Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted November 26, 2018 Posted November 26, 2018 A coworker who had experience as a transport truck driver said a lot of truck/ bridge height collisions were based upon the fact drivers are marginally trained and are working off standard GPS navigational aids. There are available programs and models that take into account vertical clearances on routes, but companies are not providing them.
Just Jack Posted November 26, 2018 Posted November 26, 2018 3 hours ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said: A coworker who had experience as a transport truck driver said a lot of truck/ bridge height collisions were based upon the fact drivers are marginally trained and are working off standard GPS navigational aids. There are available programs and models that take into account vertical clearances on routes, but companies are not providing them. I had one. It cost a couple hundred more than your standard consumer GPS, even though it was made by the same company.
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted November 26, 2018 Posted November 26, 2018 8 minutes ago, Just Jack said: I had one. It cost a couple hundred more than your standard consumer GPS, even though it was made by the same company. When you look too at some of these bridge/truck crashes, the trailers are wedged so far under you know the driver wasn't paying attention to surroundings, just steaming away at or above the speed limit.
\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted November 26, 2018 Posted November 26, 2018 6 minutes ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said: When you look too at some of these bridge/truck crashes, the trailers are wedged so far under you know the driver wasn't paying attention to surroundings, just steaming away at or above the speed limit.
BuffaloBill Posted November 26, 2018 Posted November 26, 2018 How could you possibly think it is OK to pull on to a rail bed?
/dev/null Posted November 26, 2018 Author Posted November 26, 2018 1 hour ago, BuffaloBill said: How could you possibly think it is OK to pull on to a rail bed? 1
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted November 26, 2018 Posted November 26, 2018 2 hours ago, BuffaloBill said: How could you possibly think it is OK to pull on to a rail bed? I worked with a guy on a construction project that had the perfect phrase to characterize behaviour such as this: "Nice fella, but STOOOPID!"
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted November 26, 2018 Posted November 26, 2018 3 hours ago, \GoBillsInDallas/ said: Aha. The last truck in the video gets the 'Nice Fella But STOOOPID Award'.
Matty the Dustmop Posted November 28, 2018 Posted November 28, 2018 So how the hell is that trestle still standing? Seems like after all those hits its gotta be like a boxer who's a little punch drunk.
Just Jack Posted November 28, 2018 Posted November 28, 2018 Our local bridge TKO'd another truck this morning. https://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/crews-clean-up-debris-after-truck-hits-low-bridge-on-onondaga-lake-parkway/1621664301
Marv's Neighbor Posted November 28, 2018 Posted November 28, 2018 People rely on GPS way too much. If they ever turn the satellite off, we'd be a lost nation of morons. 1
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted November 28, 2018 Posted November 28, 2018 19 minutes ago, Marv's Neighbor said: People rely on GPS way too much. If they ever turn the satellite off, we'd be a lost nation of morons. Maybe we should go into the road map business? ?
Marv's Neighbor Posted November 28, 2018 Posted November 28, 2018 1 hour ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said: Maybe we should go into the road map business? ? Yes, maps do work, assumong they are current. GPS is the gift that keeps on giving with respect to "update" features that cost $$ Chances are, the dumass on the RR track, didn't have a "current" update. Are there any "new" RR tracks around? See dumass!
ExiledInIllinois Posted November 28, 2018 Posted November 28, 2018 10 minutes ago, Marv's Neighbor said: Yes, maps do work, assumong they are current. GPS is the gift that keeps on giving with respect to "update" features that cost $$ Chances are, the dumass on the RR track, didn't have a "current" update. Are there any "new" RR tracks around? See dumass! Or... GPS is accurate to 30 feet. 30 feet can put you on the tracks.
ExiledInIllinois Posted November 29, 2018 Posted November 29, 2018 @ work... Boats, SnowBirds in fall heading South, yachts, always a few numb nutz make right turn into Lake Calumet. Two fold. 1. The opening to right is bigger and they see ships, commercial vessels there @ the international port, deep water. Left (proper course) is narrow and has first fixed bridge (plenty of vertical clearance) 2. GPS leads them there. Quickly 26 feet of water turns into inches when they reach opening up of Lake Cal past the weir. Some keep on going and hopelessly run aground in their million dollar boats. At least one or two every fall. Doesn't happen going North in Spring, route more obvious and straight course. When I hear them calling for bridges on VHF radio (marine radio) and don't see them in the alotted time (Ancient Chinese Secret, I don't divulge my ETA calculation methods), I give a shout out on Channel 16. A few weeks ago, a commercial tug & I hailed one such vessel. Tug seen yacht go right past him. I watched on AiS, GoogleEarth. Yacht had AiS. Got them turned around in time before they got hopelessly mired in the mud. People are idiots. They jump in a multi-million dollar boat and just "fly by the force." LoL... I would too if I wasn't a poor slob. LoL
Mark80 Posted November 29, 2018 Posted November 29, 2018 (edited) On 11/27/2018 at 7:05 PM, Matty the Dustmop said: So how the hell is that trestle still standing? Seems like after all those hits its gotta be like a boxer who's a little punch drunk. It has a solid steel beam not connected to it before the bridge and set at the same height as the bridge that the trucks hit first instead of hitting the bridge. GPS is intentionally only accurate to like 10 meters or something like that. So people can think they should turn when they shouldn't. Military gets the more accurate GPS, but don't share it since it is a military advantage for them for things like targeting missiles and such. Edited November 29, 2018 by Mark80
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