Today I thought I saw a Chev El Camino. Instead it was a car I didn’t know existed - the GMC Sprint, 1973. I was told, by its owner, it is America’s forgotten muscle car. And indeed, this on had a 454 in it. Very handsome vehicle.
Combining the above two posts - NY parkways are cars-only roadways. On Lawn Guyland the bridges are very low - 9 or 10’. It is a regular (as in at least almost daily_ occurrence to see some truck or another either can opener itself, wedge itself, or at least be smart enough to stop short but then be stuck on a 2-lane expressway. Robert Moses’s roadway design, especially including entrance & exit ramps leaves a lot to be desired.
We have a one lane underpass with a 10’5" clearance. There are signs all up and down the road for nearly a mile, yet at least once a month a semi will try it and block up traffic for an hour trying to get unstuck.
There’s a bridge in Durham, NC, that has peeled the roofs off of so many trucks that a YouTube channel and website were started to document the destruction. Even after the bridge was raised by eight inches a few years ago, truck drivers (usually of rental trucks) ignore the electronic signs that warn them to turn and end up having a really bad day.
Check the channel out for hours of schadenfreude. Here’s a random sample to get you started. Wait for the view from the second camera and note the reaction of the pedestrian.
That looks to me like multiple trucks/trailers have hit that bridge over time, not always in the exact same place. It appears to be in the midst of a repair: the old damaged concrete has been removed, in preparation for new concrete to be poured/installed.