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Car Forum / Australian Car Forums / General Car Topics (Australian group) / October 2006Poor truckie (pics)
Because this bridge is on an angle with the road it always pushes trucks over when they hit it (as can be seen by the many previous battle scars on the bridge). This poor bloke almost got killed as his roof got crushed in. There wasn't much head room after this. The pic isn't the best quality as it's a phone camera. 2nd pic shows a better shot of the cabin. I don't think the truckie is in either of the photos. http://mikesdriveway.com/misc/rolledtruck1.jpg http://mikesdriveway.com/misc/rolledtruck2.jpg > http://mikesdriveway.com/misc/rolledtruck1.jpg > http://mikesdriveway.com/misc/rolledtruck2.jpg Question: Are the two low clearance signs older than the last couple of 'resurfacing' jobbies? :-) > Question: > Are the two low clearance signs older than the last couple of > 'resurfacing' jobbies? > > :-) Above the low clearance signs you can see 2 lights which are meant to flash to warn trucks that are too high. There are sensors mounted approx 3.5m above the road that activate the lights when a beam gets broken. AFAIK the sensors do not work, the lights flash constantly but very dimly. Michael >>Question: >>Are the two low clearance signs older than the last couple of [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Michael Would it matter if the lights work anyone who drives a truck should know how high it is only a moron would drive under a bridge too low I did get send a couple of pics of a low loader with an exavator that when under a low bridge the boom of the machine was torn up and through the roadway above conpletely f.cking the bridge Kev > Would it matter if the lights work > anyone who drives a truck should know how high it is [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > the boom of the machine was torn up and through the roadway above > conpletely f.cking the bridge IIRC that accident happened a week or so ago. The driver was interviewed and said he has been under that bridge plenty of times but just not in that lane. Reaper a truck driver should know how high he is at all times. additionally, explain how that accident occurred? did he hit the roof and get pushed over? looks very strange. if in doubt, move to the centre most lane on your side of the road to avoid hazards and bad road surfacing. >> Question: >> Are the two low clearance signs older than the last couple of [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Michael > a truck driver should know how high he is at all times. It's very easy to forget. > additionally, explain how that accident occurred? did he hit the roof and > get pushed over? Yeah, he hit the bridge straight on and the angle of the bridge pushed the truck over. Michael Let me guess? South Melbourne? Lol all those light rail (former heavy rail) bridges seem to get trucks, buses etc stuck under them. Perhaps they should ban any heavy vehicle (except fire trucks) from entering the vicnity, or stick to using other routes that bypass these bridges. Remember the bus that got stuck near there only 2 months ago, tore the roof off. Any more photos?  SignatureRegards Bobby > Let me guess? South Melbourne? > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Any more photos? Two Brisbane favourites of mine. Car Carrier semi blasted down Countess Street - driver 'forgot' he had two decks of cars on board, with entirely predictable and expensive results. But the champeeship goes to the dickhead who had a body-truck stacked with empty 44 gallon drums - very high stack, it was, too. Failed to notice the Annerley road rail bridge which scraped the entire load off onto the street, at which point the drums escaped their shackles and went their separate ways - at high speed. The aftermath looked pretty interesting. But the locals still talk about the noise being the best part of the show:-) Yes, that IS a very strange name for a suburb. >>Let me guess? South Melbourne? >> [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > Yes, that IS a very strange name for a suburb. Last Compnay I worked for had one towed in driver went under Evens Rd/Ipswich Rd underpass, it's 3.8m, the truck is 4.2m, peeled the entire roof back, he claimed he was only doing 20kph and thought it would fit Kev > Last Compnay I worked for had one towed in > driver went under Evens Rd/Ipswich Rd underpass, it's 3.8m, the truck is > 4.2m, peeled the entire roof back, he claimed he was only doing 20kph > and thought it would fit The truck that I used to drive when I delivered to Toyota was 3.9 high, I had some time off during a Toyota shutdown so the truck went into our Richmond workshop for a service, the workshop manager took it for a "test drive", he thought a bridge was too low so he got out and had a look, he decided it would fit so he jumped back in and drove straight into the bridge which was 3.6 mtrs causing about $5000.00 damage:-) Daryl "D Walford" <walford@iprimus.com.au> wrote in message news:452c8878$0$504$61c65585@uq-127creek-reader- > The truck that I used to drive when I delivered to Toyota was 3.9 high, I > had some time off during a Toyota shutdown so the truck went into our > Richmond workshop for a service, the workshop manager took it for a "test > drive", he thought a bridge was too low so he got out and had a look, he > decided it would fit so he jumped back in and drove straight into the > bridge which was 3.6 mtrs causing about $5000.00 damage:-) That deserves some sort of award. :-) Future darwin candidate maybe. > Daryl > "D Walford" <walford@iprimus.com.au> wrote in message > news:452c8878$0$504$61c65585@uq-127creek-reader- [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > That deserves some sort of award. :-) Future darwin candidate maybe. I thought it was quite funny at the time, the bloke who did it was no fool but I suppose we all have a bit of brain fade occasionally:-) After that incident if I was the boss I would have insisted that all trucks have their heights displayed on the dash but management weren't that clever. Daryl >> a truck driver should know how high he is at all times. > > It's very easy to forget. It shouldn't be, the driver sees his truck every time he gets in and out of it, there really is no excuse. My truck is 4.3mtrs high so I have to be very careful all the time, bridge clearances are marked in street directories so its possible to check your intended route for low bridges before you start the truck. If in doubt find another route. Daryl >>a truck driver should know how high he is at all times. > > It's very easy to forget. It is? Kev >>>a truck driver should know how high he is at all times. >> >> It's very easy to forget. > > It is? Isn't it written on the dash? Fraser >>>> a truck driver should know how high he is at all times. >>> >>> It's very easy to forget. >> It is? > > Isn't it written on the dash? Not always and on a semi it would change every time you towed a different trailer so it would be useless. Daryl > Not always and on a semi it would change every time you towed a > different trailer so it would be useless. A little patch of whiteboard, perhaps? :-) Tag on the leading of the trailer mirror imaged so that you can read it in the mirror, perhaps? SignatureAthol <http://cust.idl.com.au/athol> Linux Registered User # 254000 I'm a Libran Engineer. I don't argue, I discuss. >> Not always and on a semi it would change every time you towed a >> different trailer so it would be useless. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Tag on the leading of the trailer mirror imaged so that you can read it > in the mirror, perhaps? Some trailers have their heights on the front of the trailer but even that is not 100% accurate. The 2 DAFs at work have different turntables, mine is about 50mm lower than our other truck which doesn't seem like much but it can make the difference between a hit and a miss. Daryl "D Walford" <walford@iprimus.com.au> wrote in message news:452caa97$0$493$61c65585@uq-127creek-reader- > Not always and on a semi it would change every time you towed a different > trailer so it would be useless. A truckie bloke I know who did containers used to keep one of those cyclist's flashing lights stuck on his dash with Velcro, and when I asked him what it was for he said whenever he had an overheight container on he turned it on to remind him of it. I thought it was a good idea, but it would piss me off. -- Regards, Noddy. >> a truck driver should know how high he is at all times. > > It's very easy to forget. If you're driving a truck professionally you get paid to remember these things. > a truck driver should know how high he is at all times. With any luck, he'll also know how tall the vehicle is, too. :-) SignatureAthol <http://cust.idl.com.au/athol> Linux Registered User # 254000 I'm a Libran Engineer. I don't argue, I discuss. |
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