Subaru
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join:2001-05-31
Greenwich, CT
clubs: |  Another Truck did it again
Driving home on the Parkway tonight I forgot near what exit (bound to hear it on the news) a 18 wheeler was on the parkway again and you know what happens next and a low bridge.
traffic was pretty bad going north. |
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ctgreybeard
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join:2001-11-13
Bethel, CT
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| I saw that one night on the Hutch coming home. He really smacked the bridge too! Luckily it was one of those built-to-last-forever stone bridges, the truck lost the argument big time! They do that in Danbury too, trying to fit a 16 foot truck under a 10 foot bridge. I definitely wonder what they were thinking (or NOT!) 
Bill W
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Subaru
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join:2001-05-31
Greenwich, CT
clubs: | yeah I looked at the bridge passing and looked like nothing did anything to it. |
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MadCruzer
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join:2001-03-24
Stratford, CT
clubs: | reply to Subaru
There was another one on Friday afternoon - it kept going all through the no exit zone, scraping almost each overpass. CSP got him off at 46, but he made it all the way from 40.
Seems like they come in packs. |
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Subaru
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join:2001-05-31
Greenwich, CT
clubs: | reply to Subaru
It seems like they must be using GPS telling them to take the parkway? this is the most I've ever seen. |
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Diogenes
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join:2000-08-16
Southbury, CT | Never considered that! Good one |
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Subaru
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join:2001-05-31
Greenwich, CT
clubs: | I know they make GPS software for truckers but I wonder if the parkway is on the software... |
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Grumpy
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join:2001-07-28
99999
clubs: | reply to Subaru
Maybe his budget was tight, and he needed to lower his overhead
Bappa da boop!
Try the veal folks, I'm here all week! |
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bennor
join:2006-07-22
New Haven, CT
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March 3rd, @08:00PM
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It was before exit 41 (Westport/Wilton) northbound. I too got caught in it last night just before 7 pm. The strange thing was the truck was about 100 yards past the bridge and it's trailer appeared to be crumpled badly and split in half. And there was only a single police car behind it. It took about 20 minutes to crawl from exit 40 to 41. Not fun. For some reason though I seem to see a semi's or big RV every now and then on the Wilbur Cross between RT 34 and the Sikorsky bridge.
Also some automotive GPS units have a setting for vehicle and based on that setting it will NOT route onto roads like the Merritt/Wilbur Cross if you select "Truck". |
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Subaru
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join:2001-05-31
Greenwich, CT
clubs: | yeah I though that was odd too.. I thought the front part of the trailer would of been messed up and not looking like something fell on the middle part of the truck. |
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