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Trucker Destroys Historic Bridge Because She Didn't Know How Many Pounds Six Tons Was...


Trucker Destroys Historic Bridge Because She Didn't Know How Many Pounds Six Tons Was


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Police report.

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.p...85863831519306


How did she get her CDL...???



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VN-series volvo hauler alone weighs about 9-11 ton alone.
Were did she get her license :D

It is common though that the weight limit on bridges are lower what they can take, but the lower limit is there to reduce maintenance intervals.

A brain is a dangerous thing to waste. She has nothing to worry about, she was entitled to a license.

regards
mech

The arbitrary references to half-ton, three-quarter and one-ton as cargo capacity ratings for pick-up trucks might also lead to some confusion. But since the metric system is not so widely used back there, it would make more sense to indicate the weight limit not just in the metric standard but also in the imperial.

There's nothing confusing about this...

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"Ton" is imperial; "tonne" is metric. Americans commonly refer to weight in tons, and most bridge weight limits are indicated in tons. Edit: This lady had no excuse. Most people here learn what a "ton" is in elementary school.

The US Ton is another unit that needs to go away. 2,000 lbs is arbitrary.

Neither more nor less so than the metric tonne of 1000 kilograms.

And isn't it interesting that they're both within about 10% of the same mass? Maybe because like the pound (livre), which is used for e.g. groceries in France & Switzerland (and apparently a number of other countries: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_(mass)#French_livre ), it is a handy size.

sad, the driver should be able to back a truck up, or at least know it wouldn't fit the bridge, rather than tearing up the bridge with the trailer. The ton thing is irrelevant, she displaced the bridge structure with her truck, which was probably fortunate for her and her cousin, as it may have collapsed with them submerged otherwise.

You don't have to focus on her words, her actions speak quite loudly enough.

Redneck, you may need to update your Henry Ford quote, because she obviously "thought she could".

Lol... Your right... Maybe something like this then...

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When I saw the story it made me sad for the bridge that had stood for 130 years, helping people every day.

/not touching the question of units of measure

That woman deserves to permanently lose the privilege of driving large trucks.

I hope she doesn't reproduce.

Another one bites the dust

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Just A Car Guy : 4 ton limit 136 year old bridge, was just asking for it, apparently

Led astray by GPS.

How appropriate ( ...things turning CRAPPY...) because that looks like a Cess-Pool Pumper truck!

A 'crumbing infrastructure' metaphor?

IIRC many of those old iron bridges designed by the Robinson and Steinmann company had a short estimated lifespan, usually around 30 years. And I'm almost sure some lack of proper maintenance is also in effect, look at all that rust.

Though as best I can tell from the picture, the actual bridge structure seems to have held up. The truck just went through the wooden deck...

At least one of the I-beams on the bridge deck structure looks bent.

Just guessing, of course, but it looks like the bent I-beam could have been from the trailer's rear wheels dropping through the deck and hitting it like a hammer, which kinda exceeds design parameters :-)

Still, it's another good example of people coming to grief from relying on GPS, Google Maps, &c.

It looks like every I-beam up to the middle of the trailer is bent. It may be repairable, unlike the first example.

Wrought Iron:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...ron_Bridge.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Pike_County_Wrought_Iron_Bridge.jpg/640px-Pike_County_Wrought_Iron_Bridge.jpg

Cast iron:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O4TBxImBvl...40989684_n.jpg
http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2016/01/this-is-just-design-beauty-too-bad-more.html

Steel:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...ton_Wilson.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forth_Bridge#/media/File:George_Washington_Wilson.jpg

Actually a great design, the deck is weaker than the super structure so it the fuse that fails first. Looks very repairable.

But she wasn't driving a box truck! She was looking for this:

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Serves them right for only banning mid-sized trucks.

I used google maps to find a food store the other day. It got me right to the door. The back door. :eek::p