eindhovendee Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 17 hours ago, TxRover said: Very few U.S. bridges have any form of gates, unless they “open” and are thus impassible when that happens, or are toll. The FSK bridge was a toll bridge, but has converted almost entirely to EZ-pass, so the question would be if they locked the “barriers” down when warned…if the barriers remained. A car could still physically drive through the barriers (they are just light metal or wood), but if they switched them to remain down, that would have saved a number of drivers. The question of if the barriers are still there is because the modern U.S. toll process is an open roadway with a camera/sensor gantry. They scan each car for a small transponder, and then photograph the rear (and sometimes the front) license plate. Those vehicles without a transponder have their plates run through a database to see if the number is linked to a toll account, and if it isn’t, a paper bill is generated and sent to the registered owner of that license plate (at 150-200% the account rate). Looking at the overhead imagery, I see gantries and no barriers, so I assume they have electronic message signs that they could use to stop traffic…when people pay attention. You can hear the recording of emergency dispatchers talking with people who are stopping traffic. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-68678214 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 "We got a strange one here. Some caller from Scotland who posts on a football forum wanted to know if it was true that Jimmy Carter narrowly avoided being on the bridge just before it collapsed. Don't know what to say there. Thought he was still down in Georgia. What do you think Hank?" 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 4 hours ago, eindhovendee said: You can hear the recording of emergency dispatchers talking with people who are stopping traffic. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-68678214 Yea, I heard that last night, so if they hadn’t had an Officer near each end it could have been much worse. No gates or barriers to close, I’m just surprised there’s no reports of at least one driver ignoring the cops and driving past them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 15 minutes ago, TxRover said: Yea, I heard that last night, so if they hadn’t had an Officer near each end it could have been much worse. No gates or barriers to close, I’m just surprised there’s no reports of at least one driver ignoring the cops and driving past them. "I'm not driving, I'm travelling and no servant of this government is going to stop me....." said Mr. Hank Sovcit, before plunging to his death. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 23 hours ago, Venti said: Made that reference on the X thread yesterday. Noone got the Point Pleasant reference. Did he? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 1 hour ago, TxRover said: Yea, I heard that last night, so if they hadn’t had an Officer near each end it could have been much worse. No gates or barriers to close, I’m just surprised there’s no reports of at least one driver ignoring the cops and driving past them. That is precisely what happened with the Hobart Bridge Disaster. The drivers who ended up with their front wheels over the edge ran back and tried to stop other drivers going further. Two drivers swerved past them and merrily went on their way to oblivion. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Khaki Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 1 hour ago, Fullerene said: That is precisely what happened with the Hobart Bridge Disaster. The drivers who ended up with their front wheels over the edge ran back and tried to stop other drivers going further. Two drivers swerved past them and merrily went on their way to oblivion. Well if they hadn't deployed their hazard warning triangles I'd just assume it was some sort of carjacking attempt. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevieKTID Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 John Oliver did a good piece on American infrastructure almost 10 years ago. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 3 hours ago, Florentine_Pogen said: "I'm not driving, I'm travelling and no servant of this government is going to stop me....." said Mr. Hank Sovcit, before plunging to his death being shot by automatic fire.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 More scary bridge stuff https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-68690454 Quote Forty-five people have died in South Africa after the bus they were in plunged some 50m (165ft) off a bridge into a ravine, authorities say. An eight-year-old girl, the only survivor, was taken to hospital with serious injuries. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alert Mongoose Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 A troubled bridge over water. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 6 minutes ago, Alert Mongoose said: A troubled bridge under water. FTFY. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty dingus Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 On 27/03/2024 at 04:00, Zen Archer (Raconteur) said: Wibble wobble jelly on a plate. Gallopin' Gertie. I've fished around the remains of it in the Puget Sound. The only casualty was Tubby the dog because they couldn't coax it out of the car before it collapsed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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