Share Pics of People Hauling or Towing Something Wrong

gstrom99 · Dec 10, 2024

WinterDeere said:
If only there were a sign, to tell him how high the overpass was.

Maybe, just maybe, the sign is missing from the other side???

Doubt it.

ptsg · Dec 10, 2024

Pretty sure there are "drivers" out there in the wild that you could slap the sign in front of their eyes and they would still miss it somehow

Renze · Dec 10, 2024

ptsg said:
Pretty sure there are "drivers" out there in the wild that you could slap the sign in front of their eyes and they would still miss it somehow

Have you ever ran into a crane hook from a shop crane, hanging just above your eyes so you dont notice because your eyes navigate down in front of you, so you smack your forehead into the crane hook whilst navigating the cluttered shop floor in front of you ? (I always rise them above head, or lower them to below shoulder height when i walk in the shop and see a crane hook at forehead height)

Same with trucking, you need your eyes on the road so its easy to miss something in the sky. For that reason, many low overpasses in the neighbouring city have a beam suspended on chains before the overpass. Hitting that at 40mph makes enough noise to warn drivers ahead so they can take the on-ramp before the overpass.

People who hit bridges arent as dumb as you think they are: they just pay attention to traffic.

Engineer42 · Dec 10, 2024

kenmbz · Dec 10, 2024

We have a few bridges over the Delaware in town.
One that is barely wide enough for two cars to pass each other.
The other is slightly wider but not very tall.

They have all kinds of warnings, overhead signs, Hanging beams etc.
But still huge trucks try to get on them.
Watched one take about 10 minutes to back out after hitting the overhead beam.

When I see a box truck on the smaller bridge I just have to shake my head.
The bridge authority people have traffic lights now on both sides to stop oncoming traffic when that happens.

If they were focusing on the road, they would never try to get across.

ptsg · Dec 10, 2024

Renze said:
Have you ever ran into a crane hook from a shop crane, hanging just above your eyes so you dont notice because your eyes navigate down in front of you, so you smack your forehead into the crane hook whilst navigating the cluttered shop floor in front of you ? (I always rise them above head, or lower them to below shoulder height when i walk in the shop and see a crane hook at forehead height)

Same with trucking, you need your eyes on the road so its easy to miss something in the sky. For that reason, many low overpasses in the neighbouring city have a beam suspended on chains before the overpass. Hitting that at 40mph makes enough noise to warn drivers ahead so they can take the on-ramp before the overpass.

People who hit bridges arent as dump as you think they are: they just pay attention to traffic.

I don't about you or those drivers, but to me, part of focusing on the road is also check the surroundings. People or animals on side walks, tree branches, low hanging wires, looking to the mirrors multiple types to see what's going on back there and most importantly, practicing defensive driving, which is something I keep seeing less and less.

I still stand by thinking those people are indeed that dumb. I mean, one is driving a tall truck that you know it can hit stuff, the least one can do it to keep that in the back of your mind and be aware of possible height issues, specially with so many signs in front of the eyes like in this case.

People who pull these stunts are more focused on their phones or the GPS, rather than actual driving.

But to answer your question, I've hit those shop cranes once or twice but I wasn't driving so I wasn't paying that much attention.

Renze · Dec 10, 2024

ptsg said:
But to answer your question, I've hit those shop cranes once or twice but I wasn't driving so I wasn't paying that much attention.

Driving, or negotiating a shop in which forklifts drive, grinder sparks can come your way, trip hazards on the floor... you need almost as much attention as when driving on the road

Engineer42 · Dec 10, 2024

Renze said:
Driving, or negotiating a shop in which forklifts drive, grinder sparks can come your way, trip hazards on the floor... you need almost as much attention as when driving on the road

Probably more so since you aren't protected by a metal/glass shell of some sort.