Overhead road sign rips container off truck - GIF

[Altair]

Overhead road sign rips container off truck.




Previously:

11' 8" Truck-eating bridge in Durham, N.C.
Truck snags pedestrian overpass - GIF
Giant truck dumping ramp - photo
Counterbalanced container handlers - video
Truck causes rickety bridge to collapse - GIF

[Frank S]

Would have cleared had the driver moved to the outside lane.
Adds new meaning to no trucks in the left lane

[DIYSwede]

Given the elaborate form of the structure and the seeming unimportance of the attached signs,
this could be the protective barrier for an upcoming bridge or low underpass.
It did its job, in spite of the Isuzu driver apparently giving it his best shot.

-But there's more than one way to skin a cat:

(Rather tedious at a whopping 11:08)

[IAMSatisfied]

Referring to the truck that gets it's box torn off by the sign, this is the first beneficial application I've seen of bolts made from chinesium.

[VinnieL]

That sort of thing happens quite frequently here in Davenport, IA. with several low-clearance railroad bridges and inattentive truck drivers.