Speeding truck runs light and pops a wheelie at the 11foot8 bridge
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- Опубліковано 18 вер 2017
- On Monday, Sept 18, the driver of this rental truck ignored the 25 MpH speed limit and all low-clearance warnings only to provide a solid meal for our hungry canopener. The impact was so powerful that the truck popped a wheelie and tore off the entire roof, before getting jammed under the trestle.
Police closed Gregson St for a short while until the debris was removed. Then they re-opened the right lane. The truck was stuck under the trestle for about an hour until a tow truck was able to winch it out from its predicament.
The Piedmont train, which runs between Charlotte and Raleigh, was also delayed by this incident. Apparently the conductor announced on the train that the "canopener" bridge in Durham was hit again, and that the old trestle would have to inspected before the train could cross.
Here is the footage of the crash. Enjoy! And drive safely. - Авто та транспорт
Look at all the time the driver saved by running a red light.
Lol
And $
Pro comment
Hilarious! I loled.
@@imaramblins r/hellofellowkids
Just when the driver thought he'd gotten away with running a red light the bridge tackled the offending truck and made a citizen's arrest.
Freedomquest08 NICE
LOL!!! Post of the year!!!
The bridge made an infrastructural arrest
I was thinking along with the similar lines like yay I got away with running the red light!"
And then to be pulled back like the police had grabbed the whole truck.
Freedomquest08 FUCK YEAH!
What makes this even more spectacular is every truck rental place in the region explicitly warns you about this bridge and makes you sign a form saying so.
😯😯😯😯Why on earth don't these drivers use the recommended detour??? Always believe the locals; they know the dangers of their area! IJS.
More effective if they had shown them the videos of this channel instead of signing a form.
I have checked and there are six UHaul outlets in Durham but I don't think I have seen one of their trucks tangle with the bridge in these videos. I wonder why.
@@Mister_Pedantic the most common U-Hauls are a little lower I think.
@@moniquemosley2122 I mean let's be real, their simply not paying attention to the sign whatsoever. Even though it's literally in the middle of the traffic lights. Along with that area of Durham is full of one-way streets, so it can be a bit tricky to detour around with a giant truck in. In which technically that street is the best way to get to the highway, yet practically it's best to use the previous street before. Along with I imagine most GPSes send them through that street, given they typically don't account for trucks unless you're using specific ones for trucks in mind that account for things like this on the route.
This one might be one of the most satisfying 11'8" crashes of them all. The instant karma after running the red light, the impeccable can opener from the bridge, and the wheelie from the impact make this a total 10/10 crash in my opinion.
Don't forget the shame of getting stuck and having to get rescued while onwatchers can enjoy the full view for over 45 minutes.
The only thing that would’ve improved it is if it immediately started raining lol
Impeccable crash too. Huge impact, can opener, smash debris, wheelie pop and longer than usual footage for this channel show it all lmao.
Yes, the definitive version!
I absolutely agree! 😂
I have been an 11-foot-8 fan for years. When I moved to North Carolina and took my first drive through Durham, I got the thrill of a lifetime driving along and recognizing the Can Opener. It was like spotting a celebrity on the street.
UncleKage I've only stalked it from google street view.
LOL, you two guys are funny as hell!!!
UncleKage if im traveling ill go out of my way to see it. Maybe frame a picture of it and see if any visitors understand
I drive underneath it everyday. I was once witness to the bridge doing what it does in right front of me a few years ago. It was awesome. I wish I picked up some Bridge Art.
*write your name on the bridge*
Stoplights. Flashing warning lights. Numerous signs. Over height sensors and yet.....the bridge still eats. Beautiful.
Bridges gotta eat, too!
It only eats those who press the gas on the yellow light instead of the brakes.
MAKE the CAN OPENER GREAT AGAIN
we have low bridges like this on Long Island and still people hit them
Can't forget the marks of the previous "Victims" on that bar. lol
I'd love to be a fly on the wall when the cops question the drivers of these trucks. "Did you not see the warning sign? Why were you speeding through a red light? Are you actually qualified to drive a 5 ton truck? Are you blind?"
or simply : "you do realize there is a youtube channel of this bridge running since 2007?"
This appears to be a rental truck. To my understanding, any idiot with a driver's license can drive one of those in most of the US. You only need a CDL if you're hauling something for profit or as a business.
"OVERHEIGHT MUST TURN"
"WTF, I'm not overweight!"
Not to mention highballing the red light. Those are just “suggestions” …🤣 life is an amusing journey to say the least
@@artvandelay9374 I guess people getting away with traffic violations most of the time is part of the problem.
Although I don't wish bad things on anybody, the fact that the Can Opener "never sleeps" is kinda satisfying...
Driving a rental like these in the past, I won’t lie that I never got out and truly looked for the height markings, but they are usually in multiple places, like reversed so you can see them in your sideview mirrors
Either way, I’ve never once forgotten that I was in a large truck since everyone I pass makes it look like I’m literally sitting on their roof… hard to forget that you are way up high when you feel like you’re sitting on top of a normal pick-up…
@@artvandelay9374 "I'm not fat, I just have big bones." 🤣
"OVERHEIGHT MUST TURN"
what ? i am only 5 ft 5...
Wonder if the cops there have a special code for this issue/scenario. If not they should have it called 11-8
Does anyone know if all these dumb drivers get a ticket from police for that? They don´t follow traffic signs and the warning sign!
10-4, we have another 11-8. LOL.
Maybe it's code 11-9, for the height of a typical truck :D
James Purcell 🤣🤣🤣EPIC COMMENT!
@@mrsayang nope. The police are as stupid as the drivers
Mad props to who ever build that guard rail / bar. That thing is sturdy AF.
It's the maw of the bridge.
"Sir, do you want to purchase the optional insurance?"
"Nah, I'll be fine."
Insurance often has 'out' clauses in the fine print for reckless driving
@@gregparrott we need an insurance adjuster in this chat. Would this be considered reckless driving?
@@0xsergy I don't know. But if a tape showed speeding, running a red light, all while missing a LARGE, FLASHING warning light, they might find some part of their fine print gives them an out. As they say..'The big print giveth. The small print taketh away'
@@0xsergy IMO, from the avg joe, yes. He didn't adhere to the the actual warning sign that TELLS YOU you're over height
Seeing that he ran the red light, I'm not sure insurance would have helped him.
*“Run the red, lose your head.”* - _11foot8_
A can-opener AND a wheelie, todays my lucky day
I mean...what?...we should feel sorry for the truck driver?...He can't read, doesn't want to read street signs?
I mean...don't you have to pass a long test to get a CDL? And, on top of that: Running a red light? Come on now! We don't need to raise a bridge because some drivers are too stupid to have a driver's license!
Instant karma for runing red light
Imp 50 And speeding.
From a different comment section I read that, the light turns red when it detects a vehicle is over height. It's designed to stop them from running into the bridge obviously but has the opposite effect because people try to speed up to beat the light. So they had to stop doing it. Now it stays green and lets people hit it because they won't pay attention to lights and signs anyways.
This is the best one ever from 11 foot 8. Not only is it full canopener but also a full speed collision.
I love when the Penske trucks get peeled. That little “you are fully responsible for overhead damage to vehicle” sign flashes through my head from when I’ve rented them 😂😂😂
I think Penske makes more money with the truck when it is being repaired than when it is under lease.
they peobably made all of their money just with the bridge
Has anyone ever documented how many of the 177 crashes that have been recorded by this individual since 2008 involved Penske trucks? It seems like I've seen several.
I doubt any coMpany would wake more money from repairs, since the costs accredited to the customer after such instances usually cant contain a profit margin
Customer should pay the rent price while it gets repaired.
Videos like this make me feel better about myself, no matter how dumb I think I am at times, I will never be this dumb.
This needs a front view cam, I would like to see the drivers reactions.
Yeah, you'd also see them smash the steering wheel with their face, as the equal & opposite reaction to the truck arrest & wheelie!
That'd really be the wake up sledgehammer for the oblivious driver!
I am extremely curious to know what the conversation is like between the rental place and the renter. “Um, sorry, I hit a low bridge and ripped the top off your truck.”
+ Guy Palm
Renter: "But look on the bright side, you can now load cargo in it from the top."
Rental Agency: ...
Yes!!!
I think the owner of the channel had one up for a while, but the police told him to take it down due to privacy concerns.
I thought to myself, "the description is an exaggeration. There's no possible way the ENTIRE roof came off...huh. Nope, the entire roof did in fact come off." The driver was going THAT fast..through a red light.
Red, red, that's your opinion, I tough it was magenta, driver tough it was an early yellow, see we all can disaggree without going through the roof.
@@yveslaflute9228 0:43 No, it was red. And why comment on a post that's 2 years old...
ionryful think he’s making a lame joke
Physics in action. You can spot a loaded truck by how far they make it 🤣
@@ionryful You obviously have missed the clever and sophisticated humour behind that post. And that is all it was meant to be: a humorous response. I enjoyed it very much.
the car that saw the whole thing and continued along it's merry way has me HOLLERING
I think they were planning to turn and was like "welp I'll go another way..."
Thought the same thing instantly.
In the US, aren't you required by law to stop at the scene of an accident that you witness?
@@LocutorBritanico that you witness, no why?
Course correction executed rather nonchalantly .. 😂
I’m impressed with the durability of the can opener
Go big or go home. This driver did both. My day is complete.
He went big and then went home smaller than before
Ran the red light, hauling ass and lifted the front wheels off the ground. Best one in a while.
sikodog suppose you can admire the commitment
Truck drivers like that one will do anything to entertain us UA-cam viewers. Thanks, guys!
sikodog and he ran the red light!
That is a hellova lot to pay for entertainment...but I'm not paying for it, so who cares...LOL! Thanks for the entertainment guys!
No sympathy from me. That 30K is for his blatant stupidity.
Loved the "at 1/3 speed 'for Science'" footnote. Brilliant!
we need more cameras at this bridge, an extra 2 to register the face of the driver when it hits the bridge
Would be hilarious. Like a 4k high speed camera which turns on when the system recognizes an overheight coming too close to the bridge. Would be hilarious to watch all the range of emotions going from *"haha played the red light"* to *"hmmm am I gonna fit"* to *"shit, maybe not"* to *"fuck my life"* in slow-mo.
Like those pictures on rides at amusement parks-you know the ones-mouth open, eyes wide with terror...get one of those cameras! Then sell the pic with a Can Opener border just like at the park!
Lets see what we have here. Speeding, red light violation, disregard of a traffic control sign / device, and possibly reckless driving.
Does making a pile of peeled-off sheet metal count as littering?
Daren Wilson assuming they don't clean up their mess, I suppose so. lol
I would totally loved to have heard that police officer run off the entire list of violations.
Don't forget, impeding traffic. 😂
How about flying without an FAA license when he went airborne?
DAMN! That was a GOOD one! Haven't seen a true can opener in awhile. LOL
IKR? It's good to see they are still happening! 8-D
WallieB26 Lmao that's exactly what I thought, a can opener hahaha
Neobubzy You misspelled truck.
😂
I get a little giddy when the truck is moving so fast the front axle comes off the road.
Whenever I'm feeling low & need a pick-me-up, I binge-watch a bunch of these.
Same here!
I love how the road dips 2” just past the intersection ,then goes up 12” towards the bridge, to give the truckers an awesome nose up launch into the bridge 😳, it makes the red light runners so much more awesome to watch ✅
Love the analysis! 🤣😄
It's designed by tow truck company
He won't be getting his security deposit back.
Lol
The 11-8 strikes again.
One of 11-8’s finest pieces of work.
Very entertaining and fun to watch. He hit that thing with authority. The wheelie was a nice touch as well. Thanks for posting this.
Another Penske truck gets OWNED.
IKR? I love that Bridge, it's my hero!
Mine too. I work for a body shop under contract with Enterprise. I cannot imagine how much it costs to rent a box truck in Durham just because of the likelihood someone will totally destroy one of their trucks. LOL
Makes me wonder if Enterprise and Penske put warning stickers on the inside of the box trucks or point it out when signing the rental agreement not to drive under the 11'8" bridge. LOL
+WallieB26 At this point, it'd have to be negligence not to. They probably wouldn't get insurance if they didn't!
edmonton20084 even then insurance doesn't cover roof damage
Well... He did get through in the end! :)
Rolf R Bakke Mostly
@@dragonridley
A few things got left behind...
This is the best. I can watch this all day. I love seeing how high the cab can lift. As I’d say as a kid, “pop a wheelie”.
It wouldn't help with this guy going that fast but Im surprised the bridge doesn't have a bar hung on a chain just in front of the bridge so people can get a slight warning that destruction is about to happen if you don't stop.
Every underground shopping centre carpark in Australia has such a device. Hit the loose swinging bar before you enter the low height carpark.
in germany are existing some bridges where three hanging signs are mounted 150, 100 and 25meters before the rainroadbridge with a hight of 3,8m. what do you thing how many truck drivers a day with a higher truck do not care about these hanging and clappering warning and are driving just to the bridge till they realise they are to high?
With the speed he ran into the bridge nothing would help! LOL.
in the US we do use those for parking garages and drive-thrus. the thing with this bridge is that it has a sensor which enables the "OVERHEIGHT MUST TURN" sign. Meaning they should know they have to turn before getting past the light, but they're too dumb to realize that the sign is for them i guess. Or they are speeding and miss the sign completely.
Unfortunately that would not fix stupid. That and we wouldn't have free entertainment
When you have red lights and a lighted sign telling you to stop, the driver deserves no sympathy for this outcome
Right as rain. The driver is an iDiot.
A fully opened truck! Now that takes some skill! Also, thank you for including the aftermath this time.
This driver had some gusto and enthusiasm in the attempt!!!
I'd say this driver has taken the 11-8 challenge before!!!
9/10 a near perfect score.
The light changing to red upon sign activation seems to have only increased the speed of the collision, and I love it.
45 in a 30 = $188
Running a red light = $100
Reckless driving charge = $300
Out of pocket repairs to box truck = Ouch...
Being responsible for one of the longest single crash clips on 11foot8 = PRICELESS!
Idiot Drivers of the Pacific Northwest Fed the hungry can opener bridge: PRICELESS! :)
Wow, those are almost reasonable fines.
California:
Running a red light (including camera traps) = $490
Reckless driving = automatically a misdemeanor, up to 90 days in county jail and/or up to $1,000
16mph over limit = $360
Becoming uninsurable = also PRICELESS!
Plus truck towing charges.
@@garzascreek I agree with those fines. The only way to stop people doing them, is to fine them hard.
Idiot Drivers of the Pacific Northwest that Them tickets finna be outrageous!!
Might be the best crash yet
close, the pod ejector was also funny.
Thought you were gonna save a few seconds by running that light huh?! But the canoperner was waiting.... SCALPED clean! vicious! I think that should take the second highest ranking of all time.
When in NY NY with my Semi . that needed repairs I went to a truck repair and scrap yard and saw what must have been at least a thousand trucks wrecked like that sitting in the huge junk yard. I had no idea so many trucks ran into low bridges. Still the owner told me that sometimes in NY the road crew will pave under a bridge and not change the sign to reflect the fact that there is now lower clearance. He told me the city just kept getting away with such stupid repairs for many years and even still at that time did such stupid thing as to pave over and not re measure the clearance . My truck did not hit a bridge but did need some mechanical repairs .
If I hit one, I would be out there with a tape measure like a *shot*; if the sign was wrong, I'd tell them to go pound sand.
Yeah, we had a politician in the 1940s named Robert Moses who ruled the city with an iron fist. ( Neither a mayor nor a governor and not elected (:-) )
He created the concept of a parkway where only cars, not trucks or buses could travel. To enforce his policy, he made sure that all overpasses were lower than most trucks or buses in use at the time.
This is design, not accidental incompetence. Personally, I like having a parkway to drive on with no trucks, and many people agree. Obviously we all need trucks to do what they do - and the majority of roads are truck-friendly.
@@spindriftdrinker Is that Storrow Drive by any chance?
I'll argue this might be the best yet. The triple threat of overheight, overspeed, and running a red light.
You can even hear the engine and the turbo (!) still going even after the truck gets stopped, the driver was definitely accelerating hard.
LOL, that is what i call confidence. If you believe hard and you are hard on the gas, the truck will eventually fit ... in pieces.
No clue how this landed up getting into my daily feed but it does provide a chuckle every time
There's a sense of morbid satisfaction that comes from seeing a truck make it all the way past the crash bar and having the roof ripped completely off from end to end.
Tried to run the light that was turning red because of the vehicle. Classic!
I can't believe it, this bridge has clearly been made as idiot proof as it can be. the light turns red to prevent a large truck from entering yet this guy tried to beat the light. idk what else they can do here.
Fredie Guerra Crossing gates for the underpass... with sensors on the side street that will not raise the gates until the O/H truck passes it.
You'd have to close the parallel road for that approach to work, pun intended.
JoeOvercoat not necessarily... crossing gates, height sensors for Peabody, a well programmed signal computer, and two "Overheight Thru Only" signs for Peabody to keep the oversized trucks from turning onto Gregson would solve that problem for far less than raising the tracks and trestles or lowering the road with sewer line reroutes.
The only way to solve this, is to say no truck are allowed under the bridge. Then there would be no debate is their truck will fit.
Fredie Guerra I stipulate the driver was stupid for ignoring the signs. What I want to know now is who were the morons that built a bridge lower than standard truck hight?
This never gets old. Great stuff. Love this channel. Hope these people are getting the insurance on those truck rentals.
as far as i know, pretty much every truck rental company nearby has an exception in their insurance coverage specifically for this bridge
I hope they're NOT getting the insurance. Why should the insurance companies foot the bill for someone's recklessness / inattentiveness / idiocy?
I also like that 'innocent' little red sign at the side of the bridge saying "Truck route" and pointing left. If anyone would mind to slow down and read...
The red and black colour scheme hurts my eyes.
Doesn't apply to trucks that are under a weight limit or those that are making local deliveries.
"overheight must turn" sign, 2 red light, signs everywhere still doesn't prevent the driver from plowing trough
The bridge has been fed!!!
Bobby Lawson You beat me to it. The bridge has not been fed in awhile. It was very hungry!
11 foot ATE!
11ft8 "I love fast food"
And still it hungers.
Driver - "SHEEEEEEETTT!!! well glad its a rental, and i used my neighbors name"
Just picture this guy when he brought the truck back to Penske: "No, it definitely had a moon roof when you rented it to me."
Penske should start flat deck truck division by converting their box trucks through this bridge!
i pity the truck but damn this was exactly the reason why i subscribed
I think he should receive a gold-plated can opener, for that wheelie!
Thanks for showing the aftermath!
Damn that was a bad one, one of the best in a long time for sure.
And now the judges with their scores.It looks like a perfect 10 folks.
Mike Joy: “Caution has come out here at Durham international raceway .. and .. it’s the yellow Penske car that got into trouble.”
Darrell Waltrip: “What a mess.”
Lol... I miss Richard Petty...
Pro Tip: Drop the air pressure in the tires and lessen the final extraction pain.
i doubt that flat tires will lower this penske enough to pass through. better running only on rims without tires. that`ll fit..:-) and giving in darkness something action scene for the camera after passing when the sparks flying from the turning rims on the aspahlt:-)
It's sometimes done: reduce tire pressure to get the truck through but only after carfull CAD planing, you don't know if it will fit if the road ascends after you are through the brigde.
Here you may get an exemption for overheight or overweihgt but you need to do the planing and paperwork (you'll need to get the contruttion plans of the bridges).
There is an error margin for exemptions (the markings are some " lower as the bridges) and there are ... you must prove your truck fits through in the CAD (if you are over the error ... - tip not all lanes are equal).
For the record, I must say this is one of the best channels on UA-cam. Thanks for all ofvthe entertainment. I love showing this to my friends. It reminds me of the one and only time I saw a truck smash into a bridge... well... not a bridge but a tunnel. Here in Pittsburgh, there is an overpass which is called the Corliss Tunnel. It's only 200-300 feet long but they call it a tunnel. Years ago. I witnessed an 18 wheeler smash into the roof of it as they turned to enter it. They pulled a can opener and ripped a good chunk of trailer off. Lol
Damn fine crash. The Enterprise truck who had the roof wrap itself perfectly around the sign will always be the best though.
Hidden fact: The bridge is actually a good 13 feet, but lowers when the red light is on.
That was awesome! Ran the red, well over the speed limit, a wonderful sheer with a mess left behind, and the tow truck still had to get involved. Excellent work!
I imagine that white sedan saying "Hear that? That's the sound of somebody else's problem" as it just casually keeps driving
Wow, you really need to put a hidden microphone at the other end of that bridge to capture all the explicatives no doubt coming out!
#123 was no doubt really special. I wonder how many thousands of dollars the driver is out?
Tiqerboy whatever it costs to replace/paint/decal the box, plus any frame damage as he was really moving. Plus he'll never be able to rent another box truck, from anybody because he'll be banned for life......
Probably nothing if he was smart and bought the extra insurance.
It's Tiger Joe from LPC!
Tiqerboy2--the microphone--what he said!!! reproduced in surround sound!
except this isn't covered.
I think this is the best video in the collection due to the perfectly executed “sardine can” effect! 🙌
RIP 11'8. I'll watch your videos always. 😭
Ignore lit warning sign, check. Ignore speed limit, check. Run a red light, check. I'm guessing this person had a pretty lively conversation with the local constabulary.
It's amazing how many people are seemingly illiterate. "OVERHEIGHT MUST TURN " seems like a pretty clear warning. It's not like you have to know the height of your truck and the clearance of the bridge and then do really hard math, they make it easy. Yet people still hit it.
I mean, a sign that clearly stated that it flashed lights when something was overheight apparently wasn't enough so they had to make it even more explicit AND install traffic lights and the point still doesn't get across!
72speedway well they should make it NO TRUCKS Allow!
Not everything thinks things through.
I'm surprised there was no, "oh no this looks tight," hesitation. Just straight went for it hahaha!
Gotta go fast to do dank whoolies bro
just another 5km/h more and he would be able to make it through the other side
It's the only responsible way to run a red light.
Beautiful. The move executed with such conviction. 9/10 👏🏻
One dislike... must be the driver himself!
Not sure what that noise was just after the truck stopped (maybe the engine revving out of control) but at first it sounded like the truck whined "Ohhh Noo"
(0:17)
Ferroequinology that sound was the white Mercedes driving off.
It did sound like the driver still had his or her foot on the gas
Ferroequinology Lmao I didn't notice that.
maybe it was shifted to nutral?
I thought it was the truck driver mashing the gas, trying to pull the truck the rest of the way through. But, yeah, it also sounds like the truck is whimpering. :)
Been on this channel for years. This is one of the best. lol
I like how it was just high enough to shave off the top, quite satisfying in a destructive way.
FLOOR IT
And that's how you lose a deposit, get charged for a roof AND a transmission.
or ROOF IT!!
ROOF IT !!!!
fang it!
more power scotty!!!
Haven’t seen a true canopener in a while. Probably one of my favorite crashes.
Of course, what better than a Penske truck!
Ah, the good old days
this might be the greatest channel on UA-cam
true
Another one bites the dust.
Ironically, the reason why the red light turned red, which caused him to accelerate, was because he was too tall.
That was beautiful, man!
It's always nice to see others driving off without checking on the driver or passengers...
Don't run red lights kids.
Run the red light, get trashed by the skewer and have people laugh their ass off at you..
The top is neatly shaved off. Perhaps sharpening the yellow bar protecting the bridge would make a cleaner resistance free “decapitation” of truck boxes. It would be an easier clean up as a sharp blade would produce a one piece removal of the top of the cargo box.
Best comment I've read in ages! LOL!
another advantage of your idea is, that the roof top after passing the "bridge blade"can be easy mounted and unmounted for crane loading, so aflexible truck box with top loading option:-)
I wonder how many more towns have canopener bridges. I know of a set in Louisville Kentucky that has been fed several times this year alone.
Twenty-some years ago, I was driving a rental truck and realized I was about to feed that one. I was quite glad I recognized the issue in time, and that I could make the appropriate turn to not cost my buddy (the guy who was renting the truck, but who was driving a car to a site he'd found to load the car into the truck, probably in violation of the rental contract, but the limits on that have long run out, so...) a pile of money.
Back on form, bridge! Awesome! - The driver outrunning his very own red light was quite meta. What a glorious fail.
My man was on a mission! At one point he could see the planet Saturn thru his windshield
Always nice to see a "slice" of the action
This is so wonderful to watch
Loved this one! Enjoyed the explanation of the tow truck and especially the 1/3 speed. Great additions!
I love how the white car just drives off nonchalantly... couldn't be bothered.
Not only do they ignore the great beak flashing sign that they need to turn....
But i'm amazed at how many of these drivers run the red light !!!
That was beautiful man 👍👏