Barrel Barricades

Discussion in 'Trucking Industry Regulations' started by camionneur, Jun 7, 2015.

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  1. Jun 7, 2015 #1
    camionneur

    camionneur Road Train Member

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    Passing by road construction, I've come across them being positioned too close to avoid hitting at least one, so I was looking for a reg on this, and it looks like they are meant to be struck, so whoever put them in the way didn't care.

    "Barricades are located adjacent to traffic and are therefore subject to impact by errant vehicles. Because of their vulnerable position and the hazard they could create, they should be constructed of lightweight materials and have no rigid stay bracing for A-frame designs.

    Particular attention should be given to assuring that channelizing devices are maintained and kept clean, visible, and properly positioned at all times."

    Yeah sure... unless someone on a motorcycle was doing slalom there, or a low altitude funnel gunnel moved it, I don't think particular attention was going in the right direction.
     
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  3. Jun 7, 2015 #2
    FullMetalJacket

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    Ahhh....made especially notice of "errant vehicles".

    Can things be tight, and even encroach lanes? Most certainly.

    Seen terrible bad placement before, but never occasion to be impossible to avoid.

    But, if one cannot control vehicle enough to avoid, have no business being on the road at all.

    :biggrin_25525:
     
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  4. Jun 7, 2015 #3
    camionneur

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    My sentiments exactly, that thing had no business being there. :)
     
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    tsavory

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    Ran across a set the other day was tight to begin with riding right on the line then one an extra 3ft into my lane. Big truck right behind and car to right I won't slam on breaks to avoid and won't swerve into the other lane sorry sometimes it wiser to tap that barrel then avoid. So yeah I took it out. Could I have avoided yeah but not without putting me or other at risk.
     
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    Mr.X

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    Hauled a lumber stacker to Savannah,GA a few years back. Was 12' wide and had legs on the extremities that were about 12" off the road. I was routed down a skinny two lane road, and the road construction crew had them cones right on the center line.
    Knocked every cone over for a good half mile, and had them cones flopping between the the duals and flying everywhere, lol.
     
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    cnsper

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    There are times where you absolutely cannot avoid them. Those candle sticks, if hit properly, will pop out of the base and shoot across the road. The trip into Yellowstone where they put them on both sides of the lane on a corners comes to mind.
     
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    camionneur

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    You win. :cool:
     
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    123456

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    Poor little Schneider eggs.........

    :pottytrain5:
     
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    mitrucker

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    Had a construction crew that had just set up cones on a corner in PA. Didnt leave enough room for a truck to turn. I took out a bunch of cones while the workers stood there and watched.
     
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  12. Jun 7, 2015 #10
    Shaggy

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    Going across a bridge with a narrow lane due to traffic cones.
    It was either hit a very large pot hole or take out the traffic cone.
    Took out the traffic cone, Big mistake. That dang thing flopped under the drivers side steer and bounced back up and bent up the second step on the fuel tank a good 5 inches.

    Brand new truck. Writing up that incident report was embarrassing and thankfully just a shaking of the head by the safety guy. I Flat out said, 10 minute fix by our shop guys versus a bent rim and flat tire and road service call $$. He agreed.

    TLdR\ Those basic traffic cones have a firm base :laughing5:



    Don't get me started on the road crews standing idling on the road way wanting to get hit.
     
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