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IOwnCalculus posted:I think that's pretty common when you're moving massive structural items like that. It may be in the states but in Britain any single item being moved by the roads has to be secured on a single trailer. That lashed up prop some wheels under the end of the beam using the load as the trailer would get the load stopped by police. With a single trailer you have less of an issue with the load tipping over (if its really heavy you use a very low trailer).
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Foxtrot_13 posted:It may be in the states but in Britain any single item being moved by the roads has to be secured on a single trailer. That lashed up prop some wheels under the end of the beam using the load as the trailer would get the load stopped by police. With a single trailer you have less of an issue with the load tipping over (if its really heavy you use a very low trailer). I doubt if there are trailers long enough for those concrete I-beams from that GIF. I wouldn't be surprised at all if they have special permits, since they already have to get oversize load permits to move those. Sort of like the giant blades from the power generation windmills. Edit: Google image search informs me that I am wrong about the windmill blades, there are crazy long trailers under those things. I doubt they would resist much twisting force like was present in that GIF though, as they are just a single center connector, that is probably extendable to allow them to be short for the dead-head back to pick up another blade. The Locator fucked around with this message at 23:18 on Jan 13, 2016 |
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No police escort? Then it ain't that big.  
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Foxtrot_13 posted:It may be in the states but in Britain any single item being moved by the roads has to be secured on a single trailer. That lashed up prop some wheels under the end of the beam using the load as the trailer would get the load stopped by police. With a single trailer you have less of an issue with the load tipping over (if its really heavy you use a very low trailer). You must live in a different britain than these guys then.  
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That beam is so large and heavy, it effectively is a single trailer.
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xzzy posted:No police escort? Then it ain't that big. You call that big? 
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You think that's tempting, have a boom sprayer tractor: I get behind these occasionally on country roads. I believe they have adjustable ride height because I've seen them get higher than that.
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Even when seeing that thing in real life it looks like something straight out of a Gerry Anderson show.
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Late night Taco Bell runs are a bit different after you win the Powerball
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I like how they sprang for the underglow lighting.
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Gorson posted:You think that's tempting, have a boom sprayer tractor: Knew a guy out riding his bike one day, got stuck behind one of these on a 2 lane highway out near Nowheresville, swung into the left lane and promptly at a truck head on.
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Powershift posted:You must live in a different britain than these guys then. You see the flashing blue lights in the background? That makes that a completely one off event where every police force on the route has a say about if that was ok or not. IT would be the same as moving any stupidly large item. Unless the police are involved then the load has to be on a trailer, unlike that GIF where moving those beams was just a lash up.
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Here's the original video, and here's one of the reddit threads where he posted it. The guy hangs out in r/motorcycles and r/calamariraceteam a lot. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAd9DWHBacQ
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N is for Nipples posted:Here's the original video, and here's one of the reddit threads where he posted it. The guy hangs out in r/motorcycles and r/calamariraceteam a lot. Nervous_Breakdown 2 days ago posted:If you hold onto the barrier when you are at the bottom you get a a free ride without having to use gas. #frugalmoto
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As a Texas resident that lives by I-35, I'd love to identify that guy and turn him in to local PD.
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Today I went to pass a slow Harley hanging out in the left lane who didn't want to move over. This apparently offended him and he decided to speed up and try to prevent me from passing. It's really dumb when a car does it but how stupid are you to try to block a car on your bike?
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Some motherfucker in a nice shiny new X5 tried to wedge his way into traffic this morning when I'd already been cut off too many times. As in he started merging into my lane while his rear end was parallel with my quarter panel. He chickened out while still a couple feet away or I may have actually had to brake for him. I find a manic grin directly at the aggressor's mirror/side window usually informs them they aren't scaring anyone.
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Drove up to a roundabout in the city center a few days ago when a cyclist decided it would be a good idea to take a left turn in front of my car and against the roundabout's direction. She extended her arm first to indicate but I sort of assumed that she wanted to make a proper three-quarter turn because surely nobody would be stupid enough to throw themselves in front of a car. Luckily I was only going about 20km/h and she stopped at the last second so all she got from me was one of those gestures somewhere between anger and confusion.
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John Dough posted:Drove up to a roundabout in the city center a few days ago when a cyclist decided it would be a good idea to take a left turn in front of my car and against the roundabout's direction. She extended her arm first to indicate but I sort of assumed that she wanted to make a proper three-quarter turn because surely nobody would be stupid enough to throw themselves in front of a car. Luckily I was only going about 20km/h and she stopped at the last second so all she got from me was one of those gestures somewhere between anger and confusion. Hey cyclist-going-the-wrong-way-in-a-roundabout buddy! I also had this happen to me yesterday. Just a cyclist going the wrong way in a roundabout. Took the second exit too so it's not like he took the shortest path or anything. The roundabout has a monument thing in the middle so i didn't even see him untill he was literally right in front of my car. Luckily he was far enough on the outside of the lane and i far enough on the inside for him to be able to dodge with just a quick jerk of the handlebars. I guess he just wanted to try new things that day.
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Bovril Delight posted:It's really dumb when a car does it but how stupid are you to try to block a car on your bike? "Cruiser" types are really bad for this. They want clear roads ahead and to just bumble their way through life, looking at things. Especially infuriating when there's a pack of them going 20 km/h under the limit on a road with no passing lanes, all spaced just so that they have the maximum amount of space between bikes without at any point leaving space for a car to pull back in after managing to pass some of them. Yes, I get that the scenery is beautiful, but I've already been looking at it for six hours and I'd quite like to just get to my destination now. Go for a hike if you want to look at poo poo.
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PT6A posted:"Cruiser" types are really bad for this. They want clear roads ahead and to just bumble their way through life, looking at things. Especially infuriating when there's a pack of them going 20 km/h under the limit on a road with no passing lanes, all spaced just so that they have the maximum amount of space between bikes without at any point leaving space for a car to pull back in after managing to pass some of them. Yes, I get that the scenery is beautiful, but I've already been looking at it for six hours and I'd quite like to just get to my destination now. Go for a hike if you want to look at poo poo. You know what is also awesome. When a motorcycle filters to the front and then accelerates slowly and stays well below the speed limit. gently caress that rear end in a top hat.
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nm posted:You know what is also awesome. When a motorcycle filters to the front and then accelerates slowly and stays well below the speed limit. gently caress that rear end in a top hat. Yeah, I don't get why some people have such a complex about being passed. I love it when people pass me (as long as they're doing it so they can go faster than me). I have absolutely no desire to be in front of people if I can do the speed I want while staying behind them. My ideal drive involves going 20-30 km/h over the limit and being consistently passed by people who go around 10 km/h faster than that. When people are in front of me, they get to discover fun hazards like debris, wildlife and cops well before I do!
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PT6A posted:Especially infuriating when there's a pack of them going 20 km/h under the limit on a road with no passing lanes, all spaced just so that they have the maximum amount of space between bikes without at any point leaving space for a car to pull back in after managing to pass some of them. Frankly, it's kind of lovely to pull in the middle of a group of motorcycles. The ideal behavior of a group to to stagger left and right in the lane, ~1 second apart, ~2 seconds from the next bike on your side of the lane, and treating the entire group as a single unit. (I'm assuming a small group of under 10 bikes.) I had two lovely experiences with Harleys on my girly small displacement Japanese cruiser. The first was me rolling down the road and a Harley following close behind. We come to a light and I stop to the left of the lane. He pulled up next to me on my right. I personally don't like pulling up next to people I don't know, but it's not uncommon or unexpected. When the light changed, he pulled out in front of me and cut me off. It wasn't super dangerous, but it's definitely not cool to pass someone on the right in their own lane when accelerating from a light. The other was when I was riding home on a two lane road doing around 60 mph (about the fastest my bike would go comfortably). A Harley rider with a passenger was catching up to me and I was preparing to move to the right half of the lane to give him some space to pass. Before I could, he rode right by me on my right at speed just as a semi was going by in the opposite direction to my left. Suddenly I went from riding down the road comfortably to being squeezed between two vehicles with about 1/2 a lane of space to move in while dealing with the wind buffeting off of the semi. Uthor fucked around with this message at 18:04 on Jan 15, 2016 |
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Uthor posted:Frankly, it's kind of lovely to pull in the middle of a group of motorcycles. Frankly, it's kind of lovely to form an unpassable convoy of motorcycles going well under the speed limit on a road with precisely one passing section for 50km. Why should I or any other motorist give a gently caress that a bunch of people want to drive or ride all together in a group? Public roads are not a place where you get to inflict your recreational desires on other road users; this applies to people who stunt or race on public roads, or who hold up traffic for shits and giggles.
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Around my area, groups of motorcycles out for a cruise tend to behave like a single vehicle through intersections in town, regardless of lights or stop signs. LQQK FOR MOTORCYCLES really means LQQK FOR THE GUY RUNNING THE RED AT 35MPH as he catches up to the tail end of the group. I understand motorcycles have at an extreme disadvantage on the road in both visibility and survivability, but preventing accidents goes both ways. Time to make up some yellow bumper stickers saying "Stop means Stop" and "Where's your helmet, Dipshit?"
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PT6A posted:Frankly, it's kind of lovely to form an unpassable convoy of motorcycles going well under the speed limit on a road with precisely one passing section for 50km. Why should I or any other motorist give a gently caress that a bunch of people want to drive or ride all together in a group? Public roads are not a place where you get to inflict your recreational desires on other road users; this applies to people who stunt or race on public roads, or who hold up traffic for shits and giggles. There is absolutely nothing morr annoying than a sport bike passing you (over a double yellow) in the rare straight on a curvy road with no passing zones only to slow way the gently caress down on every turn. You're clearly not that fast if my 100hp hatchback on allseasons remains in your mirror after a few miles jackass. Then they twist the throttle at the next passing zone. . . . (The only one for 50 miles). The worst I agree is the group of bikes that is completely unpassable. Motorcyclists all seem to agree that they are the fastest loving things on the road and nothing should every want to pass them. Basically what I'm saying is motorcyclists on hwy 1 can eat a dick because this is where I see all this poo poo on the regular. (RVs and tourists on hwy 1 can share the same dick.)
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PT6A posted:Frankly, it's kind of lovely to form an unpassable convoy of motorcycles going well under the speed limit on a road with precisely one passing section for 50km. Why should I or any other motorist give a gently caress that a bunch of people want to drive or ride all together in a group? Public roads are not a place where you get to inflict your recreational desires on other road users; this applies to people who stunt or race on public roads, or who hold up traffic for shits and giggles. Yeah, rolling road blocks are annoying. But if the group is riding properly, there should only be a 1 second gap between riders and inserting your car in the middle of that is dangerous for everyone involved. I've been stuck behind groups of bikes and groups of cars. If I can't pass them all at once, welp, I'm sitting behind them for the next 30 minutes. NoWake posted:Around my area, groups of motorcycles out for a cruise tend to behave like a single vehicle through intersections in town, regardless of lights or stop signs. Those groups are acting illegally and dangerously. Individual riders still need to obey traffic signals, even if it splits the group up. The proper way to deal with towns is to have a location that you can regroup at on the other side. nm posted:Basically what I'm saying is motorcyclists on hwy 1 can eat a dick because this is where I see all this poo poo on the regular. 99% of the time I hear about Hwy 1, it's the same story of dealing with lovely drivers. Uthor fucked around with this message at 19:04 on Jan 15, 2016 |
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I just road raged so hard in a loving car2go smart car
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Have some jerks and NSFW because of potty mouth. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZM0FjZ9vH8
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Location: Highway 101 south, somewhere between Rohnert Park and Petaluma Time: 11:10 PM Conditions: heavy rain, impaired visibility Speed: safe Log: 11:10:05: police lights ahead. can't tell which side of the road they're on. 11:10:15: they're on this side. better watch out. 11:10:20: blind downhill left curve 11:10:22: they're on the right 11:10:23: the police car and pulled-over car are  !!!IN MY LANE IN FRONT OF ME!!! 11:10:23: emergency double lane change what the gently caress kind of moron just loving stops in the loving road when he sees blinking lights in his rear-view mirror
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atomicthumbs posted:Location: Highway 101 south, somewhere between Rohnert Park and Petaluma sonoma county drivers are already stretched to the limit dealing with rain, add lights into the equation and they overload and shut down ChickenOfTomorrow fucked around with this message at 09:33 on May 8, 2017 |
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PT6A posted:Frankly, it's kind of lovely to form an unpassable convoy of motorcycles going well under the speed limit on a road with precisely one passing section for 50km. Why should I or any other motorist give a gently caress that a bunch of people want to drive or ride all together in a group? Public roads are not a place where you get to inflict your recreational desires on other road users; this applies to people who stunt or race on public roads, or who hold up traffic for shits and giggles. How about cyclists with a Tour de France fetish? As soon as the weather gets nice here in Belgium they're out in packs, riding on the street instead of the bike lane(because you have to stay together as a pack apparently for proper TdF simulation), and occasionally in amounts that legally require an escort car but never having one(because that either costs money or one of them won't get to ride their bike) It's just recreation for the vast majority of them but they treat it as a race on public roads, thinking they rule the road and don't have to follow any rules. At least they tend to stay away from the major roads. As a fun sidenote: My boss did get into a rather heated discussion with a group of cyclists once for assholish behavior, ended up calling the police, and the group got to hear that they really needed an escort if they wanted to continue their ride. Lots of egos were deflated that day.
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TdF fetishists are one of the few groups where I have no qualms just forcing my way through. School kids are just as annoying, but you can't really expect kids that age to understand the danger they are putting themselves in. But those wannabe Armstrong fuckers? They know they belong on the cycle path and not on the 80kph main road. Yet somehow these idiots think its more dangerous to have to overtake slower cyclists and get overtaken by mopeds, than it is to block roads were 65t double articulated lorries are doing 80+kph. Even worse is when they have an escort car who will block all other traffic from passing. It wouldn't be the first time I read in the news that a cop tickets an entire group like that for riding in the wrong part of the road and for causing danger to themselves and others around them. Most of the time if they get ticketed the driver of the escort car loses their license. Because doing 30kph in a 80 zone where motorists don't expect slow crap like that on the road is loving insane. I just lay on the horn and push through. gently caress off to the cycle path where you belong. I am the person you share a road with.
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Smoke posted:How about cyclists with a Tour de France fetish? As soon as the weather gets nice here in Belgium they're out in packs, riding on the street instead of the bike lane(because you have to stay together as a pack apparently for proper TdF simulation), and occasionally in amounts that legally require an escort car but never having one(because that either costs money or one of them won't get to ride their bike) It's just recreation for the vast majority of them but they treat it as a race on public roads, thinking they rule the road and don't have to follow any rules. At least they tend to stay away from the major roads. It depends on the situation for me. If there is a safe bike lane (lots of bad bike lanes), they should generally stay in them. On streets without a bike lane, like 90% of them are too narrow to safely pass a bike without crossing the center line. In those, I don't really have an issue with cyclists occupying the entire lane as you should be crossing the center line to safely pass (and if you don't assholes will try to squeeze in and that is how people get hit). Passing a large column of bikes isn't hard as they are generally no more than a car length or two and moving 20-30 mph. Its like passing a tractor.
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xzzy posted:Man I wish cyclist clumps were only a couple car lengths. Where the gently caress are you driving? I've never seen a long (aka longer than a few car lengths) peloton like cluster ever. In CA, on a narrow road, the behavior would be legal, though th3y'd be legally required to turn out if 5 cars got stuck behind them.
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