crash325
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That appears to be an old time peddlers truck, that called on people in rural areas.
here are a couple of fun ones.
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That appears to be an old time peddlers truck, that called on people in rural areas.
here are a couple of fun ones.
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he bug looks kinda neat.
I have actually seen something similar to that. a guy in a bug with a rack to haul stuff.. but he was empty save a bike..e tc.
I have actually seen something similar to that. a guy in a bug with a rack to haul stuff.. but he was empty save a bike..e tc.
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the bug looks kinda neat.
I have actually seen something similar to that. a guy in a bug with a rack to haul stuff.. but he was empty save a bike..e tc.
I have actually seen something similar to that. a guy in a bug with a rack to haul stuff.. but he was empty save a bike..e tc.
Bug frame looks pretty well engineered. For a car, they were great on rough/non-existent roads. I'd want that in front of me over the last guy I saw here with a mattress tied onto his roof - I think he used dental floss !
Motorcycle - what are those people wearing ? Asbestos sandals ?
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how about hte people HOLDING the mattress tot he roof with one hand of the driver and one of the passanger. sheesh!
Everybody knows you're supposed to have a fat guy sitting on it, to hold it onto the roof !
Bets on how long before somebody posts a pic of same ?
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i've seen people setting int he bed of a truck as ballast for something large and not well secured in the bed!!!!
Its probably a 2 stroke. The exhaust may be warm but it won't be hot enough to burn their shoes. The oil mist lowers exhaust temperatures greatly
Could be.... can't be fun getting that load moving on a small 2stk. Beats a long walk though.
The 2stk bikes I'm familiar with live on MX tracks, so I'm conditioned to think of hot exhausts.
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This happened last week in Spartaburg, SC. A flat bed (low boy?? probably not lol) was hauling an all terrain man lift with the extendable boom which hit an overpass. Be sure to go to the link and look at all the pics, I pasted one of them at the bottom. That section of bridge shifted over 5 ft!!
I like the part where the article says "drive will be charged with losing his load". I bet that ain't all he lost!!! :laughing: The good news is no one hurt, and that bridge was due to be replaced next year anyway. They'll just have to step up the schedule now lol. I think that section of bridge has already been removed and the ramp has been blocked off at both ends.
Construction equipment hits, damages bridge over Upstate interst - wistv.com - Columbia, South Carolina |
SPARTANBURG, SC (WYFF) - The South Carolina Department of Transportation has reopened traffic on I-585 in Spartanburg County after a bridge over the southbound lanes was struck and damaged by a truck on Monday.
DOT crews worked overnight to have the interstate open by the Tuesday morning commute.
California Avenue is still closed over the bridge. Barricades have been set up to detour drivers around the still closed bridge. A large chunk of it is missing after the single-vehicle wreck. The bridge reconstruction could take months to repair.
South Carolina Highway Patrol troopers said a tractor-trailer hauling a boom was heading into Spartanburg on I-585 about 9 a.m. Monday when the boom hit the bridge, causing the boom to come off the truck.
They said the boom was higher than the posted bridge height of 13 feet 10 inches.
SCDOT officials said the bridge was built in 1957, carries two lanes of traffic and consists of four 44-foot concrete "T" beam spans. The average daily traffic is 4,700.
Officials said the impact of the truck severely damaged several beams and caused the span to shift five feet on the caps. The outside beam is hanging in the air being supported by the deck and a 24-inch waterline that is attached to the bridge. Traffic on I-585 has been shut down and is being detoured.
The bridge had been scheduled for replacement as part of the I-585 rehabilitation project with a planned September bid letting.
Doug Bryson, of Spartanburg County Emergency Management, says this stretch of I-585 is a major route for ambulances because of its proximity to Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.
Bryson said his agency is making sure all ambulances and other emergency crews know this area is not currently accessible.
Troopers said the driver of the tractor-trailer will be charged with losing his load.
They said more charges could be filed by transport police.
The highway patrol website first reported injuries in the incident but now says no one was injured.
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I like the part where the article says "drive will be charged with losing his load". I bet that ain't all he lost!!! :laughing: The good news is no one hurt, and that bridge was due to be replaced next year anyway. They'll just have to step up the schedule now lol. I think that section of bridge has already been removed and the ramp has been blocked off at both ends.
Construction equipment hits, damages bridge over Upstate interst - wistv.com - Columbia, South Carolina |
SPARTANBURG, SC (WYFF) - The South Carolina Department of Transportation has reopened traffic on I-585 in Spartanburg County after a bridge over the southbound lanes was struck and damaged by a truck on Monday.
DOT crews worked overnight to have the interstate open by the Tuesday morning commute.
California Avenue is still closed over the bridge. Barricades have been set up to detour drivers around the still closed bridge. A large chunk of it is missing after the single-vehicle wreck. The bridge reconstruction could take months to repair.
South Carolina Highway Patrol troopers said a tractor-trailer hauling a boom was heading into Spartanburg on I-585 about 9 a.m. Monday when the boom hit the bridge, causing the boom to come off the truck.
They said the boom was higher than the posted bridge height of 13 feet 10 inches.
SCDOT officials said the bridge was built in 1957, carries two lanes of traffic and consists of four 44-foot concrete "T" beam spans. The average daily traffic is 4,700.
Officials said the impact of the truck severely damaged several beams and caused the span to shift five feet on the caps. The outside beam is hanging in the air being supported by the deck and a 24-inch waterline that is attached to the bridge. Traffic on I-585 has been shut down and is being detoured.
The bridge had been scheduled for replacement as part of the I-585 rehabilitation project with a planned September bid letting.
Doug Bryson, of Spartanburg County Emergency Management, says this stretch of I-585 is a major route for ambulances because of its proximity to Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.
Bryson said his agency is making sure all ambulances and other emergency crews know this area is not currently accessible.
Troopers said the driver of the tractor-trailer will be charged with losing his load.
They said more charges could be filed by transport police.
The highway patrol website first reported injuries in the incident but now says no one was injured.
Copyright 2014 WYFF. All rights reserved.