In the Boston suburb of Westwood, there’s a railway bridge with a clearance of just 10 feet and 6 inches. And it and box trucks really do not get along.In the footage above, an empty produce truck attempts to squeeze under the bridge and does not quite make it. WCVB Boston reports that nobody was hurt, and nearby residents view have become somewhat inured to the crashes.“I have lived here my whole life, and at this point, we are just used to it,” Stephanie Murphy said. “I mean, it’s constant.“The crashes are so frequent, police installed a camera to monitor the bridge. In this video from June of this year, another box truck gets a haircut after attempting to make it under the bridge:View full post on YoutubeAnd in July of 2014, a truck carrying 7,000 pounds of lobster hit the bridge, starting a small fire and snarling traffic.View full post on YoutubeIn 2014, there were in total 15 crashes at the bridge, including one incident that took out a Boston city bus. The underpass, which is owned by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, is a known problem, but so far there have been no solutions proposed. In the meantime: box trucks beware.Source: WCVB BostonJake SwearingenDeputy EditorJake Swearingen is deputy editor at PopularMechanics.com. Previously he worked at The Altantic and was digital director at Modern Farmer. He lives in Queens and really wants to talk to you about what’s going wrong in his dwarf fortress.
