Eighteen wheeler was too high for the bridge

[webfact]

Eighteen wheeler was too high for the bridge

 

Picture: INN

 

INN reported that an eighteen wheel truck toppled onto its side after it hit a bridge at a U-turn.

 

The truck was using the local road of the Route 7 motorway. 

 

One lane was still available for use at the U-turn as Prawet traffic police hurried to get the area cleared. 

 

INN said that the vehicle was too high to use that U-turn.

 

Source: INN

 

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[petermik]

and because of brake failure the poor unfortunate driver was unable to stop before hitting this ridiculously low bridge............

[worgeordie]

Maybe the driver was just putting the truck on its side

so he could get under the bridge and it went too far over.

I can hear him in the cab, I can do it,I can do it .

regards Worgeordie

[bluesofa]

37 minutes ago, worgeordie said:

Maybe the driver was just putting the truck on its side

so he could get under the bridge and it went too far over.

I can hear him in the cab, I can do it,I can do it .

regards Worgeordie

Ha ha! Obviously watching too much Top Gear.

[ezzra]

Yeah... those damn low bridges, trees and concrete poles that seems to get in a way of half drugged half drunk drivers...

[Justgrazing]

Hahaha .. It looks like its cocking its wheels to have a p*ss .. 

[OneMoreFarang]

The eighteen wheeler was too not too high. The bridge was too low. I am sure that's what the driver will say.

 

[Srikcir]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

INN said that the vehicle was too high to use that U-turn.

Was that opinion or fact, as in the bridge was posted to its clearance height?

If this U-turn served the Route 7 motorway, an eighteen wheel truck driver might expect adequate height clearance if a lower clearance wasn't posted.

[hotchilli]

1 hour ago, Srikcir said:

Was that opinion or fact, as in the bridge was posted to its clearance height?

If this U-turn served the Route 7 motorway, an eighteen wheel truck driver might expect adequate height clearance if a lower clearance wasn't posted.

What a driver might expect and what he actually gets in Thailand are two entirely different things.

[geoffbezoz]

5 hours ago, ezzra said:

Yeah... those damn low bridges, trees and concrete poles that seems to get in a way of half drugged half drunk drivers...

Just stating normal Thai male drivers would provide adequate illustration ????

[NoBrainer]

It's quite possible that there was no signage to indicate the actual height either, but unlikely the driver knew how high he was (literally).

[Grusa]

It's also possible that the height was posted, and the truck should have fitted. But after years of road "maintenance", adding layer upon layer of blacktop, and not re-surveying the site, the hole is no longer as tall as it was?

[rickudon]

The truck doesn't look abnormally tall ..... maybe the load was a bit higher 'loaded Thai style'.

[tifino]

This PM prime mover should gone up for PM!

-  thinks he's Moses and can part the waters himself

- blames everyone else when  the mountain won't move for him...