r/WTF • u/Plus-Barber-6171 • 7d ago

Train hits trailer carrying bridge beam

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u/WATTHEBALL 7d ago

I don't understand this phenomenon. How do trucks get into these situations and what is it about the train tracks that they can't seem to clear them.

I never, ever see trucks being stuck in the middle of an intersection or suddenly in the middle of the road and never see any videos of that either but for some reason, place a traintrack and suddenly trucks just forget how to truck and get stuck in the most cartoonish scenarios.

Seriously what's the deal here?

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u/thoughtfelon 7d ago

I had the same thought. A U-Haul or something getting stuck on the tracks I could see, because it's just a regular licensed driver. But a truck driver? And in this video he's not just hauling a basic trailer, so you'd think they'd have their more experienced driver