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May. 24th, 2013 04:26 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dolariSo who do you think is to blame here?
My dad was a trucker all his working life. He often told me that as long as his load was under 14 feet, which is the maximum height for a trailer without a permit, he usually didn't look at clearance signs, unless they were really consipcuous. Thankfully, when they're under 14 feet they usually are.
The bridge height here was 14 feet 6 inches. It was also completely unmarked at all.
The company got an overheight permit they should have known there might be bridges that are too low since they usually tell the driver which route to take.
There was also a pilot car, for the truck driver to follow, who should have known he was running an overheight load. But there was no signage (either on the bridge, or before the nearest exit), so how was the pilot car supposed to know?
The driver knew he had an oversize load, and should have had an inkling it might be too low...but then the pilot car went right through. And the comapny set up this route for him. And there was no signage on the bridge.
The bridge was "functionally obsolete" and juuuuuust this side of needing to be replaced.
Personally, I dunno. I'm thinking the pilot driver, who guides the oversize load. But then again, the bridge wasn't marked for height at all so what did the pilot car have to go on?
I've driven that bridge many times...it didn't seem low. Wonder what Dad would have done before (and after) getting to the bridge.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57586034/bridge-collapse-in-washington-state-blamed-on-tractor-trailer/
My dad was a trucker all his working life. He often told me that as long as his load was under 14 feet, which is the maximum height for a trailer without a permit, he usually didn't look at clearance signs, unless they were really consipcuous. Thankfully, when they're under 14 feet they usually are.
The bridge height here was 14 feet 6 inches. It was also completely unmarked at all.
The company got an overheight permit they should have known there might be bridges that are too low since they usually tell the driver which route to take.
There was also a pilot car, for the truck driver to follow, who should have known he was running an overheight load. But there was no signage (either on the bridge, or before the nearest exit), so how was the pilot car supposed to know?
The driver knew he had an oversize load, and should have had an inkling it might be too low...but then the pilot car went right through. And the comapny set up this route for him. And there was no signage on the bridge.
The bridge was "functionally obsolete" and juuuuuust this side of needing to be replaced.
Personally, I dunno. I'm thinking the pilot driver, who guides the oversize load. But then again, the bridge wasn't marked for height at all so what did the pilot car have to go on?
I've driven that bridge many times...it didn't seem low. Wonder what Dad would have done before (and after) getting to the bridge.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57586034/bridge-collapse-in-washington-state-blamed-on-tractor-trailer/
