From what I see on the blog, it seems that this is not just an occasional, but a regular occurrence. This leads me to conclude several possible causes. The most likely cause is insufficient warning time/distance. Drivers who are posed with the choice of either stopping and backing up or possibly squeezing through, will typically try to squeeze (to their obvious detriment). The other blatant issue seems to be a dreadful lack of active warning devices to signal the EXTREMELY low clearance ahead. There are some pickup trucks that wouldn't fit in that tunnel, let alone trucks. This sort of navigational hazard should at the VERY least have flashing warning lamps around the signs and at best have an active denial system which either stops oversize vehicles well before they ever get to the tunnel or just before the tunnel entrance. As far as I've seen in the blog and other stories, the ONLY warning is a small clearance sign prior to the tunnel and the sign ON the tunnel itself which seems to spend most of its time destroyed. The simplest solution that I've seen work effectively is a height sensor system which immediately signals a set of traffic lights to turn red when an oversize vehicle passes. People are funny, they'll disregard flashing amber lamps (lol amberlamps) around a sign, but they WILL stop for a red light.
It amazes me that the delays incurred by the traveling public of France and the damage costs incurred by the local road maintenance people wouldn't prompt some action from a governmental agency to remedy the situation. Doesn't France employ traffic engineers?
Thanks for re-inventing something Leonardo DaVinci invented hundreds of years ago... At least Leo had a trick up his sleeve... you had to deposit MONEY to get your holy water!
Too bad our country is too terrorized to ever build something daring as this again. Sad that a tragic event which in the past would have hardened us, strengthened us, has utterly pansified our whole nation into jumping every time someone says boo.
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back and forth... forever.
It amazes me that the delays incurred by the traveling public of France and the damage costs incurred by the local road maintenance people wouldn't prompt some action from a governmental agency to remedy the situation. Doesn't France employ traffic engineers?
Now, if that was a The Cheat in a wok, you'd have true hilarity.