zzdcar
Home
/
Reviews
/
Culture
/
An Infamous Low Bridge In Pennsylvania Just Destroyed Two Cars In Shipment
An Infamous Low Bridge In Pennsylvania Just Destroyed Two Cars In Shipment-April 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:12:15

Image for article titled An Infamous Low Bridge In Pennsylvania Just Destroyed Two Cars In Shipment

While a certain in Durham, North Carolina tends to get all the love, America happens to be full of extremely uncompromising underpasses that never fail to make careless drivers of tall vehicles pay for their indiscretion. One such bridge stands over King of Prussia Road in Radnor, Pennsylvania .

The bridge’s primary purpose is to carry Amtrak and SEPTA trains; its other, less official responsibility is to remind motorists to read in the most punishing way possible.

It did this again Thursday afternoon when a truck carrying vehicles with Carmax plates struck the 10-foot, 10-inch bridge, toppling a Ford Escape and compacting a Jeep Grand Cherokee into a vaguely cube-like, jagged version of its former self. The cars were unoccupied and nobody was injured in the incident, . The road was closed on both sides of the underpass at 1:40 p.m. local time.

Image for article titled An Infamous Low Bridge In Pennsylvania Just Destroyed Two Cars In Shipment

As you might imagine, this happens fairly often in Radnor. So often that back in 2017, reported that 43 vehicles crashed into the bridge between then and 2008. Each time, the resulting emergency response shuts down the surrounding section of road for anywhere from 45 minutes to 12 hours. Then, Amtrak engineers have to investigate the damage caused to the bridge. The police department’s about today’s crash is flooded with comments remarking on the regularity of it all.

A trio of low clearance warnings flank each side of the underpass , but they haven’t helped. Last fall, the town of $1,500 on a driver or operating company whose vehicle jams up the bridge. Repeat offenders would’ve had to pay $2,500.

I’m no expert, but if I remember correctly, fines are only effective in changing behavior if the fine itself is less desirable than the action that triggers it. I don’t think any commercial drivers want to peel the tops off their trucks, or would be less likely to do it if a ticket entered the mix. Plus, they’d have to be aware of the penalty in the first place. All a fine would do is make the town a buck every time this happens, not discourage it from happening. The bridge really ought to be raised, but as it’s federal property, that’s proven easier said than done.

Comments
Welcome to zzdcar comments! Please keep conversations courteous and on-topic. To fosterproductive and respectful conversations, you may see comments from our Community Managers.
Sign up to post
Sort by
Show More Comments
Culture
2024 Kia EV9: What Do You Want To Know?
2024 Kia EV9: What Do You Want To Know?
At long last, we are about to get behind the wheel of for the first time. Sure, , and sure, , and sure , but hey — what can you do? Anyway, before we get behind the wheel of this three-row electric beast, we want to know what you...
Apr 22, 2025
I Can't Get Enough Of This YouTuber Who Builds Tiny, Fully Functional Scale-Model Cars
I Can't Get Enough Of This YouTuber Who Builds Tiny, Fully Functional Scale-Model Cars
I love tiny, of . I have a that is roughly half the size of a normal cat, and she’s perfect. I own a 2013 , which is like the miniature version of a normal-sized vehicle (at least here in Texas) — but beyond that, I also own a Hot...
Apr 22, 2025
Subaru Had It Right All Along
Subaru Had It Right All Along
When first came to the United States, it sold small funky cars that were decidedly un-American. As the company grew its own identity and became more established in the U.S., it became the first automaker to offer an all-wheel-drive passenger car in 1975. Subaru was also an early-adopter of...
Apr 22, 2025
I Entered My Lifted Miata In A Real Off-Road Race, Here's What Happened
I Entered My Lifted Miata In A Real Off-Road Race, Here's What Happened
I have two automotive loves: The first is the Miata, the second is off-road racing. For a while I raced air-cooled Volkswagens in the deserts of California and Nevada and I was lucky enough to co-drive in a class 11 stock bug in the Baja 1000 a few years...
Apr 22, 2025
Watch ABS Fail When MotorWeek Tests A 1997 Chevy S-10
Watch ABS Fail When MotorWeek Tests A 1997 Chevy S-10
MotorWeek’s is some of the on the internet. The long-running automotive news magazine has a treasure trove of tests after being on the air for over 40 years. Where else can you find detailed instrumented testing of long-forgotten cars like the or a ? MotorWeek’s recent Retro Review upload is...
Apr 22, 2025
Toyota Is Moving A Prewar 700-Ton Press Machine Halfway Around The World
Toyota Is Moving A Prewar 700-Ton Press Machine Halfway Around The World
closed its São Bernardo Plant in November 2023, marking the end of its first overseas production facility. The closure caps off a period of continuous car production in São Paolo, , lasting over 60 years. The plant was home to a Komatsu 700-ton press that predates itself. And now...
Apr 22, 2025
Copyright 2023-2025 - www.zzdcar.com All Rights Reserved