There's a Business That Drives Frightened People across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge

Okay, this sounds ridiculous. Who would be scared to driver over a bridge? Who would pay $40 to have someone else drive them across this bridge? I mean aside from the whole ship-crashing-into-bridge thing going on lately.

But maybe not. The bridge bisecting Chesapeake Bay is six and a half miles long and has two lanes of traffic each way with no shoulder. Some redditors say that it's actually hard to drive because the design of the bridge messes with the depth perception of some drivers.

The Washingtonian reports that the Kent Island Express company drives about 12-15 people per day. Many wear sleep masks to block the sight of the bridge and the disorienting effects that some people experience from seeing it. Since the bridge collapse in Baltimore, the business is up 10-15% due to riders who have only more reason to fear bridge crossings.

-via Chris Koerner | Photos: Kent Island Express, Library of Congress


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Hm... i don't want to interfere with someone's business, but would it be possible to try to overcome the fear by watching videos of bridge crossings from a driver's perspective? You may watch it in slow motion, you may successively increse a distance to a point where you dont want to go futher, and you may at any instance pause, stop or interrupt the video, until you have seen the whole trip a few times.. Finally you may use the Kent Island Express as a front passenger, until you get so used to it that you may take teh trip by yourself...
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I had a friend who had a phobia about driving over bridges, matching the feelings of some of the Reddit commenters. I'm scared of heights, but can manage bridges by looking straight ahead. Were things a bit worse, I could see paying someone to help. Like, the last time I was on an aerial tramway I had to keep my eyes closed for the first 30 seconds.
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