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Truck crashes into North Carolina bridge despite new height detection warning system

A bridge in the Southeastern U.S. has been called the “can-opener” for tearing through too-tall trucks unfortunate enough to pass under it. The News & Observer reports that numerous trucks have crashed on the 11-foot-8 bridge in Durham, North Carolina due to the vehicles exceeding the bridge’s vertical limit. The bridge can’t be raised due to the railroad running overhead, and the street can’t be lowered because of a sewer line directly below. In an attempt to reduce accidents, state Department of Transportation authorities installed a new height detection system to warn trucks. The system uses lasers to detect when a passing vehicle is too tall and sends a signal to the bridge’s traffic system. A warning sign on the bridge flashes, telling drivers that they are overheight and should turn. Traffic lights also turn red immediately, and remain red for 50 seconds. Assuming the drivers notice the warnings, they can then turn to avoid a bridge collision. However, despite the new technology, yet another crash was reported on July 6, and recorded on camera by Jurgen Henn of the 11foot8.com website. The problem may be that even with height detection, the system is still largely based on whether drivers take heed of the warning signs. RUNDOWN SHOWS: 1. Truck crashes into the 11-foot-8 bridge 2. Bridge cannot be raised, street cannot be lowered 3. Height detection system 4. Trucks signaled that they are too tall to pass 5. Trucks turn to avoid crashing into bridge VOICEOVER (in English): “Numerous trucks have crashed on the 11-foot-8 bridge in Durham, North Carolina due to the vehicles exceeding the bridge’s vertical limit.” “The bridge can’t be raised due to the railroad running overhead, and the street can’t be lowered because of a sewer line directly below.” “In an attempt to reduce accidents, authorities installed lasers to detect when a passing vehicle is too tall.” “After a signal is sent out, a warning sign on the bridge flashes and lights immediately turn red. They remain red for 50 seconds.” “Assuming the drivers notice the warnings, they can then turn to avoid a bridge collision.” SOURCES: WNCN, The News & Observer, 11Foot8.com http://wncn.com/2016/04/27/durham-bri... http://www.newsobserver.com/news/loca... http://11foot8.com/ *** For story suggestions please contact tips@nextanimation.com.tw For technical and editorial support, please contact: Asia: +61 2 93 73 1841 Europe: +44 20 7542 7599 Americas and Latam: +1 800 738 8377 ---------------------------------------­­---------------------------------------­-­--------------- Next Animation Studio’s News Direct service provides daily, high-quality, informative 3D news animations that fill in for missing footage and help viewers understand breaking news stories or in-depth features on science, technology, and health. Sign up for a free trial of News Direct's news animations at http://newsdirect.nextanimation.com.t... To subscribe to News Direct or for more info, please visit: http://newsdirect.nextanimation.com.t...