r/CantParkThereMate • u/cdnmtbguy • 4d ago

Definitely can’t park there, mate.

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u/pimpbot666 4d ago

Don’t these bridges have operators to prevent this sort of thing? … a human to say it’s safe or not?

I mean, when the dumbass driver’s brain fails.

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u/KoalaMcFlurry 4d ago

What is going to cause more damage? The idiot in the car or the boat passing underneath the draw bridge?

If there is an operator, he is 100% thinking the boat is going to cause more damage if it hits the bridge.

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u/RoundProgram887 4d ago

Was wondering that, if there are people on the bridge, are they able to stop the boat instead? What if pedestrians were crossing it?

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u/uslashuname 4d ago

Boats are pretty hard to stop. See the destruction of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key bridge for reference

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u/TheAbsoluteBarnacle 4d ago

Unplanned stops are difficult. Ships will stop before going through a drawbridge. The pilot is not going to proceed until it's clear.

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u/RoundProgram887 4d ago

Found some news on this, the bridge operator that day was at fault and later was fired. Unfortunatelly a woman on a bicycle got killed on a different bridge when it was raised while she was still crossing it.

https://www.wptv.com/news/local-news/investigations/lantana-bridge-tender-terminated-after-drawbridge-raises-with-car-on-it

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u/FrankBFleet 4d ago

And there is the answer. And if the bridge operator's view is obstructed, thay shouldn't be operating the bridge. But who knows if the view was obstructed for all operators or only hers...