# Pole on Oversize Load pilot car **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [August 4, 2019, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pole-on-oversize-load-pilot-car/838181 "2019-08-04T16:18:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2019, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pole-on-oversize-load-pilot-car/838181/21 "2019-08-06T18:30:21Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > Oh, man, that’s classic! Thanks for sharing. > > You would think that U-Haul and Penske and Ryder would warn their customers about this. But obviously not. > > My favorites are the cautious camper at the 5:01 mark who slows down to a crawl but still manages to wipe everything off the top of his travel trailer. And then at the 6:15 mark are the two trucks loaded with bales of straw. After the first one loses the bales of the top of his load, his buddy follows and does the exact same thing. I knew the 11’8" bridge would make an appearance in this thread. If you look at the [official YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXX0RWOIBjt4o3ziHu-6a5A) from the guy who makes the videos, you’ll notice in the newer ones that the city has installed traffic lights just before the bridge. The lights turn red and display a warning when an overheight vehicle approaches, in theory giving the driver time to assess the situation. While it may have somewhat cut down on the frequency of crashes, the ones that do happen tend to be much more spectacular, as they are often caused by drivers who speed up to try to beat the light. The guys driving rental box trucks at least have the excuse that they’re not used to driving a truck and having to worry about overhead clearance. But that video of the semi posted four months ago, he supposedly has a CDL and is supposed to know better. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pole-on-oversize-load-pilot-car/838181.md?page=1)