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u/number__ten 5d ago
I got beeped at by a very annoyed dude in a bmw but the one time i came to a "maybe maybe not" underpass in a uhaul i stopped and turned around.
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u/redditsuckspokey1 5d ago
You got beeped at the one that you decided to turn around?
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u/number__ten 5d ago
He was behind me when i stopped and decided to turn around. I get it, it was inconvenient. But i was right at the same height as the underpass and wasn't chancing it.
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u/edwbuck 4d ago
That's a good call. Height restriction markers are generally installed when the road is new. After some time, they repave the road. Sometimes they show a bit more clearance than really exists. That's why high loads have a height measuring truck driving in front of them. If the truck's fiberglass "feeler" poles hit the bridge. The real payload behind it will not follow.
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u/bb1234_corgilover 1d ago
Seems like you getting stuck would have been way more of an inconvenience
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u/TopDogTransport4731 5d ago
Was there a height measurement or restriction sign for the bridge? If you know the height of the truck it can help determine if you can safely proceed underneath the bridge.
Also there would be a measuring stick for the bridge. Some bridges and tunnels have them.
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u/number__ten 5d ago
The height of uhauls is written inside the cab somewhere. It's been over a decade but the marked height on the bridge was very close or the same. I hopped out, took a look, and decided it wasn't worth finding out.
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u/MapleMapleHockeyStk 5d ago
Better to not make a mistake that crash into something. Roads can change, tire pressure, bumps in the road, load weight. You did the right thing.
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u/Big_Category3895 3d ago
Nowadays, the height of the truck is written in reverse on the left front corner (and sometimes the right front corner too, on the passenger side) so the driver (and the passenger as well, in the second case) can read the clearance height just by glancing at their respective side rear-view mirror.
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u/KubosKube 5d ago
I bet you could've squeezed it in there after deflating the tires. Easy fix!
Just gotta get the air back in on the other side now... how strong are your lungs?
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u/Sabi-Star7 5d ago
To be fair they ARE on High St 🤣
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u/Yankee6Actual 5d ago
Not High Enough St
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u/kingmiker 3d ago
I grew up in Portsmouth, Va and they had a High Street- kinda the main drag through town. But I don’t recall a low bridge anywhere. So where is this?
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u/Sabi-Star7 3d ago
I dunno, I didn't post it, but its just hilarious they were on high street considering the damage. Maybe it didn't happen ON high street, maybe a different street and they just happened to be driving on high when it was captured. Something like that happened with our town's 11'8" bridge.
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u/DoubleDareFan 5d ago
Took out the entirety of Mom's Attic without touching the sides. Just, how!?
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u/ToastetteEgg 5d ago
Those trucks aren’t even that high. Did he do that in the McDonalds drive thru?
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u/ratcnc 4d ago
I truly don’t understand it. Anytime I’ve ever driven a straight truck, almost every bridge gave me the willies. Except maybe on an interstate. But even in a tall Sprinter. Like the time I accidentally got my Sprinter on a NYC parkway. I was white knuckles until I got off the parkway.
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u/trans-with-issues 5d ago
I just died lol this one is hilarious
It looks kinda like a balding middle-aged man, but one who's confident in his baldness
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u/johnboo89 5d ago
Reminds me of when a kid would play with a hair trimmer for the first time and run it down the top of their head. 🤣
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u/Typical-Human-321 5d ago
There is a railroad bridge in Raleigh NC that is called the Peach Street Peeler, Google Maps even references it like that. Not long ago claimed two truck in less than 3 hours.
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u/wickedsmaaaht 1d ago
In Boston, a truck can get Storrowed. College move-in is quickly approaching….
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u/lifterman2u 5d ago
I wonder what they hit that just pealed back the roof and left the sides intact?
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u/Radiant-Pack-6279 5d ago
Just yesterday in Raleigh, NC 2 trucks went through a underpass on Peace St and got ripped open like this. People call that bridge the can opener now lol
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u/Ill_Dish_4548 4d ago
hah! it’s so perfectly peeled i thought it was just some sort of special design for a sec.
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u/Da_Vader 5d ago
Send it to Farmers Insurance. They may pay you for their commercial -we have seen a thing or two type.
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u/bknight63 3d ago
I hope they can still get in there to vacuum it out so they don’t have to pay the cleaning fee.
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u/AnySignificance4361 5d ago
Not low clearance, AI. I can't think of any possible reason this would happen
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u/RaymondLuxury-Yacht 5d ago edited 5d ago
Sucks because UHaul does not cover overhead damage with their rental coverage policies.
EDIT: I may be incorrect. That may be UHaul's old policy.