Lorry hits Lambeth bridge despite huge warning signs

[Ean218]

In cases like this, where a railway bridge has enormous signs with black and yellow chevrons everywhere.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-362009...

Are the drivers getting done for driving without due care and are their insurance companies getting hit for the consequential losses to the railway?

And if not, why not?

[Greendubber]

I would imagine they are....

[Tom_C76]

There's a bridge by Ely Station with 9' clearance, so low enough that it's in eyeline as you approach. Covered in hi viz, illuminated warning signs with sensor beams that trigger them if a high vehicle approaches. And an alternative route next to it via a level crossing.

It's not uncommon for it to be hit more than once in any given week. And none of the drivers ever seem to be prosecuted.

[rpguk]

WTF Happened to the cab?

[Retroman]

Ean218 said:

In cases like this, where a railway bridge has enormous signs with black and yellow chevrons everywhere.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-362009...

Are the drivers getting done for driving without due care and are their insurance companies getting hit for the consequential losses to the railway?

And if not, why not?

I imagine they should be getting done for driving without due care but i don't think insurance companies cover those types of consequential losses. If they did,then imagine how much they would have to pay out every time someone has an accident on the motorway and causes a mile or 2 long traffic jam

[ATG]

rpguk said:

WTF Happened to the cab?

Looks like it kept going when everything else stopped.

[sebhaque]

I'm in favour of having a similar system to some American states:



Some tactile/audible warning prior to ttting a bridge might help reduce occurrences, somewhat.

[GT6k]

Have a look here for mayhem

http://11foot8.com/

[JagBox]

Seen these in the States, Simple, cheap but effective.

[littlebasher]

Why not install one of these, as they do elsewhere?

[Rick101]

12 bridge strikes reported this week. There are numerous unreported ones to consider too.

That's 155 trains and over 1000 min of delays.
the Lambeth delays are still rising as I type this post.

No doubt it'll be the Railways fault for making them too easy to crash into.

Edited by Rick101 on Wednesday 4th May 18:47

[dacouch]

I was trying to work out how a lorry could hit Lambeth Bridge...

[Iva Barchetta]

dacouch said:

I was trying to work out how a lorry could hit Lambeth Bridge...

My first thought too,till I clicked the article.

Blackwall tunnel.

How do over heights go in there ?

Numerous warning signs for literally miles back on the A2.

[snorky782]

Retroman said:

I imagine they should be getting done for driving without due care but i don't think insurance companies cover those types of consequential losses. If they did,then imagine how much they would have to pay out every time someone has an accident on the motorway and causes a mile or 2 long traffic jam

You should brush up on what exactly the law requires insurance polices to cover. These "consequential losses" are incurred by third parties and that's exactly the cover that the law requires all drivers to have in place as a minimum.

[BlueHave]

This rail bridge had been hit a number of times since these signs went up.

[parabolica]

YouTube "11 foot 8 bridge" - (depressingly) hours of footage of vehicles hitting the same bridge somewhere in the US. The noise that's made when it scrapes the roof off a trailer is like nails down a board.

[Mr_S]

The bridge that was hit is in Tulse Hill on the South Circular, I drove past it at lunch time as the recovery truck was dragging it out.

The cab wasn't too bad but had obviously pivoted forward at some speed.