Here is what I saw on the way to work - Toyota Yaris Forums

FSANE · 11-01-2010, 09:46 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzEMPdmH2tk

tsk tsk tsk

sickpuppy1 · 11-01-2010, 09:54 PM

A Semi on the Merritt!!?? No truck road, right? I cruised that thing for 3 weeks and its a trip!

FSANE · 11-01-2010, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by sickpuppy1

A Semi on the Merritt!!?? No truck road, right? I cruised that thing for 3 weeks and its a trip!

yep. no commercial trucks on parkways.

FSANE · 11-01-2010, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by PK198105

whatv happened?

he though by going faster he could squeeze under the bridge easier. look how far the truck is from the bridge and see how wide the bridge is.

sickpuppy1 · 11-01-2010, 10:42 PM

If you play it back, right before the bridge you'll see a sign on the right that says 9'6". So if you try to drive a 13'6" trailer under a 9'6" bridge you get .......a large shiny recycle bin!

CTScott · 11-01-2010, 11:05 PM

I was driving home for LGA one late foggy night after a wicked delayed flight and passed a trailer truck on the Hutch. Just as I passed it and thought to myself "trailer truck not allowed on here" I went under an overpass, heard and incredible sound, and looked in my rear view mirror and saw a plume of sparks.

FSANE · 11-01-2010, 11:32 PM

yeah from the Hutch to the Merritt. dumb truck drivers. I always see them being stuck under the bridge, but never 50 feet after the bridge. lol

enviri · 11-01-2010, 11:35 PM

sad...there was another trailer stuck yesterday 20 exits north of where that was lol. Drivers need to learn parkways = no trucks..

SailDesign · 11-02-2010, 09:53 AM

That was always the reason I loved the Merritt - take the kid down to Bronxville to college, and back, and had some fun corners to play with and no trucks. Guess I'll have to think again next time I get out there.

Kal-El · 11-02-2010, 11:02 AM

That guy just lost a high paying career in a crappy economy. Good job.

why? · 11-02-2010, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Kal-El

That guy just lost a high paying career in a crappy economy. Good job.

He deserved it. The merritt parkway says no trucks every 50 feet, on every on ramp, and pretty much everywhere you could think of, then some. The driver should be executed for stupidity, just on the chance he will do something this stupid again and kill someone.

glad his idiocy didn't hurt anyone else.

I love that road too. Those two parkways make the drive to NYC fast, and a heck of a lot of fun too.

11-01-2010, 09:46 PM	#1
FSANE Drives: 07 4d yaris and 02 Trans Am Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: NY Posts: 231	Here is what I saw on the way to work http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzEMPdmH2tk tsk tsk tsk __________________ 02 T/A AUTO Metalic Silver. 07 Yaris M5. Best ET is 11.13 @ 120 MPH with 1.47 60FT 11.13 sec vid BurnOut Vid

11-01-2010, 09:54 PM	#2
sickpuppy1 Drives: 2010 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Kansas Posts: 871	A Semi on the Merritt!!?? No truck road, right? I cruised that thing for 3 weeks and its a trip! __________________

11-01-2010, 10:42 PM	#5
sickpuppy1 Drives: 2010 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Kansas Posts: 871	If you play it back, right before the bridge you'll see a sign on the right that says 9'6". So if you try to drive a 13'6" trailer under a 9'6" bridge you get .......a large shiny recycle bin! __________________

11-01-2010, 11:32 PM	#7
FSANE Drives: 07 4d yaris and 02 Trans Am Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: NY Posts: 231	yeah from the Hutch to the Merritt. dumb truck drivers. I always see them being stuck under the bridge, but never 50 feet after the bridge. lol __________________ 02 T/A AUTO Metalic Silver. 07 Yaris M5. Best ET is 11.13 @ 120 MPH with 1.47 60FT 11.13 sec vid BurnOut Vid

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CTScott ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 09 5dr LB, 2x 08 3dr LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: USA, CT Posts: 13,460	I was driving home for LGA one late foggy night after a wicked delayed flight and passed a trailer truck on the Hutch. Just as I passed it and thought to myself "trailer truck not allowed on here" I went under an overpass, heard and incredible sound, and looked in my rear view mirror and saw a plume of sparks.

11-01-2010, 11:35 PM	#8
enviri View User's Garage Drives: 2010 Yaris Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: CT Posts: 1,519	sad...there was another trailer stuck yesterday 20 exits north of where that was lol. Drivers need to learn parkways = no trucks..

11-02-2010, 09:53 AM	#9
SailDesign Drives: . Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: . Posts: 1,931	That was always the reason I loved the Merritt - take the kid down to Bronxville to college, and back, and had some fun corners to play with and no trucks. Guess I'll have to think again next time I get out there.

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Kal-El Drives: 07 Yaris S Sedan 5-Speed Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 2,179	That guy just lost a high paying career in a crappy economy. Good job.