Lorry trapped under bridge on Leeman Road (From York Press)
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Lorry trapped under bridge on Leeman Road
3:22pm Friday 26th October 2012 in News
Lorry trapped under bridge on Leeman Road
DRIVERS in York found themselves caught up in traffic queues in the city earlier today, after a lorry was trapped under a bridge on one of the area's busiest roads.
The vehicle became wedged after its driver discovered there was not enough room for it to pass underneath a bridge on Leeman Road shortly after 1.30pm.
Drivers were diverted away as workmen helped free the vehicle.
Comments(30)
crazy_idea
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3:48pm Fri 26 Oct 12
Maybe they'd be riding a Penny-farthing?
Caecilius
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3:59pm Fri 26 Oct 12
Perhaps you could take it a step further, and explain why it's not the driver's fault that he ignored a whacking great sign and wedged his large white van under a railway bridge, and why it's really cycle lanes / 20 mph speed limits / traffic lights / whatever that are to blame.
NoNewsIsGoodNews
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3:59pm Fri 26 Oct 12
MarkyMarkMark
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4:19pm Fri 26 Oct 12
I wonder if it jammed more as that train went over the top?
Is there a cycling equivalent for Godwin's Law? (Are you sure the lorry wasn't driven by Adolph?)
Pete the Brickie
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4:24pm Fri 26 Oct 12
NoNewsIsGoodNews wrote:Nice one, if they took the Sat Navs of them and gave them a foot pump and a tow rope less would get stuck and they would have the tools to let the tyres down, get another vehicle to pull them slowly backwards and blow the tyres back up instead of being haplessly photographed phoning their office whilst stood in the middle of the road.
Maybe if someone wrote "LOW BRIDGE" in bright yellow foot high letters on the actual bridge, so drivers of tall vehicles could read it as the approached then incidents like this would be a thing of the past.
Ichabod76
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4:25pm Fri 26 Oct 12
Caecilius wrote:sense of humour bypass ?
Congratulations. A cut and dried example of that everyday phenomenon on the streets of York, the motorist who says to himself "Oh, the rules don't apply to ME!" - and you bring cyclists into the equation.
Perhaps you could take it a step further, and explain why it's not the driver's fault that he ignored a whacking great sign and wedged his large white van under a railway bridge, and why it's really cycle lanes / 20 mph speed limits / traffic lights / whatever that are to blame.
captain nemo
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6:21pm Fri 26 Oct 12
Triker55
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6:25pm Fri 26 Oct 12
My motorhome is 3.1m high so I know when things might get scary. Besides, my SatNav is a special edition for "campers and caravans" and would never send me on a route with low bridges, I hope!
This nerd should be made to pay for the efforts of others to get him out of his misery.
Triker55
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6:27pm Fri 26 Oct 12
Surely the driver knew the height of his vehicle before he set off, isn't that a legal requirement in the UK like here in Germany and has it written on the dashboard? He could then see the height restriction on the bridge before making a muppet of himself.
My motorhome is 3.1m high so I know when things might get scary. Besides, my SatNav is a special edition for "campers and caravans" and would never send me on a route with low bridges, I hope!
This nerd should be made to pay for the efforts of others to get him out of his misery.
Triker55
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6:31pm Fri 26 Oct 12
notmyrealname
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6:35pm Fri 26 Oct 12
Triker55
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6:44pm Fri 26 Oct 12
notmyrealname wrote:Recently I have read several "mocking" reports about M&S trunk & van drivers, have they become a bit of a laughing stock in and around York?
must be an unmarked M and S truck ...
Explain to an "ex-pat" please?
NoNewsIsGoodNews
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6:48pm Fri 26 Oct 12
Triker55 wrote:An M&S wagon tried driving through Micklegate Bar the other week.
notmyrealname wrote:Recently I have read several "mocking" reports about M&S trunk & van drivers, have they become a bit of a laughing stock in and around York?
must be an unmarked M and S truck ...
Explain to an "ex-pat" please?
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yorkborn66
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8:44pm Fri 26 Oct 12
Pete the Brickie wrote:Most truck drivers now have sat nav's dedicated for trucks only. Punch in your trucks height length and width, that’s it. Sat nav tells you and diverts you from low bridges etc. Clearly this chap did not have one.
NoNewsIsGoodNews wrote:Nice one, if they took the Sat Navs of them and gave them a foot pump and a tow rope less would get stuck and they would have the tools to let the tyres down, get another vehicle to pull them slowly backwards and blow the tyres back up instead of being haplessly photographed phoning their office whilst stood in the middle of the road.
Maybe if someone wrote "LOW BRIDGE" in bright yellow foot high letters on the actual bridge, so drivers of tall vehicles could read it as the approached then incidents like this would be a thing of the past.
Remember the double Decker bus that went under this bridge!
Made me really laugh when the M&S truck got stuck under Micklegate Bar, it was not just any truck “it was an M&S Truck “ just like the TV advert, great stuff!
bob the builder
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8:44pm Fri 26 Oct 12
PinzaC55
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10:18pm Fri 26 Oct 12
Would it work?
Woody G Mellor
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11:40pm Fri 26 Oct 12
Caecilius wrote:I do some of the below. But just out of interest.
Congratulations. A cut and dried example of that everyday phenomenon on the streets of York, the motorist who says to himself "Oh, the rules don't apply to ME!" - and you bring cyclists into the equation.
Perhaps you could take it a step further, and explain why it's not the driver's fault that he ignored a whacking great sign and wedged his large white van under a railway bridge, and why it's really cycle lanes / 20 mph speed limits / traffic lights / whatever that are to blame.
Do you go to drumming and yoga workshops, drink half pints of real ale, ride a Gazzelle bicycle, wear Croc shoes, or sandals, shop at Cocodile food shop on Fishergate, wear Indian ballon pants, knitted rainbow coloured jumpers and basically get on everyone's nerves that don't live in your little bubble?
Thought so.
Ousetunes
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7:49am Sat 27 Oct 12
Just a thought....
roskoboskovic
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8:58am Sat 27 Oct 12
pedalling paul
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10:15am Sat 27 Oct 12
Triker55
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2:17pm Sat 27 Oct 12
Ousetunes wrote:"Niski Most"
Maybe 'Low Bridge' should be written in Polish? Just a thought....
The official language in England is English, only English! (Except, it seems, in Dewsbury per my last visit there.)
The warning sign is of the international design standard in both feet and metres and is understood throughout Europe.
baldiebiker
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10:00pm Sat 27 Oct 12
Pete the Brickie wrote:what would be the point of letting the tyres down, its the roof that's stuck not the wheels, some people are so stupid.
NoNewsIsGoodNews wrote:Nice one, if they took the Sat Navs of them and gave them a foot pump and a tow rope less would get stuck and they would have the tools to let the tyres down, get another vehicle to pull them slowly backwards and blow the tyres back up instead of being haplessly photographed phoning their office whilst stood in the middle of the road.
Maybe if someone wrote "LOW BRIDGE" in bright yellow foot high letters on the actual bridge, so drivers of tall vehicles could read it as the approached then incidents like this would be a thing of the past.
Woody G Mellor
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10:35pm Sat 27 Oct 12
baldiebiker wrote:I truly hope that's a joke baldie.
Pete the Brickie wrote:what would be the point of letting the tyres down, its the roof that's stuck not the wheels, some people are so stupid.
NoNewsIsGoodNews wrote:Nice one, if they took the Sat Navs of them and gave them a foot pump and a tow rope less would get stuck and they would have the tools to let the tyres down, get another vehicle to pull them slowly backwards and blow the tyres back up instead of being haplessly photographed phoning their office whilst stood in the middle of the road.
Maybe if someone wrote "LOW BRIDGE" in bright yellow foot high letters on the actual bridge, so drivers of tall vehicles could read it as the approached then incidents like this would be a thing of the past.
sr2222
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10:57pm Sat 27 Oct 12
Magicman!
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1:55am Sun 28 Oct 12
crazy_idea wrote:An excellent reposte to a very stupid remark.
Most cyclists would ignore a low bridge sign unless they were very very tall.
Maybe they'd be riding a Penny-farthing?
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We had an M&S truck get stuck under Micklegate bar (this isn't just any stuck truck, this is a Marks and Spencer stuck truck) just a few days ago (friday the 19th), and now this - pretty much 2 big vehicles getting stuck within a week (friday 28th) - seems a bit of an odd coincidence.
Magicman!
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1:57am Sun 28 Oct 12
again
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1:06am Sun 28 Oct 12
Woody G Mellor wrote:If you need to ask, that explains a lot!
baldiebiker wrote:I truly hope that's a joke baldie.
Pete the Brickie wrote:what would be the point of letting the tyres down, its the roof that's stuck not the wheels, some people are so stupid.
NoNewsIsGoodNews wrote:Nice one, if they took the Sat Navs of them and gave them a foot pump and a tow rope less would get stuck and they would have the tools to let the tyres down, get another vehicle to pull them slowly backwards and blow the tyres back up instead of being haplessly photographed phoning their office whilst stood in the middle of the road.
Maybe if someone wrote "LOW BRIDGE" in bright yellow foot high letters on the actual bridge, so drivers of tall vehicles could read it as the approached then incidents like this would be a thing of the past.
splasher504
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6:36pm Mon 29 Oct 12
Theapplesarecoming
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9:42pm Mon 29 Oct 12
splasher504 wrote:Talking about work issues in a public forum is a big no no jus friendly advice don't get yourself in trouble by giving these facts out as we all know what management can be like when it comes to privacy ;)
hi guys .. the lorry stuck under the bridge was doing my round as i had a day off.. he was a man and a van and should have known better.. my van is 3 inch lower than his and i go all the way round every day .. today being no different.. i agree that the cost should be paid by this driver
Ignatius Lumpopo says...
3:40pm Fri 26 Oct 12
Mind you, if the driver of the van is also a cyclist, it's not surprising he will have ignored the sign....