Re: Bridgeworks Dynon Road

[sthyer@anatomy.unimelb.edu.au (Stuart Thyer)]

In article <35ab6795.49333054@news.ocean.com.au>, pcc@ocean.com.au (Les
Brown) wrote:

> krel4203@netconnect.com.au (Krel ) wrote in aus.rail:
> 
> >Trucks striking the beams as they are now (on an angle) tend to tip
> >sideways, dropping their load (container) on to whatever is beside
> >them. This has resulted in at least one death in the past year or so.
> >With the new beams at right angles it is believed that more of the
> >impact will be taken by the load, and any following traffic may have
> >time to get out of the way.
> 
> There was a death as a result of a height limitation beam falling on a
> car after it was hit by a truck - is that the one you mean? 

Actually the beam in Dynon road has also been the scene of one fatality
and one bluddy lucky escape in the past 5 years.  It is a 2 lane each way
and when a truck has struck the bridge, it has caused the container to
topple into the right hand lane (assuming truck is in left) and has
crushed the cars.

-- 
Stuart Thyer
Photographer-Department of Anatomy
University of Melbourne
One time winner of the 'Imaginary chocolate frog of discretion'