Well, not entirely OT, there's a *big* steel beam. But just when ya think it's fixed, they go and invent bigger idiots:
Jim
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Old engineering axiom: "You can make things foolproof, but you can't make 'em damn-fool proof......"
On Sat, 6 Sep 2003 03:49:05 -0600, "Uncle_Phil" pixelated:
Ah, soccer moms are such a joy to watch in action.
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I would have had the barrier bolted to the bridge , looks like a big drop off. Looks like it skidded onto the bridge from the gravel marks on the road way. I don't see any black marks on the concrete. Who ever was driving should have let off the brakes and steered onto the bridge , no matter if there was a truck on it or not.
No, not idiot proof but rather idiot attractant.
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Murphy's 14th Law:
It's impossible to make anything foolproof, because fools are so ingenious.
More like skateboard Mom trying to "grind" the rail.
Dave
It looks like a Chevy Suburban to me...
So for all you damn tall cars with those stupid fog lights that shine *right* into other car's rear-view mirrors, this one was for you.
Jim
Look closer, Jim. I've been studying those obnoxious lights for quite a while. Conclusion...the brightness of the lights is inversely proportional to the size of the car. Other factors are involved too...the size of the hair on the driver and the brightness of the paint color. Some of these bimbos feel safer when they can see better than all the other drivers who are blinded.
George Willer
Fog lights should be banned here in Tucson. We don't get fog here.
proportional
Don't get me wrong - I'm not at all objecting to lightst that are properly aimed, no matter *how* bright they are. The problem happens when the taller cars have their low beams aimed such that they, or the fog lights, shine right in other folks windows.
To illustrate, when confronted with one of those behemoths driving towards me at night, with their low beams and fog lights on, I will switch over to my brights because that invariably makes them do likewise.
And once they do, the fog lights or driving lights go *out* and their brights are by far less dazzling then the combination of low beams and driving/fog lights.
Jim
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Besides, the brights are bothering the aviation fraternity. Gerry :-)} London, Canada
The way I read the picture, erosion unseen on the far side of the barrier allowed it to tranlate and rotate away from the end of the rail. It's not plumb.
I can imagine Mom hopping out of the Suburban and standing horrified while Jenny, in the passenger seat of the now imbalanced SUV, takes a ride to the water below. Ouch.
Either way, somebody's diaper gets changed.
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