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jberryhill

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14. There was a similar situation in Baltimore years ago

Reply to Fred Sanders (Reply #13)

Tue Mar 31, 2015, 09:12 PM

Mar 2015

When the various I95 routes through Baltimore were reworked into an amazing knot of elevated concrete ribbons, there were multiple layers of barriers on the approaches to the unfinished parts. I still had recurring nightmares of driving off one of them.

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Outdated GPS directed driver off abandoned Indiana bridge, killing wife in 37-foot plunge [View all] Liberal_in_LA Mar 2015 OP

Those things get people who are driving me somewhere lost all the time. nt Zorra Mar 2015 #1

how horrible. yet.... riversedge Mar 2015 #2

Large signs!? How about an impassable barricade.....before the deadly cliff? A lawsuit for sure. Fred Sanders Mar 2015 #3

Indiana doesn't have the $$$ for these kinds of things... Contrary1 Mar 2015 #4

Not just a deadly cliff - a manmade one. closeupready Mar 2015 #6

the bridge was marked and blocked everywhich way possible. video Liberal_in_LA Mar 2015 #7

A drop like that needs concrete barriers jberryhill Mar 2015 #9

The wooden barricade with sandbags?.....even more reason for a lawsuit, those things are terrible! Fred Sanders Mar 2015 #10

Absolutely jberryhill Mar 2015 #11

Exactly. It should have been impassable, not even a warning " Driveable Death Drop Ahead"? Fred Sanders Mar 2015 #13

There was a similar situation in Baltimore years ago jberryhill Mar 2015 #14

A semi driver went off the side of the SF-Oakland Bay Bridge when a bend was put into it LeftyMom Mar 2015 #17

No lawsuit. He was negligent with not paying attention yeoman6987 Mar 2015 #18

A sad story to caution drivers - GPS tools should be only one closeupready Mar 2015 #5

He paid more attention to his GPS than to the ROAD CLOSED signs directly in front of him derby378 Mar 2015 #8

People make mistakes jberryhill Mar 2015 #12

Of course, there should have been barriers.... Adrahil Mar 2015 #15

being the only one on a highway would set off alarms for me Romeo.lima333 Mar 2015 #16