Lorry Drivers,

[ivor4781]

there is a low bridge near me on a main road. there are 7 warning signs on this stretch prior to this bridge which is on a sharp bend. almost daily "large" usually 10 to 12 axle lorries misses all these signs then have to reverse on this narrow main road 1/4 mile up a hill to find a narrow side road to reverse into holding up traffic both ways for approx 15 mins,it beggers belief that professional lorry drivers can miss all these large visual regulation signs !

[mushroom25]

the same thing happens regularly in Rugby, where Mill Road passes under the station in a tunnel with a headroom of only 11'0". Whilst it's not a narrow road approaching, the tunnel is single track controlled by lights, and the main post office depot is right next to the station, with many parked cars of people collecting parcels. the disruption caused by a reversing truck is horrendous. when asked, drivers inevitably mumble something about "satnav saying it was OK", notwithstanding the 3 very large signs on the approach, before the trucks are committed.

[Baldric]

///10 to 12 axle lorries///

You don't see too many of those

(probably 'cause they're all stuck under that ^^^ bridge)

[bookbinder]

Too many drivers (not just lorry drivers) believe implicitly that their satnav can do no wrong. It sits there and appears to be an all-knowing oracle, but the sad thing is, drivers who take an unsuitable road blame the satnav, and not themselves. Who's in charge of the vehicle, the driver or the satnav?

[JoolsTwo]

You don't live near me do you - Same thing low bridge on a sharp bend - loads of warning signs telling them of the Low Bridge and also telling them not to follow their sat-navs but we still have them getting stuck there and having to reverse and holding up all the traffic.

[albaqwerty]

is sat-nav to blame?

The number of times I've nearly been knocked down when crossing a one-way street, purely because the sat-nav has told them to take the first turn left!
(which meant they were turning the wrong way into a one-way street)

However, there's visual signs for that stretch of road, ivor, so presumably they're ignoring them.
High vehicles usually have a sign near the steering wheel to say this vehicle is xx.xx metres high'

[Baldric]

For reference, here's a 10 axle

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQi32RFarq24z2gwlzT7A_T1dFGa5Jem8s_414pxUTRQv_HoTGv

[ivor4781]

Baldric for give me pal
i meant 5 to 6 axle

[ivor4781]

JoolsTwo
south Yorkshire
A6023 ?

[JoolsTwo]

No Ivor, Suffolk a small road of the A14.

[Baldric]

No probs ivor,
that 10 alxe one's impressive though isn't it?

[nannybooby]

The railway bridge in South Ruislip was the same - many notices that there was a height restriction but lorries and double decker coaches frequently got stuck. I thought we had left all that behind with better info and technology.

[ivor4781]

Baldric
sure is ill bet there's a few tyre marks on the road after scrapping round any bends

[Baldric]

An axle or three here, I worked import/export for a while when I left RM's
dealt with these guys quite often.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDJrmJxoAEs

[boxtops]

It happens quite often near hear on the low bridge just before our local hospital. We assume sometimes that the drivers don't have English as a first language.

[sunny-dave]

That's a bit harsh on Nibble, boxy :+)

[ivor4781]

boxtops
the registrations on the lorries in this particular instance are 50 / 50 uk and "other"

[TWR]

First of all, there are NO 12 Axle HGVs, At times a bridge may be signed at 12ft 6">>>>13ft 6", then comes the resurfing gang, they rip up the surface, then resurface, the height at times is never remeasured, causing what you have just posted, there are drivers & there are drivers, an experienced driver would not take the chance, I certenly never.

[ivor4781]

TWR
this bridge in particular is 13'.3" when there are 7 warning signs telling you this and you know your over 15'+ .... as you say there's drivers and there's drivers

[Baldric]

///First of all, there are NO 12 Axle HGVs,///

What about the one in my link then? I know it's not 12, it's a lot more, is definitely punching above your weight?

[TWR]

That was a good Link Baldric, Wynns used to run them years back for weights in excess of 100 tons, there was a rear steer man, he sat at the back of the trailer on a little seat, them were the days. Ivor, I only once nearly come unstuck, that was North entrance to the Blackwall, they had metal tubes hanging before the entrance, I hit one & was lucky no one was behind me, there is a slip road to divert which I took, that was my only time, you have obviously seen the ONE ARM GLORY BOYS, with their big 60 spot light lorry's? I had two when I was driving, that was enough.