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I'm always worried about the "Sardine Can" when driving trucks.
Feb 11, 2017 2:08 AM
TallForAStormtrooper
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I'm always worried about the "Sardine Can" when driving trucks.
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TheAwfulNene
I left a dent in a hotel once; they gave me the wrong measurements for the clearance on the loading dock for a delivery I was having done.
ImgurPlis
In my place the truck drivers usually deflate the tyres little by little till they reach just under the clearance limit
IEatAllTheFluffyAnimals
Pretty sure trucks arent even allowed on the bridge-tunnel
CaptnTightPants
I am less confident in what looks like a rise in the road at the end of that tunnel
SoPoSassquatch
No jouncing! No jouncing! No jouncing!... WHAAAMMMYYYYYY
FreshSticksGarunteedNoLeaves
That looks like the HRBT here in Virginia!
benkey1
It's almost like there is a standard and it was designed to accommodate that standard.
SinCalzones
That's the HRBT
MelodiousDissonance
One pothole...one little pothole
JonathanFrey
1. The truck is 13 ft 6 inches tall if the sign says anything above that you go. 2. Probably driver been there many times and knows.
gakio12
Yep, I go under a 13'7" bridge all the time. If I'm driving the same equipment, I know it's going to fit.
heavenlydesaster
And what if someone lost a dime...
UnluckyLunkhead
When you're confidant that there are no illegal immigrants riding on top.
endangeredfloof
Ah the sardine can bridge: http://greatbig.is/2kmHGQB
XHandsomexJackX
If you hit even one bump...
Meusernamegoeshere
Or have new or overinflated tires, or if the road hasn't been repaved, or run over a match stick someone threw out the window....
RaynWisp
If you even hit the brakes aggressively...
Hybris51129
I would be choosing a different route, it wouldn't be worth risking my job over a miscalculation.
Gpums
I can't tell you how much times I've taken my truck under a low bridge that my trailer was supposedly higher than 4.2m, 3.8m is the lowest1/
Gpums
2/2 is the lowest bridge I've gotten under I know I'm trying my luck though
TheOtherAlan
Time to cringe. https://www.youtube.com/user/yovo68/videos
bastardInABasket
These are great. Thanks.
knotwitchcraft
Meanwhile, in North Carolina...https://youtu.be/USu8vT_tfdw (Durham's 11ft8 bridge)
Unsupervisedadult
HRBT I think
Scyley
Yup
kaphs
Should also be "when you're 100% confident that engineering/construction/architecture somehow all worked out to give an accurate clearance"
britishdilettantejimmyrustlerbutmostlyokguy
And that there will be no signs hanging from the ceiling... :/
GoodJobDaddy
and that there isn't the slightest bump on the floor
Grlz2grlz
Am I the only one that read fucking?
Equalcharlie
Or you just drove right in and got really damn lucky.
kworiginal
mrcalifornian
That is def going to scrape once it gets to the upturn of that hill. Imagine a line going down a U, getting to the bottom, and then going up
AwkwardIntentions
That moment when he realises, after exiting the tunnel, that he could've aired out the suspension.
gakio12
Sure, if he wants to fuck his driveshaft. And make the rear of the trailer higher. And lock up the trailer's brakes.
AwkwardIntentions
So, what you're saying is, trucks over there are so dated that trailers don't commonly have bags too?
gakio12
They have airbags, but the vast majority of van trailers do not have a way of releasing the air in ONLY the air bags.
Greymalum
No room for fighting on top of the trailer...
ImgurCelebrity
How come they never just pull over
Treblaine
"We've got hop-ons, time to use the south tunnel"
DougDeNasty
Oh, so this isn't another Matrix reboot trailer?
TallForAStormtrooper
Aha! The silver lining.
DonNinja
What about Ant-Man?
GoatsAndGlory
You havent heard about antman havent you?
RecoveringFunkaholic
Or imagine hitting a speed bump
flippetrippiehippie
If he hits a bump it's all over
ghettofish
What is this, an epic fighting scene for ants?
ForceAwakenWasLame
dhaskjdhawyajhdbsdbgwakjhbdnmcckclkklkl
They're fighting ontop, but when the bridge comes up, they both have to hang off the side, makes it way more intense.
BaltimoresJandro
And continue to fight
Greymalum
Well, they could do it on top if they were Hermes.
Therealyiannopoulos
Chesapeake Bay Bridge tunnel.
Skizzlesnap
Thought that looked familiar
IHateYouFuckOff
HRBT
ImFunnierThanYallGiveMeCreditFor
right?! that's exactly what i thought. must be. looks just like it
Therealyiannopoulos
I'd put money on it. Followed a few trucks through there and was scared thinking they would hit
TheKentuckySlasher
Fuck all of the hr tunnels
blutjagd
Yeah I thought it was familiar haha I drive thru it a bit, then I saw this is turning into a VA gathering
iamdanman
Hey, Virginia people! Hello fellow Virginians
nightaccio129
Bashsudo
Hello!
Oh4FukSakes
Ihadtoditchmyotherusernamebecauseofyou
Hi hi!
tryntasmile
The Chesapeake Bay bridge tunnel is one lane each way in the tunnels (drive it 3 times a week) HRBT or M and M maybe
Therealyiannopoulos
Ahhh good point.
GnomeMode
I thought it looked familiar. My sister & brother-in-law have been stationed in Norfolk for 7yrs & I've visited a few times
tryntasmile
We charge it to our clients. It is pricey though. It seems like everywhere you want to go in the tidewater is getting tolls now!
DarthPickles
Ooh Hampton roads people. I live in Norfolk too.
Therealyiannopoulos
Also sorry for your wallet that's a spendy bridge
unclekeenanfromthe603
I was stationed in Norfolk, and I gotta say, I don't miss it. This is definitely the HRBT. MM had a lot more space in it.
TheRealKhy
Fact.
Unsupervisedadult
Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel I am pretty sure
TheKentuckySlasher
Yep
duhast2
Lol yup drive through there everyday and semis always worry me.
encyclopediabritannica
*slows down to 35 mph for no reason*
Unsupervisedadult
I will never understand that. It drives me crazy
BlackScienceMane
*smashes brakes a few times with no one in front* just to be safe ofc
CityZenK
Done enough front rail/roof repairs to know that was just blind luck. Vast majority just plow full speed into the top of the tunnel.
Hexarcy00
nah, it's shopped
RedDwarfIV
Are you sure it wasn't just a blind truck?
aznhntr
Yeah, I used to rent out trucks like these for enterprise; this makes me super uncomfortable.
allthegoodnamestaken
I engineer for stoughton, those front walls are not as strong as you think
AllTheCoolKidsHaveStds
When you cross into new york on the george washington bridge with a 13'6" clearance it looks like this
Rocket350
And those air bags... that's the only margin for error there.
RedDwarfIV
Are you sure it wasn't just a blind truck?
TallForAStormtrooper
I triple check and approach at minimum speed if I'm not sure.
BlackoutAU
Literally the first thing I do when driving a new truck is get out the tape measure and check the clearance.
mikev2
Same here.
maito
When I got my new truck I measured the height. 370/370cm front/rear. But 365/360cm when I lower the air suspension.
maito
Also through experience have gained knowledge of different bridges and tunnels real height. Sometimes it is fitting within the cm.
redbaronshotsauce
What if you drive over a pebble 0.0
YOUPROBABLYSAWTHISNAMEINTHECOMMENTSANDLOOKEDBECUASEITSALLCAPS
You should look up "11foot8" on YouTube. Real famous bridge.
Darloss
Was just going to suggest that. Have an upvote instead.
ElbowDeepInASnake
It got new signage that unfortunately seems to be working
TheGist
They got a traffic light & height sensors, the light stays red extra long to give drivers an opportunity to turn/realize their mistake.
Calculussucks
Oh... Bummer, I think.
ElbowDeepInASnake
No more tin canning vids for entertainment......but on the bright side companies aren't losing thousands in repairs....
WhatIsThisIdontEvenKnow
Oh, you did say youtube... Was wondering wheretf u sent me when i saw what I can't unsee.
saltandsunshine
What have you seen mysterious knowledge man
GulliverSwift
He doesn't even know.