[KS circutguy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35C2-8GrdDA

[Simple Man]

This guy doesn't hit the bridge. But he would have done less damage if he had hit it.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJ8WKscGo8I

[71SportRagtop]

I drive a tractor trailer for a living. I have experience driving in the 4 of the 5 boroughs of NY and let me tell you it's a nightmare. I've pulled a 53' trailer in Staten Island, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, and Long Island. It sucks. Thankfully my company refused to make deliveries in Manhattan. For starters the bridges are NOT clearly or correctly marked. The truck "routes" aren't marked well either and on occasion a truck route puts you right up against a 12' bridge....WTF. Everything is tight and the people up there drive like complete and total A-holes. I've had to blind side back into a super tight dock from the street with wing nuts flying by and not even watching me. Every time I went up there I drove around with my you know what puckered.

Just watch the video. You can see that the first bridge the truck goes under is marked 13'3" and he clears it. Tractor trailers sit 13'6" high. This is part of the reason NY driving is a nightmare.

That being said, it is CLEARLY marked that all trucks must stay off the Parkways. Most expressways are OK but Parkways are strictly forbidden.

Thankfully now that I have a new position at work, I am no longer required to go to NY.

[salem1912]

Clean-up in lane 2.

[PonchoV8]

Originally Posted by 71SportRagtop

Everything is tight and the people up there drive like complete and total A-holes.

Is is because they ARE complete and total A-holes?

[NBF823]

We'll its a good thing that dude in that car did everything he could to warn the truck driver vs being a self promoting D&$*e-bag and just waiting to film the outcome.

Oh, well, human nature I supposed. Yea, bet that truck driver had a bad day.

[Jeff Hamlin]

Originally Posted by NBF823

We'll its a good thing that dude in that car did everything he could to warn the truck driver vs being a self promoting D&$*e-bag and just waiting to film the outcome.

Oh, well, human nature I supposed. Yea, bet that truck driver had a bad day.

The bitch who videoed this should get a good beat-down just for not attempting to get ahead of the truck to possibly prevent this out come,
luckily no one was hurt.

I drive across the CBBT every day and almost everyday I see Truck Drivers who are outright phucking stupid & dangerous.
http://wtvr.com/2014/05/15/semi-driv...bridge-tunnel/

[The Boss]

Both of those are painful to watch - life changing moments for both of those guys!

Good judgement is apparently going out of style!

[salem1912]

What sign? A few days on the job this guy(won't call him a driver) never thought the read the height signs. http://6abc.com/archive/9520523/ Just done with a 1.5 million rehab a few years ago.

[62cat]

Steering wheel holders.

[tekheavy]

Originally Posted by PonchoV8

Is is because they ARE complete and total A-holes?

I take offense to that comment. That's a pretty general statement you made, don't ya think??

[Stuart]

I'm not sure what the person filming would have been able to do to prevent this...it's not like they could speed ahead of the truck with a tape measure to check each bridge, and then flag him down.

[Icefan71]

Originally Posted by KS circutguy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35C2-8GrdDA

Thats where I grew up. Its either the Meadowbrook or the Wantagh Parkway. No commercial vehicles allowed on the parkways. I remember that happening once in a while in the 35 years I lived on LI.

PonchoV8, I'm not totally offended by what you said. But, you have to understand. Most people do drive like a-holes in NYC and LI. If you don't do the same, you'll never get anywhere. You put your turn signal on and people want to close up the spot you want to move into. So if you're not aggressive, they'll eat you alive. Its just the way it is.

[ANDYA]

I've seen this happen lots of times, especially on the Belt Parkway after you get off the Verrazano Bridge. Drivers coming over the Bridge don't realize they can't take the Parkway. Usually the truck will get wedged under the overpass.

[Simple Man]

Originally Posted by Jeff Hamlin

The bitch who videoed this should get a good beat-down just for not attempting to get ahead of the truck to possibly prevent this out come,
luckily no one was hurt.

I drive across the CBBT every day and almost everyday I see Truck Drivers who are outright phucking stupid & dangerous.
http://wtvr.com/2014/05/15/semi-driv...bridge-tunnel/

So you would speed up, and start waving, or yelling, or something. Even though the bridges are CLEARLY marked, and the truck driver is supposed to know what he's doing. You are supposed to try and stop other people's stupidity? Interesting....

[fiedlerh]

I don't help foolish drivers any more. Last time I told a guy next to me at a light he had a low tire he yelled F-u and drove off.

[Jeff Hamlin]

I am one of those who still feel there is some hope for us all, but if one wishes to just be a sideline spectator there's not much we can do.
If you listen to the JAG OFF in the car they clearly knew something was wrong and yes could have caught up with the truck and at least made an attempt to slow/stop & possibly prevent that dumb ass from what happened.

I have done similar things to prevent mishaps in the past, when it was safe and clearly prevented a bad situation.
No hero but a general human who will help someone.

Common sense, Courtesy and concern for others has become almost none existent with today's society,
it's a sad day indeed when all someone can think to do is turn on the camera so they can be the first to post/share another's misfortune.

Gentleman start your cameras

[GT182]

Ragtop, you'd love driving a carhauler in NYC and on the Island. I did with Anchor Mrt Frt for many years and cursed evertime I had to take a load of new cars in to the dealers. Biggest PITA I've ever had to drive in. Far worse than Boston or any other city in the NE.

[zeebo]

i cant believe in this day and age why some things are not standard--like bridge height---that has to be the dumbest thing is to make trucks 13' tall then bridges and overpasses that are shorter than that! either make the bridge taller or dig out the road so it dips under the bridge--dont just put up a 2' sign that says "bridge 10ft tall!!" not too bright.

[foxwolf321]

they pave, road gets 2" higher, bridge does not...