That's the beast mate. I can't understand it really, there are lights just at the back of that pic. Don't these drivers know the height of their truck?
My aluminium teepee is 3mts and I won't go under anything less than 3.2mts
There is a bridge in Seymore Vic that is 3.5mts and I go around the truck detour, easier.
Some GPS navigators direct you this way when going to the Tasmanian ferry.
-- Edited by PeterD on Saturday 17th of March 2018 07:56:47 AM
Dougwe said
10:57 PM Mar 16, 2018
Ooops, sorry, I was thinking of
the one corner Flinders and Spenser. It's 4mts but still has a good tally.
dogbox said
05:04 PM Mar 17, 2018
those hire trucks have a big sign in them warning the renter of the height of the van an that the renter is responsible for overhead damage still a lot of them get hit
Santa said
05:06 PM Mar 17, 2018
dogbox wrote:
those hire trucks have a big sign in them warning the renter of the height of the van an that the renter is responsible for overhead damage still a lot of them get hit
So it seems! expensive hit for the renter.
Farmhat said
08:28 PM Mar 17, 2018
Coming through Ararat from the Avoca road Google took us under a railway track. Not sure now if it was the Albert St crossing. The road dips down to go under the track. Had to lock all 8 wheels to pull up real fast as after a long drive I just wasn't thinking about bridge heights. Stopped with about an inch to spare. Never been such a nervous wreck in all my life. So close to wrecking the van. Had to stay at the lake there a few days to calm down. Must say though, it's a nice place for relaxing.
Joe
Ron-D said
09:26 AM Mar 18, 2018
Only once have We been in a situation were a low bridge gave us any concern,I hnow the Height of our rig and we had a clearance of under a meter according to the specs on the sign,but even so I had wifey standing on the road keeping an eye on things as we approached the entrance,paused just before the van entered got the thumbs up,if there was a problem just back away it might cause a bit of inconvenience for those behind,but a wrecked van would cause a lot more inconvenience.
-- Edited by Ron-D on Sunday 18th of March 2018 09:30:34 AM
This one will cop a huge bill as would be a write of, no insurance on overhead damage on hire trucks.
madaboutled said
07:43 PM Mar 18, 2018
Can't remember where it was, we struck some roadworks on our trip last year and the detour was via a low bridge that was 3.1 mt clearance, well we're 3.2mt. We went back to the roadworks and asked for an alternate route which then took us 25k's out of out way. I can't believe though that the roadworks crew would detour ALL vehicles despite knowing of the low bridge.
Leo said
08:54 PM Mar 18, 2018
Brisbane has some 'interesting' bridges.
Search the 'duck' bridge at Wynnum. A place to test the height of your fourby while scaring any passengers? Maybe not!
Leo said
08:56 PM Mar 18, 2018
BTW, I believe that any road traffic collision with a railway bridge results in an expensive delay and engineering inspection before rail can use it. Talking about the Brissie bridges but assume that would be the case elsewhere.
oldbloke said
11:52 PM Mar 18, 2018
Yeah, happened to me about 5 years ago. Rented a truck, just stopped with a few meters to spare. Had to reverse back and caused a fair bit of caos. Better than hitting the low bridge though. Lol
These bridges don't take prisoners.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USu8vT_tfdw
Certainly stripped the roof of the fifth wheelers pretty clean.
Penske truck hire have their share of mishaps.
Evening Doug, I recall reading about it.
Think this is the one, interesting! another rental vehicle in pic, hope the renters took the insurance option.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/montague-st-bridge-hit-by-truck-once-again/news-story/d102ae69b425a5aaac4ef4539e5dd9d4
That's the beast mate.
I can't understand it really, there are lights just at the back of that pic. Don't these drivers know the height of their truck?
My aluminium teepee is 3mts and I won't go under anything less than 3.2mts
There is a bridge in Seymore Vic that is 3.5mts and I go around the truck detour, easier.
Montague Street Bridge knocks a century
Some GPS navigators direct you this way when going to the Tasmanian ferry.
-- Edited by PeterD on Saturday 17th of March 2018 07:56:47 AM
the one corner Flinders and Spenser. It's 4mts but still has a good tally.
So it seems! expensive hit for the renter.
Coming through Ararat from the Avoca road Google took us under a railway track. Not sure now if it was the Albert St crossing. The road dips down to go under the track. Had to lock all 8 wheels to pull up real fast as after a long drive I just wasn't thinking about bridge heights. Stopped with about an inch to spare. Never been such a nervous wreck in all my life. So close to wrecking the van. Had to stay at the lake there a few days to calm down. Must say though, it's a nice place for relaxing.
Joe
Only once have We been in a situation were a low bridge gave us any concern,I hnow the Height of our rig and we had a clearance of under a meter according to the specs on the sign,but even so I had wifey standing on the road keeping an eye on things as we approached the entrance,paused just before the van entered got the thumbs up,if there was a problem just back away it might cause a bit of inconvenience for those behind,but a wrecked van would cause a lot more inconvenience.
-- Edited by Ron-D on Sunday 18th of March 2018 09:30:34 AM
This one will cop a huge bill as would be a write of, no insurance on overhead damage on hire trucks.
Can't remember where it was, we struck some roadworks on our trip last year and the detour was via a low bridge that was 3.1 mt clearance, well we're 3.2mt. We went back to the roadworks and asked for an alternate route which then took us 25k's out of out way. I can't believe though that the roadworks crew would detour ALL vehicles despite knowing of the low bridge.
Search the 'duck' bridge at Wynnum. A place to test the height of your fourby while scaring any passengers? Maybe not!