18 Wheeler stuck in Zion National Park tunnel

Discussion in 'Trucking Accidents' started by Big Don, Dec 24, 2014.

  1. Big Don

    Big Don "Old Fart"

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    https://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/a...eeler-misses-warnings-gets-stuck-zion-tunnel/
    Note from Big Don, there are also numerous signs, well before the turnoffs to the park, warning that no through commercial vehicles are allowed in the park.
    Unless they were able to free him and allow him to continue on WB, by letting air out of his tires, this must have been an "interesting recovery" operation, to say the least. The tunnel is 1.1 mile in length, so at 600 feet he almost made it. But there is a curve in the tunnel, there is no lighting in the tunnel, and the only way a van trailer could get through, would be to stay right in the middle of the narrow road. This is such a mess, that they require escorts for buses, motor homes and travel trailers, because they have to straddle the center line, to keep from hitting the roof.

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    The snake road in the background is what he would find on the west side of the tunnel.

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    This is the guard station where they stop traffic if an oversize is coming through.

    Nobody was injured, and hopefully that driver is now looking for work. The reason I'm making a big deal out of this, is that it just shows once again, that driving HUA, and depending on a GPS, (if in fact he was depending on it, and not using it as an excuse,) can have serious consequences.

    FREAKING IDIOT!

    OK, I've got that out of my system. Merry Christmas everyone!:biggrin_25525:
     
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  3. wore out

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    That exit road would suck with my 42 ft hopper much less a 53.
     
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  4. Rooster903

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    Those signs are just warnings anyway, if they were serious the signs would be red.
     
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  5. Big Don

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    Right, but would they be READ!:biggrin_25523:
     
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    Here's your sign........what sign?
     
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  9. Naptown

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    Beautiful! I love the "I was just following GPS!" stories. This is almost as good as the PTL on the pedestrian bridge.

    Merry Christmas, ever'body. I'm off to Grandma's house, just as soon as I get my gps set up.
     
  10. STexan

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    I'm sure that tunnel was not there the last time he went through there on the same route .... back in 1905 :biggrin_25523:

    What do you do with drivers like that? You can listen to their lame excuse, and they expect you to be sympathetic ... but dam it boy. Buy you books, send you to school, try and teach you right, and this is the result?

    Hopefully he had air ride truck and trailer, and they could just do what they needed to do with the leveler arms to get them to deflate fully.
     
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  11. Treputt

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    A truck driver who didn't read some signs? Whodathunkit?
     
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