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Thread Author: henry k Replies: 11
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 Fri 19 Aug 11 21:39 
 Lorry hits four bridges - henry k
www.epsomguardian.co.uk/news/9204446.Lorry_hits_four_bridges_in_two_hours/?ref=ec

"How do they do that ?"
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 Sat 20 Aug 11 02:16 
 Lorry hits four bridges - Pat
I really don't know Henry, words fail me.

Looking at the pictures, all he had to do was pull the bucket in and lower the boom, or even drive the JCB further forward on the trailer deck.

Having done it once and got away with it he didn't learn much, did he?

Pat
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 Sat 20 Aug 11 08:21 
 Lorry hits four bridges - Harleyman
It was very fortunate that only the bridges were damaged. A similar incident a few years ago, on the A606 at Tollerton just outside Nottingham, cost several lives when the boom of the JCB swung on impact and took the side out of a Barton's bus.

Drivers like that are an embarrassment to an honest trade. Assuming that the first bridge had a height marker, he'd have a rough idea of the overall height of his load from the initial point of impact; although the usual procedure with unfamiliar plant is to check it with a colleague and a tape measure, both available on any building site.

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 Sat 20 Aug 11 09:18 
 Lorry hits four bridges - Slidingpillar
What gets me is that he didn't take the hint and move the load. True one would have to consider axle loads if the digger was moved forwards, but there is no reason why the bucket and arm could not rest against the digger, thus lowering the arm height considerably.
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 Sat 20 Aug 11 09:49 
 Lorry hits four bridges - Dog
Reminds me of a few years back in N. Cornwall which resulted in the decapitation of the occupant/s of a car.
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 Sat 20 Aug 11 10:01 
 Lorry hits four bridges - Dog
Ere tis ~

www.independent.co.uk/news/sentences-on-digger-deaths-1234924.html
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 Sat 20 Aug 11 12:46 
 Lorry hits four bridges - -
It's for loads like this that height sticks are made.

Telescopic with a rubber sleeved arm that swings out and locks in place at a right angle to touch the highest part of the load as you check, the upright has a spirit level gauge.

The trouble with things like this is that we all get tarred with the same brush in the public perception.

Pay and choice of staff often but not always go hand in hand.
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 Fri 26 Aug 11 09:19 
 Lorry hits four bridges - henry k

www.surreycomet.co.uk/news/9217245.Blundering_bridge_smash_lorry_driver_facing_damages/?ref=ec
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 Fri 26 Aug 11 11:54 
 Lorry hits four bridges - -
That'll be interesting, i wonder if the insurance will cover all or any seeing as it was pure negligence that caused the damage.

Ironically the driver will probably get away with it, he only needs to claim that he wasn't trained to measure heights, and unless the company have a written and signed training program.....
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 Fri 26 Aug 11 12:00 
 Lorry hits four bridges - Mapmaker
>>Police later grilled the embarrassed driver but no action was taken.


Why not? Dangerous driving? Driving without due care & attention? Surely something.
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 Fri 26 Aug 11 12:12 
 Lorry hits four bridges - Pat
Exactly, I'd love to know the explanation for that decision too.

Pat
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 Fri 26 Aug 11 12:26 
 Lorry hits four bridges - Mapmaker
I agree with you.
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