Roving UHub photographer Paul Sherman was forced to stop roving this morning due to a truck driver who sardine-canned at the Medford Street Orange Line bridge in Malden this morning.
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Bad morning for big rigs
By roadman
Tue, 11/05/2019 - 10:25am
Serious 3 rig crash on I-495 in Bolton. Then another serious 2 rig crash on the Mass Pike in Palmer. And this Storrowing in Malden. Although I wouldn't catagorize it as a true sardine can, given the minimal damage to the roof.
So satisfying!
By MrZip
Tue, 11/05/2019 - 10:11am
Nicely peeled back, relatively low speed, truck probably 13'+, bridge 12'6". Best part? "LOGISTICS", HA! (hopefully no injuries, just shame)
Sheepish
By ECG (nli)
Tue, 11/05/2019 - 10:54am
The person I assume to have been the driver was standing on the side of the road looking sheepish.
8.5/10 Storrow
By anon
Tue, 11/05/2019 - 11:07am
8.5/10 Storrow
Always the same?
By Juss Wondering
Tue, 11/05/2019 - 12:14pm
These storrowing stories, to be honest, get a little boring after a while -- because the overpass always seems to win. A contest is more exciting if the victor isn't known in advance.
Does the truck ever win, at least a little? Are the overpasses ever damaged at all?
Yeah. Sometimes these moronic
By Kinopio
Tue, 11/05/2019 - 12:31pm
Yeah. Sometimes these moronic drivers cause subway or commuter rail lines to be suspended when they damage bridges that they run on. Yet another reason we should implement huge tolls on drivers and use the money for public transportation.
Yeah huge tolls on all those
By Steve557
Tue, 11/05/2019 - 12:54pm
Yeah huge tolls on all those evil trucks delivering goods that we all use...
Any damage is paid through insurance...
Huge trucks
By Anon
Wed, 11/06/2019 - 7:36am
Huge trucks usually bring food around the city every day from my understanding of distribution. What's the alternative?
Smaller trucks
By Scratchie
Wed, 11/06/2019 - 2:34pm
Is this a trick question?
I'd say that Canadian driver
By Patriciax
Tue, 11/05/2019 - 12:55pm
I'd say that Canadian driver that took out the supports to 93 some years ago won.
Big thumbs up for side guards!
By fietsdavid
Tue, 11/05/2019 - 1:11pm
Glad to see side guards on a big rig like this. Wont help with the sardine effect, but super helpful keeping bicyclists and pedestrians out from under...
Got to use Charles street.
By anon
Tue, 11/05/2019 - 1:22pm
Got to use Charles street.
Boston-specific?
By Lisfnord
Tue, 11/05/2019 - 2:50pm
Does this happen in other cities as often as it happens here? And if so, what do they call it?
It happens a lot
By Don't Panic
Tue, 11/05/2019 - 11:31pm
in Durham North Carolina. The Norfolk Southern–Gregson Street Overpass railroad bridge also known as the 11' 8" bridge or "The Can-opener" even has it's own website http://11foot8.com/ with films of the many incidents. Alas they are in the process of raising it.
Please keep the term "Storrowing" to where it belongs...
By Karl
Wed, 11/06/2019 - 6:22pm
On Storrow Drive in Boston. This accident is "Maldened".
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