doesn't cover fixing the damage, perhaps they should raise it.
including a flashing one, to deter vehicles that are too tall or too heavy from crossing. Drivers can face a fine of $5,000 from the town, plus state penalties.
That's just sad. I'm guessing the penalty doesn't cover fixing the damage, perhaps they should raise it.
I used to have a job that involved riding around in a box truck. I was the navigator. This was at least 20 years ago. We had a big Rand McNally tri-county road atlas and my job was to make sure we...
I used to have a job that involved riding around in a box truck. I was the navigator. This was at least 20 years ago. We had a big Rand McNally tri-county road atlas and my job was to make sure we actually got to where we had to be. The maps had bridge heights, truck prohibitions, etc. and you'd have to plan out your whole route before starting otherwise you might have to backtrack 20+ minutes. I'd get questioned by the drivers when they thought they knew a better route. Usually the answer would be "yeah we could do that if we had the pickup instead of this thing." One time the driver didn't believe me. We would up getting overtime that day and he got chewed out.
https://11foot8.com/ Can't mentioned trucks going where they shouldn't without mentioning good ol' 11foot8.
We have a "cousin" of 11foot8 in my city: The Independence Avenue Bridge. That sucker likes to eat!
I don't know if they do it anymore but in Boston every September 1st someone would set up a camera on one of the bridges in case someone got past the copious amount of signs saying low clearance. Getting Storrowed was always morbidly fun to see every once in a while.
Is Sept 1 a major lease change day thanks to uni schedules?
Yup! September 1st (or a couple of days before tbh), June 1st and January 1st are usually major moving days in Boston.
Vollmer Rd railroad bridge in Olympia Fields is 11 foot 9. I take that way to work everyday and it's regularly hit or closed to let trucks turn around
https://maps.app.goo.gl/pynCTw7ihv3VBK7w6
We have the KK can opener in Milwaukee. And yes, the truck drivers say that Google takes them down that road even though it shouldn't. A few years ago funds were allocated to lower the street below the bridge, but I'm not sure if that ever happened.
Give me a good ol atlas or paper map most of the time. Google is useful, but we are becoming so dependent on apps to navigate. I'm of the opinion that we are losing skills that are timeless.
I use GPS locally not for the navigation, but for the traffic and road closure awareness. When we skip it we're often to the point of no return in congestion by the time someone in the car checks.
I do think that's its best use. We've definitely used it for that.
soooo much more uneventful now since they raised it 8". barely any sardine cans anymore. yet another way the world is going to shite!
Thanks
Here in VT it seems that I hear about one of the bridges being hit at least every few months. It's shocking how frequent it is.
I don't like the title of this article. Even though the body of the paragraph makes it clear that drivers just aren't paying attention, the title still tries to paint GPS as somehow the issue, but that's not the takeaway.
The GPS doesn't prevent you from reading the height clearance sign. That's your own ineptitude.
I drove a ten-foot truck on a move a while back. All the bridges were signed, but by the time I saw them it would have been far too late too easily turn around. I suppose truckers have their own GPS apps.
I think that may be part of the problem. I had to drive a 12+ ft truck on an interstate move about a year and a half ago and was unable to find a GPS app that listed bridge heights. The one I did find was paid and intended I think for long haul truckers. I didn't end up getting it because I didn't want to shell out the money and figured that we were on the highway and it would be fine. But honestly it was a still a challenge at times. Just as you said the signs can often come too late (we had to turn around in a parking lot at one point to avoid a low bridge in NJ), and even finding gas stations we could fit in was a serious annoyance. It was strange how limited the information was online on the maps we had access to.
With the increase in folks without truck driving experience driving for businesses like Amazon and people becoming very dependent on GPS apps for directions, this is not at all surprising.
That's just sad. I'm guessing the penalty doesn't cover fixing the damage, perhaps they should raise it.
I used to have a job that involved riding around in a box truck. I was the navigator. This was at least 20 years ago. We had a big Rand McNally tri-county road atlas and my job was to make sure we actually got to where we had to be. The maps had bridge heights, truck prohibitions, etc. and you'd have to plan out your whole route before starting otherwise you might have to backtrack 20+ minutes. I'd get questioned by the drivers when they thought they knew a better route. Usually the answer would be "yeah we could do that if we had the pickup instead of this thing." One time the driver didn't believe me. We would up getting overtime that day and he got chewed out.
The machine knows! Stop yelling at me!