[sebastien_bois]

> You make it sound like it's normal that people would expect that they can drive into a bridge without checking the height first

1. Most people would correctly expect that road-approved vehicles would clear all bridges.

2. This one is literally a couple of inches out for clearance; it looks like the truck is 12ft (or whatever the current bridge height is), which is probably what the truck's height indication is. It's not unreasonable for the driver to expect to clear the bridge even knowing the height of both, especially if they match closely.

3. The bridge was recently lifted to its current height - if this is a 'local' driver, they probably expect all vehicles to clear it now, knowing it got lifted.

[chrisseaton]

> Most people would correctly expect that road-approved vehicles would clear all bridges.

Oh right ok that's it - in my country you absolutely can't assume this so everyone is careful at all low-looking bridges.

[necovek]

But I would wager that this is not a "low-looking bridge" — and I am confident making it look like an even lower bridge would help matters.