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@WonderWorldYTC

3y↑3.3K

★★★ FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE VIDEO / FACT UPDATES ★★★

1) North Carolina Law requires a height clearance of 13'6" - However, this bridge was built in 1940 and is NOT in violation because it was built prior to the current height standard. At the time of Its construction, it met all applicable criteria. The current standard cannot be applied retroactively, and re-building the bridge would be too costly. Lowering the road is also not an option due to a sewer line under it.

2) Why not just lower the road - The reason the road cannot be lowered is because there are sewer lines and water pipes below the roads surface, and the council could not lower the roads surface any further. Also if they wanted move the pipes, it would cost millions of dollars and will cause important utilities to be shut down for weeks or even months. So it’s not practical.

3) Why not lower the bridge, to make it obvious a truck won't fit through - For the same reason they have never raised the bridge, because the railroad company does not have to, they are legally within their rights not to raise or lower the bridge. Also a lot of traffic uses that bridge, it would cause more problems re-routing all that traffic that can still JUST fit under it.

4) Why not just close the road, so no one can go through - Well maybe because most small trucks, buses & RV’s still do fit under the bridge, that the council did not want to interfere with re-routing all that traffic, just because 1 truck a month does not pay attention to warning signs, and crashes into the guard rail.

5) Why not just ban trucks past a certain height from using that bridge - Ok seems like a good idea, how will you inform all the random trucks using that bridge of that ban, will you use a sign stating the ban? I assume you will put that sign near the bridge somewhere, maybe right next to the BIG FLASHING SIGN saying "OVERHEIGHT MUST TURN" because obviously the truck drivers are reading all the signs at the bridge, right?

6) What happens to all the metal parts that break off the trucks - Jürgen Henn, the owner of the youtube channel Yovo68, picks up pieces of metal from Truck Accidents and sells them on his website, along with T-Shirts, now this man is an entrepreneur.

7) Waste of time and money raising the bridge only 8 inches - The main purpose of raising of the bridge another 8 inches, was to level out the 8-inch grade difference between the level crossing down the road and the bridge itself. The increased road clearance was only a side-effect of the project, its primary purpose was to level the grade of the tracks so the trains did not have to slow down and can run more efficiently.

8) Waste of tax payers money, the government did not raise the bridge high enough - This was not a tax funded upgrade, the bridge is owned by the railroad and they paid to raise the bridge for their own benefit, not for the publics benefit.

9) Why can't drivers read the signs - One viewer wrote this "I live in that region. Another big reason are there are a lot Spanish-speaking drivers who can't read English (no joke). Its a travesty and makes other people unsafe."

10) Absolute idiots, how do they not know the clearance of their vehicles - about 30 years ago I rented a medium box truck to move house, I rented the truck but I had a friend drive, as I did not know how to drive a manual, but it never occurred to me to know the height of the truck when I rented it, but then again we did not have any bridges to go under on the trip.

11) Where is the bridge located - "Norfolk Southern–Gregson Street Overpass" Between W. Peabody and S. Pettigrew Streets and crossroad S. Gregson Street downtown Durham, NC

@basicallyarobloxian4533

3y↑5

if this was a phone call
OGR (Old Guard Rail): Hey there! So I heard you're the new guard rail?
NGR (New Guard Rail): Yep, I just got installed.
OGR: Good, because this bridge is a little small.
NGR: what do you mean a little sma-
NGR scrapes a large truck
NGR: OWWW!
OGR: Yep, that's one's going on the camera.
NGR: Oh, I hope this isn't normal.
OGR: Actually, it happens once a month.
NGR: WHAT?

All comments from YouTube:

@WonderWorldYTC

3y↑3.3K

@WonderWorldYTC

3y↑166

This FAQ is a cut and paste from my original Can Opener bridge video.

@Bibibosh

3y↑39

This is soooooo old.
Why the sudden interest?

@WonderWorldYTC

3y↑162

@@Bibibosh yes you are right it's so old, it was made in 1940, but was just raised. so now it's new again :)

@WonderWorldYTC

3y↑48

@@Bibibosh Thanks so much Bibi, appreciate the positive feedback, glad you liked it. I thought for sure I went a little overboard on this video, going 8 minutes long, but I had to recover all the points everyone seems to focus on.
But I think it came out ok.

@shadowkomet7180

3y↑87

Regarding point 1) When my home province mandated clearance heights, it was in response to bridges like this one. There was no exceptions made for how old it was.

Regarding point 2) You say "...move the pipes...", what do you mean by that? Move them how? Alternatively, most water and sewer systems are laid out with diversions for flow management, aka they are lying about the problems to be lazy. Yeah, fixing a mess has to happen at some point, no matter how far down the road you want to kick that can.

Regarding point 5) At a couple of points you speak on "drivers not reading the signs", those signs are right at the bridge and right at the intersection. That is too late when driving in the middle of traffic.

Finally, the rail company proved it could do something with the bridge, and the city traffic could withstand the closure of that bridge for weeks to months. This also appears to be a place of major traffic which necessitates the correcting of the clearance height for the bridge, the cost of doing so be damned. The sewer and water lines were all redone where I live, the project is taking a lot of time but it is getting done, and it won't have to get redone for a great many years outside of general maintenance. I still had both water and sewer the entire time with only one outage that took a couple of hours as they were changing valves. There are literally no excuses for this bridge.

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@adaptable1553

3y↑6.4K

Less of a can opener now, more of a cheese grater.

@nerdzy8454

3y↑360

Honestly, I'd say it's better now. It's a lot more satisfying to see the entire roof get shredded, instead of making it just half way through before getting snagged.

@f900ex5

3y↑47

Indeed so if you still don't pay attention serves the truck drivers right . $$$$ nom nom nommmmm

@ligh7foo7

3y↑10

I thinks your comment is better articulated then mine. My hat off to you good sir. 🤠🙂

@explorenaked

3y↑44

After doing a lot of math, hacking into IBM's Summit supercomputer and letting it to the calculations I believe I have come up with a solution. Close the f**cking road. Obviously raising it and putting up all the warning devices cannot cure stupid.

@lucieneborges426

3y↑11

@@explorenaked funny

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@miket2120

2y↑793

I really think that two things need to be added to the bridge area:
1. Electronic sign on the other side of the bridge saying "We told you that you were too tall"
2. Truck silhouettes painted on the side of the crash beam, like WWII fighter kills.

@JBurdoo

47w↑114

I visited a National Forest once that did something similar. Under a sign that said "all pets must be leashed" was a sign that said, "Score so far this season: Dogs 0, Predators 3."

@yankeesforlife24

44w↑30

There’s a tunnel down south that does exactly that. It has a few trucks, a car, and somehow a bike lol.

@_blank-_

41w↑12

My idea: have a metal bar/pool noodle hanging in the air, same height as the bridge, ahead of the intersection. When a truck that's too tall hits that bar, first the bar bangs on the roof which alerts the driver and it should trigger an alarm or a voice that screams "short bridge ahead, redirect your truck". They should also use a red triangle and flashing lights with the electronic sign. If the drivers have not seen all the other signs prior, it's not that small electronic sign with no big lights or colors that will catch the truck drivers' attention.

@YippingFox

41w↑30

@@_blank-_ From what I recall, there are about 15 signs before you make it to the intersection, including the "wind chimes". It also turns the light red for 50 seconds if the vehicle triggers the overheight warning!

@MagesseT1

40w↑1

😂

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@RecklessG1

1y↑430

The craziest thing to me is the fact that these rental agencies specifically tell them about this bridge AND that their insurance DOES NOT cover damage if they hit it.

Then THEY STILL HIT IT!!!

@xl000

44w

You don’t know that. This is made up

@Tasarran

40w↑31

IKR? Every Ryder Truck rental in the area has to require the salespeople to do a special 30-second warning where they mention the can-opener bridge...

@TrillVillain

39w↑21

If you’re moving from another state, though, you wouldn’t have heard this warning. But yeah, if you’re in town and heard the warning and STILL didn’t heed? Shame on you. Lol.

@tiggerczew

30w↑25

Not to state the obvious... but uh... shouldn't the drivers know the vehicle height?

When I rented uhauls, they made sure to point out the vehicle clearance...

@alastor8091

26w↑3

@@TrillVillainYou need to know your truck's height first and foremost and the height of the bridge is posted, so if bridge number is lower than your truck number, you need to go around.

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@bluelotuslandscapes

42w↑155

I love how the warning rail is a massive solid steel “I beam” Most bridges I’ve seen have a thin little
Aluminium bar hanging from chains about a foot in front of the bridge as a gentle “nudge” to advise the driver. This one has a steel slab to absorb the kinetic energy and prevent the truck hitting and damaging the bridge itself.

@indigo0977

18w↑7

Yes, I was wondering why they haven't added a hanging clearance bar. For most of the trucks in the clip it wouldn't matter because they are going too fast for that test to actually stop a collision, but there was one or two that took it slow enough that it could have made a difference.

@dii392

13w

The hanging clearance bar would get in the way of the smaller trucks that deliver to restaurants in that area, the business owners objected,@@indigo0977

@virgilio6349

11w↑18

@@indigo0977 Because the bridge is far more important than the roof of the truck who didnt even pay attention to the THREE big warning signs, hell they even have a sensor that tells you in a jig electric billboard if the truck is too high.

@thesecond6886

2y↑159

There is a similar bridge near my hometown. About 70 meters in front of it, there is a heavy and big but free hanging sign saying something like: "If you hit this sign you gonna hit that bridge!"
As far as I know, no vehicles have been damaged since then, but the sign has been damaged several times.

@tylerwinkle323

1y↑20

They should do this in addition to the guard rail. Put three of those 11'8" free hanging signs on the roads leading to the intersection well before the bridge!

@black_wink1649

46w↑21

@@tylerwinkle323 I think the problem is the intersection. Trucks would get hit by the warning even if they weren’t planning on going under the bridge.

@macmcleod1188

42w

This was my exact thought and suggestion (except for the verbiage which sounds even better)

@ljeans531

41w↑4

@black_wink1649 Yes but if you pay attention to 50% of the crashes these RV/trucks are bad drivers.
50% of them run the red-light and so they miss the LED sign that only lights when the light is green.
I only feel bad for the ones making a right turn into the intersection.

@stringlarson1247

40w↑3

Seems to be a nice lo-tech solution. I see them all the time in parking garages.

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@charliewatts6895

1y↑64

Legend has it the owner of the truck repair shops and truck rentals in the area, also owns the railway, and the pipes below the road, as well as the 11-8 website.

@mr.batson7690

3y↑2.6K

Anyone else find it ironic that the “HOPE” truck stopped, analyzed the situation, and tried anyway? Lol

@richmcintyre1178

3y↑100

Yeah, his Hope didn't Change much, sort of like Obama.

@zaqwertyfish

3y↑25

HOPE... Absolutely perfect

@gorillaau

3y↑9

Hopeful. Mostly hopeful.

@unotocero4484

3y↑19

He really hoped.

@rick3747

3y↑5

@@richmcintyre1178

Nice!

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@matthewhutchinson6310

2y↑503

I used to train truck drivers. One would miss important sighs so I gave him a task to solve this problem. He had to read every sign we passed out loud, not including mile markers, for 2 hrs. We both came to hate that 2hrs but years later he still reads warning signs with out fail.

@MK-1010

2y↑38

I definitely had to call out bridge height signs, it's part of the CDL road test in NY. I drove for almost 3 years without incident, thank God! Also, Ryder box heights are either 12'6" or 13'. So none of those trucks are making it under at all. And it doesn't matter if the driver speaks only Spanish, numbers are the same in every language!

@1TwistedPoet

2y↑27

My driving instructor did the same thing to me... not because I ever missed a sign... but because he asked me "What did that last sign say?" ... and I couldn't answer.

@1TwistedPoet

2y↑4

@@timburss3335
But, with that kind of experience, you DID see the sign, and you reacted to it.
The ones you don't remember were unimportant.

I also have well over a million under my belt... less than most because I moved into dispatch for much of my trucking career.

@Chris-sx3he

1y↑5

Drivers don't plan their trips anymore. They just type in the address in GPS and haul ass.

@uis246

Meanwhile on railroads at least one of two drivers read signals out loud.

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@Nancys_on_fire

1y↑156

There’s a 10’11” bridge in my hometown that gets hit so frequently they are trying to get the state to impose fines for hitting it. It’s probably the most fascinating thing about the area

@jesse75

1y↑5

Please tell us what city. So we can go watch.

@Nancys_on_fire

@@jesse75 Search for Glenville Bridge, it’s in New York state. Unfortunately they don’t have cameras to monitor the actual strikes but there’s some pretty great footage of the aftermath.

@douglassiudzinski5158

1y↑8

Is that so the state can make money from it? Fines for speeding has worked so well on intentional speeders why not fine people who accidentally hit a bridge that will teach them.

@Nancys_on_fire

1y↑19

@@douglassiudzinski5158 It’s because it’s technically on state land, but the town always ends up paying for everything

@teemuuusitalo7987

49w↑7

Hilarious to think that you don't fine people already, that's destruction of public property and failure to abide road law because you're ignoring traffic information a.k.a. not paying attention

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@slickswick

1y↑200

Most of the box trucks are rentals. They're giving Joe Shmo (whose never been in anything bigger than a minivan) the keys and saying, "Have a nice day!"

@cc-to

1y↑6

Many of these rental trucks probably are professional drivers, but in a truck that's new to them; their company has leased a truck to augment their own fleet. It's hard to guess at a glance but in my own experience a large truck with a hydraulic liftgate is more likely to be of a class that requires a professional driver. Yoo-halls that rent to the rest of us more commonly have ramps instead (fewer amputations!) and height decals pretty prominent in the driver's field of view. Not to say there aren't a lot of roofs peeled back even so.

@billolsen4360

1y↑2

@@cc-to But, if it's Saturday morning, some Joe Shmo is moving his apt DIY.

@luigivincenz3843

1y↑10

that's why I always pay full premium on the rental insurance when i rent a car, van or truck. Moved many times. And yes, I look at the signs. If I damage the vehicle, i know I'm covered but the hassle and embarrassment of bringing back a damaged vehicle back scares me lol

@kekistaniattackhelicopter2242

And I was wondering how come so many Ryder trucks end up there. That explains it.

@JadeSteele

1y↑2

Those rental trucks have their height plastered all over the inside and outside for penske, you see it in the cab and your reiwview mirrors, people refuse to read

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@Unknown_Ooh

2y↑348

Insurance companies must love yovo68 documenting literally every crash lol

@raven4k998

43w↑10

they love the can opener bridge that's for sure🤣

@baronbrummbar8691

41w↑21

they don.t need any documentation ............ they simply say "your fault for driving through ther despite all the signs"

@raven4k998

41w↑4

@@baronbrummbar8691 true so true you ignored the sign now pay the price muhahahahahahahaha
that reason alone is why you should be an insurance adjuster for that area🤣

@raven4k998

41w

@@baronbrummbar8691 it's survival of the fittest you did not look out for the sign read and interpret them correctly it's your own damned fault punish the stupid🤣

@peteranserin3708

39w↑1

Do you feel safe when a private individual can set up stationary cameras and film the public?

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@vanguard9067

44w↑5

The warning/skimmer bar should have a sharp edge so IR shears the tops off more cleanly. Glad I could provide my helpful input.

@brandonizaguirre2963

3y↑4.4K

The truck repair shops in that town must be booming in business.

@nigelbenn4642

3y↑291

They have employees on the City council and they have shares in the repair shop. No one worked that out yet.

@HansensUniverseT-A

3y↑138

I bet they have their own bridge hotline along with a dedicated booth just for the can opened victims.

@twilightsparkle75

3y↑80

pretty sure there's one on the other side of the bridge lol

@carrot6563

3y↑35

Y'all are crazy to think these company dont make these drivers drive there trucks back to the company shops/yard haha family dispatcher had a guy rip his roof off his truck in the north east had to bring it back to Texas lucky for him he had an empty trailer or he would be delivering it before he could have came back.

@ClokworkGremlin

3y↑105

@Jabe Jikkonen Sorry you crashed your truck into the bridge. Maybe you should have read the sign.

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@spatialguy5571

2y↑21

In Australia, it’s common that low bridges and tunnels have lights and bells like a rail crossing. Trucks height is checked by simple laser, if too high it sets off lights.

@mikeholland6750

1y↑12

this bridge has lights as well. if fact the light even goes red so you literally have to run a red light to hit it

@tevlargaming5440

2y↑171

Honestly the renovation was good. It really made the immediate area around the bridge look cleaner as well.

@raven4k998

43w

yeah but why does it still cause damage simple stupid people🤣

@handymanr4729

40w↑1

except it didnt fix much.. just a bit of new sparkle to fool the eye. Yep ,GOOD renovation lol

@RobertCro

40w↑1

@@handymanr4729If you watched the video the reno hasn't to fix that issue...and i'd argue this is an efficient way of sorting out those that should not have a license to begin with.

@ernestogastelum9123

40w↑3

@@handymanr4729 its up to the people that have trucks to know the height of their own vehicle. most of the crashes come from rental moving trucks

@Bill-sp8kb

40w↑1

Agreed. That entire area looks much better than before.

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@TaccRaccoon

1y↑18

This bridge is useful for when you got a crazy man standing on your roof

@daisysoriano6563

1y↑1

Y3ah lol

@jimsanders4412

30w↑4

I’m just amazed at the number of trucks that not only hit the bridge, but run the red light in the process!!🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️

@Jaidentheoddgirl

1y↑18

There’s a bridge kind of like this where I live in England. It’s a Bailey bridge which was built in 1947 and was supposed to be temporary.

It has a 3 ton weight limit and I believe a 7ft width restriction, but this doesn’t stop countless trucks blocking the road when they ignore the signs and either get stuck on the bridge or have to reverse back up the lane to the main road.

The most annoying part is this reeks havoc on traffic in the surrounding areas as the bridge crosses a river, and the nearest alternative bridges are either 3 miles downstream, or 5 miles upstream as the crow flies, at least a 20 minute detour.

@Angelica_Steam8750

39w

I'm rather curious where that is; Don't mind telling?

@Jaidentheoddgirl

39w

@@Angelica_Steam8750 Walton on Trent, Derbyshire

@robertcartwright8165

2y↑2.5K

My favorite was the driver who prudently stopped, opened his door, and carefully eye-balled the clearance and the box on his truck, decided it would fit ... and then collided with the bridge!

@danishghostrider

2y↑191

He did the right thing though, only he just slightly misjudged the clearance

@williamd6967

2y↑17

@@danishghostrider he's still a moron for not knowing his Rigs hight!!

@jamiehardcastle7952

2y↑228

Love how it says "hope" on the side😂🤣👍

@notablediscomfort

2y↑61

His goobrosity will forever be remembered as that one guy who did the right thing but he was still too much of a dingleberry to not bonk his truck on a bridge.

@robertcartwright8165

2y↑6

@@jamiehardcastle7952 Thanks! I actually hadn't noticed.

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@Jenniferlewis1664

2y↑31

Did you notice how many of the trucks going under the new bridge were speeding up to run a red light? May have distracted them from the more important lights "overheight...must turn"

@janpf0624

33w↑5

I can explain this behaviour, connected to other "standart" intersections.
Those drivers see "green", then the overheight sensor kicks in. The board has shown "overheight - must turn" and the traffic lights go "yellow". This is the point, where another behaviour pattern kicks in - "it's yellow, floor the gas, we must get through before red", often used at traffic light controlled intersections. This is the distraction from the main problem, that the traffic lights' colour changing is triggered right by the overheight drivers.

@dickmacgurn590

2y↑51

This bridge has saved countless lives. Sleepy drivers need go no further as they are a danger and a menace to society when they do. The can opener wakes them up and makes them rethink their lives 👍💪👍💪🙏🙏

@HawkinaBox

14w

LMAO

@markpvip21

1y↑13

Lol, this happened to one of the trucks the moving company I used to work for had. Trust me, after that every driver in our company knew that exact height of the truck they were in and if it was even close they would find another route. One thing you have to remember is truck height will vary depending on the weight of your load. You may squeeze under a bridge with a heavy load but hit the same bridge when your truck is empty.

@markandstephaniebrewer3289

1y↑7

I live in NC and we have multiple bridges like this. One is in Greensboro NC.
That being said, when driving a large truck or RV, you have to be sure where you can fit and where you cannot.
My husband and I plan our route and do not rely on GPS because it doesn't know you have a large rig. The crazy thing is that bridge has tons of warning signs and people just ignored the signs.

@McMcPherson

1y↑2

Yesterday I was backing up and fucked my fender up on a pole .. fixing it myself this weekend and this video makes me happy knowing it could have been way worse .

@leocardenas7306

3y↑764

Driver error. I remember my trainer would always remind me my height is 13’1”
Every bridge we passed on the highway he would say “ what’s the truck height?”
Thanks trainer👍🏼

@lilacdoe7945

3y↑3

Weird vehicle, truck standards are 13' 6". Are you a tanker or something?

@leocardenas7306

3y↑33

@@lilacdoe7945 local runs in Chicago. We drive 13'1'' refers

@lilacdoe7945

3y↑3

@Carol Young only on interstates and most US highways.

@docwiz

3y↑27

Your trainer is a hero. Everybody should always be aware of their clearance.

@swapsplat

3y↑2

@@leocardenas7306 ohh, FUUUCK that! Better you than me! I can't stand getting anywhere near Chicago. Thankfully I RARELY go into town.

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@Deus69xxx1

40w↑3

this looks like a FANTASTIC way to weed out those that don't pay attention on the road. i love it!

@matthewholzinger1042

2y↑9

In Long Grove Illinois there is a small bridge that was restored two or three years ago after age and being hit. It has a decorative wood cover to make it look like an older covered bridge. It has been reinforced and many warning signs and flashing lights installed. It has been hit about thirty times since reopening. Damage has been limited to the decorative wood covering.

@ingridstabile2559

They ran that story in the Chicago Tribune today. That's what brought me here.

@mertas13

1y↑5

Forest Gump said "Stupid is as stupid does," I've never seen it demonstrated better.

@Failer__

2y↑4

I'm a little late here, but simple solution would be what we do in Europe in case of exceptionally low structures. Just hang a metal pipe on chains in front of the bridge, with the pipe being at the same height as the bridge.

Overheight vehicle would hit the pipe first which would cause a lot of noise, so driver would most probably hit the brakes immediately, but because the pipe is hollow and on chains, it would cause little to no damage to the truck.

@Gouranga_Man

43w↑5

It's an even better can opener than before! Job well done.

@SamuelLanghorn

34w

I beg to differ on that one. I really liked to original. but the new one still does some occasional work. Every now and then I watch it and I am so jealous for 5.7 million views 🙂

@mentalrectangle

23w↑1

Agreed. More elegant, surgical cuts now. It's beautiful.

@jerryedmonds79

3y↑892

This is in the city that I grew up in, and I can tell you that the warnings near the bridge are only the LAST warnings. There are several more before you even get to the block before this intersection. This bridge has been a source of local entertainment since I was a child.

@gregrowe1168

3y↑101

Jerry Edmonds like comedian Ron white says, “you can’t fix stupid.”

@victorburk2932

3y↑39

I love watching the morons run the light and crashing into the bridge. Dumb a$$e$!

@film2dl38

3y↑36

Surely it will give entertainment for many generations ahead

@Milesco

@@epiqedwin8737 : Ron White.

@rick3747

3y↑31

Good gosh...there must be at least one patio view to be able to chill with a brewski and watch the opener do its work.

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@nyfinest017

2y↑2

The old can opener gave us so much entertainment over the years. I'm glad he has a worthy successor.

@angelbulldog4934

2y↑4

Been under this one many times when I lived in Durham, NC, where this bridge is. There are many convertible box trucks for sale there at ridiculously low prices! 😅

@leyrua

1y↑3

I was staying in North Carolina for 6 months and never realized that I could have visited this bridge. 😆

@draco2xx

39w↑3

that area is perfect for a truck roof repair shop, will have alot of truck roof repair work for years to come

@uncleshark1103

42w↑4

The entrance to almost every parking garage here in Florida has a pvc pipe suspended by cables at the clearance height a few feet before the actual opening to the garage, so overheight vehicles will contact it first, alerting the driver without serious damage.
I never understood why the city of Durham didn't set up a couple of poles with a suspended clearance marker pipe back at the crosswalk, giving truck drivers a little bit of warning before plowing into solid steel.

@SpiderWaffle

3y↑3.5K

Love the skimmer bar, skims them down to size so they can fit safely and neatly under the bridge.

@A_penguin_from_matmart4928

3y↑153

That's an interesting positive way to look at it.

@oldschoolman1444

3y↑132

They should sharpen it up! =)

@leovang3425

3y↑83

@@A_penguin_from_matmart4928 it's purpose is to protect the bridge after all

@d6wave

3y↑74

no leo , the purpose is a lot more noble than just protecting the bridge . the purpose is to skim trucks ( like the original comment said ) .. to serve trucks like a super advanced instantaneous AND free of charge pitstop for tunning trucks instantly ,, or like a drive-trough of preparations BEFORE going smoothly and happily ever after under the bridge thinking "i'm so super-happy and grateful for not even touching the god-damned bridge AND for that completely free skimmer . thank you god , i was so close destroying my truck with that bridge " . and not only that , but after that free modification next time you know that speeding trough it's better like pulling a nose hair (not counting the after-tears) and only laugh at that height limit sign as if it's there only for the newbies and not for the already verified skimmed trucks ...the veterans ...the pioneers .

@leovang3425

3y↑16

@@d6wave copy pasta material

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@AndyRoidEU

2y↑5

Idk why this bridge became so important to my daily life during the last years, I don't live in the area, I just watch the videos.

@OldsmobileCutlass1969Va

2y↑1

Boston has plenty of bridges too low for trucks! And it sucks when you have to drive an extra 5 miles to go around a low bridge but the issue was resolved.

@benny2700

26w↑2

LOL!! The "HOPE" truck, oh the irony 🤣🤣🤣

@iamlalala1995

2y↑7

mad respect to that guardrail

@gerhard6105

1y↑2

Here in the Netherlands we have the Velsertunnel. It goes under the Nothseacanal ( canal between Amsterdam and the North Sea). Almost every day a truck was stopped before the tunnel by the warning system ( hight detection about a mile before the entrance) and barriers red white. Some did go on and hit the tunnel. If they stopped, most did, the guy monitoring the tunnel, spoke through loudspeaker to the trucker in English, to leave the road to the right. Some did not understand it so sometimes a car driver went to the truck to tell the driver to go to a special area. When he did ( he has to do so) the barriers would go up, the light go to orange and then to green and the traffic would flow again. To avoid most of this, one tunnel tube was closed for more then a year and the tarmac was lowered with 6" ( more lowering was not possible). When ready, the other tube was closed for a long time, tarmac lowered and the tunnel was modernised. Now there are way less incidents. Link to the Velsertunnel project: https://youtu.be/QF0AKsDxH98

@Visceral.

Sorry, Ger Hard! This is the 🇺🇸 and we only have funds for war not infrastructure improvement. 🤢

@UnitSe7en

2y↑1.2K

Honestly they made the bridge better. It's now the perfect height for full-length tin-can peels.

@jaxstax2406

2y↑20

Satisfying

@F_Tim1961

2y↑45

Indeed. that guard rail will last for a couple of hundred years with the current height - sparing the railroad Co. further maintenance. Unless of course there is a change in the legal height for containers .

In summary -the railroad engineers got it just right. Before trucks were stopped and jammed up the road for hours - now the driver goes straight through and likely gets fired at the destination. A Legendary fix !! :-))

@Aar0nDown

2y↑1

Lol

@curtisalan4402

2y↑7

Full peal.

@AWISECROW

I can't wait 🤣

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@fondbeebboop9705

44w↑3

Kinda wish the bridge was lower again those videos were amazing

@seekbeautytravel

41w↑6

There should be a speed bump right in front to minimize the repair costs or even give time for drivers to assess the situation. Many things that could be done if they wanted to.

@jojojo9240

25w↑1

Good idea

@cryptearth

16w

bad idea
the speed bumb would act as an upwards ramp and would be just another distraction from the important overhead flash sign
as the light switches to red when overheight is detected one who crashes into it already ran a red light no matter a speed bumb
fact: the problem's are the drivers - and likely thier bad driving school - as the term "drivers licence" can't be further from the truth: it's just something that only permits you to legally drive vehicles on public roads - it doesn't say anything about your driving skills
unless that changes drastically this bridge will rightfully cause further damage

@audimattro

15w↑2

Great video! I wasn't aware they raised the height on this bridge. Years ago I worked in the Durham area so I was always aware of this underpass but it didn't seem to gain notoriety until a few years later. A friend of mine (who has since passed, unfortunately) was a truck terminal manager and had the bad luck of having one of his truck drivers hit the bridge while a CBS News crew was filming a news story about it. LOL! As a gag, his supervisors honored him with a cake. 😅

@PeachyPinkLemon

2y↑2

I like when they lose the top of their truck and just keep right on going....."wasn't me!" ☺️

@dplowden8490

1y↑1

Those air conditioning units on that big charter bus is gone!!!😂

@MotorCityMechanic

3y↑5.7K

It’s crazy to see how many people ran the red light before hitting the bridge in the video clips.

@stevethea5250

3y↑503

Then they deserved it even more

@bigbaddms

3y↑365

I was wondering why more people didn’t comment on that! Some were several seconds after the light turned and the cross traffic started advancing. Several of these a holes were driving very fast too trying to beat the light. Imagine they t bone a car and kill people? They deserve to have some vehicle damage

@smudgeone

3y↑290

The overheight lights actually trigger the stop lights to cycle. They either have to run the red, or stop and then crash.

@tuures.5167

3y↑328

Honestly, I'm not all that surprised that there seems to be a correlation between people who run the red and people who don't notice (or ignore) the height warning...

@Heavywall70

3y↑5

@TheNewGTAV-Modder
Truckma mostly

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@fabreasy304

40w↑2

I love how many signs there are. And they still drive into it.

@harrybaulz666

1y↑2

Every town should have one🤠

@lzed223

39w↑2

Up in Massachusetts we have a similar bridge rated at 11' 8". Train tracks passing over a road so low it floods with a heavy rain or snow, Extensive signage with blinking LED lights have reduced the crashes to a minimum.

@SirGuinness

25w↑1

Possibly one of the best documentaries I've seen 😂

@koreyhayden1368

1y↑2

2:38 "Hope" on the truck! So fitting 🤣🤣🤣

@AlmondChocolateMilk

11w↑1

If only the truck was as fitting as the text on it

@workingshlub8861

3y↑823

the guardrail thats been smashed should be in a museum somewhere lol..

@dirktween244

3y↑39

Mounted, so can be seen from road.

@MaxiGouogle

3y↑16

Fully outlined with many crosses.

@CliftonPhotographer

3y↑8

I would pay to visit an accident museum.

@user-lj2cb2pj8j

3y↑8

State farm museum

@kirkjohnson9353

3y↑18

It just seems like you would be inviting people to crash into the museum. We all know it gets hit no matter what.

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@Kirovets7011

1y↑1

Please, DON'T CHANGE THAT BRIDGE ANYMORE!!
Because i LOVE how to see 'The Canopener' working!! 👍👍😂😂

@phdtobe

2y↑1

I love how the Hope truck hoped it could pass under that railroad bridge after stopping to get a better look at the clearance.

😂😂😂

@bugger1649

1y↑1

Commercial body shops& insurance company's gotta love this bridge lol

@jamiedecker7853

40w↑1

I'll bet Ryder hates that bridge 😂😂

@abcdefgh1279

1y↑2

I think the truck with giant red "HOPE" on it says all about this place 😅

@kirikos65

3y↑1.4K

I think the bridge is alive and squats when trucks come by.

@THEMANWITHTHEYELLOWHAT.

3y↑20

Hahaha 😂 got me with that one

@surgeonso4345

3y↑23

So that’s where Carolina Squat really came from? 🤔

@jep9092

3y↑2

That would be hilarious

@johnhoward3042

3y↑2

Let’s hope so.

@vivous6842

3y↑7

That's some intense junk grinding then

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@justnana2256

2y↑1

They have a a crossing like this in Fort Scott, KS. It is only used by highway traffic if a train is on the tracks at the main road. It clearly states NO TRUCKS, NO RV's but I've seen a few toppings.

@vincentrobinette1507

1y↑1

The best part of this video is 4:22 to 4:36, when they set the bent catch girder next to the new girder (yellow) that was to replace it. Seeing that girder made me laugh!😂🤣😆

@bwhite429

1y↑1

At least that one truck had HOPE 😂😂😂😂😂

@ReaIHuman

43w↑1

I remember watching video after video of this bridge, never thought they'd actually raise the bridge.

@paulm749

10w

Love the "Chariots of Fire" style background music - adds just that little touch of comic irony!

@robertcross5794

3y↑377

I would open a truck body repair shop just past the bridge.

@c_n_b

2y↑54

I guarantee the day I opened my shop the council would finally agree to pay the millions to lower the road.

@AWISECROW

2y↑2

Brilliant! There's money to be made!

@amamsurri5454

2y↑6

None of the bodies are getting damaged its just the trailers. Own a trailer repair/ replacement shop

@HQHQHQHQHQHQHQHQHQHQHQHQHQHQHQ

I don't know, but i'm sure there is one!

@amamsurri5454

2y↑1

@J Taylor pretty sure it's not a joke and more of a theoretical business plan. And no. A truck shop wouldn't relid trailers

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@patrickkeefer8678

44w↑1

Thank goodness it's still the can opener. I was afraid it was too high and the trucks would escape.

@CR3W1SH03S

28w↑1

The full sardine can roof peal is soooo satisfying.

@foundationsupportworks2922

39w↑2

Truck training lesson one…observation. See, read, comprehend and, obey, EVERY sign!

@WilliamSyler

10w

4:32 The changing of the guard. So noble...

@Grenpig

11w↑1

They destroyed history with this bridge! Make it lower again, I love the funni moments. This is a great bridge. I love it. Lower it back.

@marcusaurelius2988

2y↑1.4K

Now the bridge is more elegant at what it does. There is more accuracy, precision and sharpness to it. It peels trucks off with a certain touch of mastery that is hard to express. Leonardo da Vinci himself would be envious on this architectural marvel.

@Gfysimpletons

2y↑3

Yeah. Better kills, but not enough now!

@sandmandevs8353

2y↑6

They should make it out of a really strong glass so the truckers can’t even see the bar

@gregmulholland321

2y↑18

and credit to the masterful engineering and metal work of the guard. It sustains repeated high velocity strikes without more than a budge. Only if those red light runners/obliviots had as much integrity.

@TreyGamr58

2y↑27

That bridge has had decades of experience. It is now a master of its craft.

@nerovondoom6298

2y↑7

Practice makes perfect.

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@jeg5gom

2y↑1

That awful feeling in the pit of your stomach as soon as you hear that screeching noise and the violent jolt!

@jotrutch

1y↑1

its a good lesson that every truck should learn

@josephhobbs3009

1y↑2

Having been a commercial driver, mainly Federal hazardous material handler and Driver! Sure lot of rental trucks getting hung up I wonder how many of them civilians driving those trucks! Plus importantly I've seen too many professional drivers do the same thing, I can't believe it sometimes I can see the markings from a quarter to a half mile away minimum in bad weather and they ran right into them! I think after all this time it ought to be made a no truck through Affair no truck access! Thank you for the video

@mray8519

2y↑1

Every city should build one of these and charge to view. 😄

@4stringz.

20w↑1

It’s a wonderful bridge that brings us tons of entertainment though the beauty of technology.

@obj298

3y↑456

Bridge: My new height will be 12'4"
Penske: Hey guys, let's raise our box trucks another 8 inches for larger capacity!

@jasonjackson5696

Or over inflate the tires😂

@ih82r8

3y↑2

Truck insurance rates must be murder in this zip code. LOLOL

@jesseparrish1993

10w

There's another wicked part to the bridge: the placement after a red light. Drivers will naturally focus on the light, and many, seeing a yellow, hit the throttle. Great can opening.

@yogidemis8513

2y↑1

I love this intersection.

@davidcranston9889

35w↑1

There was a low railroad bridge near me (10' 5") that was also a narrow 10' 6" wide one lane underpass. It was controlled by a traffic signal. Only a few trucks hit the bridge. My state lowered the road and now the clearance is 10'11" and widened the road to two 12' lanes with wide shoulders. Unfortunately, now the bridge is hit more frequently. They could not lower the road more because there's a creek about 20' before the underpass. They should have left the bridge at 10' 5" with the narrow one lane road under the bridge.

@VigneshBalasubramaniam

2y↑1

I lived in the area for a while, and it's still funny when it happens.

@Crimsonfangg

10w

1:35 props to this guy for actually testing it first.

@Richaag

3y↑502

Drape an unsecured (with the ability to swing freely) metal sign that’s 11’ 8” in height just before the intersection that reads “If you hit this sign, you will hit the bridge”. I’ve seen this used in other states where low bridges exist and it works. Even if the driver isn’t paying attention, the noise of hitting the free swinging sign will instinctively make them brake.

@JIKwood

3y↑13

You got the height wrong but yes.

@Richaag

3y↑55

@@JIKwood thank you for the correction... from what I’ve read, it’s now the 11’8”+8” bridge, but same principle applies. Warn drivers before they tear their vehicles up.

@Greywander87

3y↑12

I think the issue here is that there's so little road between the intersection and the bridge, and the drivers are going so fast (partly because lingering in an intersection is a good way to cause an accident), that it would give them little warning before they made impact with the guard rail. If there was more road, then it could work, but as it is it would be about as effective a warning as Trinity's "Dodge this" from the first Matrix movie (spoiler: he didn't dodge it). The only times I can think of where it would be helpful is for the very few people we saw in this video that cautiously approached the bridge because they weren't sure if they'd fit or not.

@aluoide

3y↑11

@@Greywander87 It would still reduce their impact force when they are breaking earlier

@datagawa

3y↑23

@@JIKwood It's basic psychology. People who drive these box trucks typically have a IDGAF attitude. It's not that they don't see the sign, they're betting on the sign being wrong.

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@marcocacciatore2602

2y↑8

In switzerland we often have a hanging 'barrier' that will not destruct your car, but you'll hear it if you hit it.
So you'll hit a swinging barrier before destroying your car

@vgklmkuhl

42w↑1

Simple solution. Une solution simple. Je ne fais que penser à ça quand le lis les commentaires. Hanging barrier with bells...

@markmckenzie5343

11w↑1

We have these too but it wouldn't work here lol

@HomesickNG

11w↑1

We have those in the US too. That's the most common way to do it.

But you see the force and the frequency that this bridge gets hit, and more importantly, the drivers ignoring the signage, and later, the flashing text in front of them.

The i-beam protects the bridge, it's not just a warning.

@davidhull1481

11w

I don’t know why they don’t just go ahead and say it’s in Durham. I lived there for about 12 years and it was a never ending treat to watch.

@SmokeDog1871

26w↑1

Only took them 10 years! Amazing

@dfvdf2457

10w

2:30 just take a short look and HOPE 😂😂😂😂😂 this is the best I've seen this year so far 😂😂😂

@Mike-dd9yx

26w↑1

They can put a man on the moon, but they can’t make a bridge high enough for a truck to fit through.😂

@TheCrazyCanuck420

3y↑1000

If the guard rails could talk...
Old rail: go get'em kid
New rail: I won't let ya down

@bowlsallbroken

3y↑15

Underrated comment

@lunaneoma3894

3y↑32

Old rail: Ha! I'm free! So long, sucker!
New rail: wait, WHAT?!

@genseven4616

3y↑3

I'm not crying....I'm cutting onions....

@dredaylarue

3y↑4

the bridge is like, just like old times i still got it.

@basicallyarobloxian4533

3y↑5

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@pierrebelliveau6494

23w↑1

The simple solution would be to have an elevated draw bridge, raise and lower, kept in the raised position until a train or trains have gone by. Once the train is clear, return the bridge to raise position. Not sure how many trains pass there daily but this seems a good plan, specially if only 4 or 5 trains require it per day.

@beth-rg8bm

2y↑1

This video was a lot of fun...thank you.

@StuMarston

1y↑1

ha ha ha I love this one. That guy is hammering it to make the light. 00:37

@rayoflight62

2y↑1

Have the height meter turn the red light signal ON.
When the overheight truck is stopped at the red light, have a loudspeaker blasting "You are over height!" at the concerned truck.
Maybe this two-stage warning is more effective than just a luminous written sign...

@anamericanman

39w↑1

Man, I can't even imagine the bill for taking out 4 bus airconditioners.

@IamCoalfoot

3y↑750

5:25 Overheight, and through a red light. I'm sure insurance was happy to see that guy.

@chasem4659

3y↑54

the overheight detection makes the light turn red

@DesuVentix

3y↑14

@@chasem4659 it was like 3 sec yellow now it'll turn red exactly when he crossed anywaus

@johnbockelie3899

3y↑25

Imagine those truck drivers explaining to their bosses.

@user-xg8yy7yl1d

3y↑4

At that point just fix it out of your own pocket it will be cheaper than how much youll pay in increased insurance rates.

@MikeyArrived

Trucks have a super far stopping point, so when you're going 40 and you see a green light a few hundred feet away, and suddenly turn yellow, it's not worth to slam the brakes with gigantic truck.

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@geniferteal4178

1y↑1

I recently learned that bridges are usually under estimated in height and vehicles are usually overestimated in height. there can be a gap as much as a foot when. You compare the difference. this causes many truck drivers to get comfortable that they can fit in close call situations. that doesn't help when it's this tight.

@hashbrownz1999

46w↑2

The sign should be changed from "over height must turn" to "YOU ARE OVER HEIGHT, TURN AWAY" because i think many people assume the sign isn't activated specifically for them but is just generally saying "IF you are over height turn away"

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