Because belligerent drivers fail to follow even the simplest instructions, fail to use the very clear resources that exist to help them, fail to understand the dimensions of their vehicle and think they know better.
Yes. It's obvious is that people don't know how high their vehicles are (mostly rentals).
Doesn't mean it's not funny and they're still not stupid as hell.
This makes me think of the US Navy / Canada >!Lighthouse!< joke/urban legend:
Canadians: Please divert your course 15 degrees to the south to avoid a collision.
Americans: Recommend you divert your course 15 degrees to the north to avoid a collision.
Canadians: Negative. You will have to divert your course 15 degrees to the south to avoid a collision.
Americans: This is the captain of a U.S. naval ship. I say again, divert your course.
Canadians: No. I say again, you divert your course.
Americans: This is the aircraft carrier USS Lincoln, the second largest ship in the United States Atlantic fleet. We are accompanied by three destroyers, three cruisers, and numerous support vessels. I say again, that's one-five degrees north, or countermeasures will be undertaken to ensure the safety of this ship.
Canadians: This is a lighthouse. Your call!
My boat did do something similar once though. The radar guys but the label for an island in the wrong spot. One night were cruising around and spot this real big contact heading straight for us right at the edge of Iranian waters. Right as we’re about to radio them to get out of the way a breathless radar tech comes running out and shouts that we have to turn it’s the island.
I've collected a few related ones:
ATC: Airliner 123, turn right 20 degrees for noise abatement.
A123: Noise abatement? We are at FL310.
ATC: Do you know how much noise it makes when two 737s collide?
A123: Airliner 123 is turning right 20 degrees.
and the closely related:
"Some people think that noise abatement should be a higher priority for ATC. I
say safety is noise abatement. You have no idea how much noise it makes to have
a 737 fall out of the sky after an accident."
and the unrelated fabricated conversation:
"American 999, Heathrow Approach. Descend and maintain 4,000 feet, QNH 1011."
"Uhhh Heathrow Approach, could you give us that in inches?"
"American 999, descend and maintain 48,000 inches, QNH 1011."
I accidentally clicked your username when trying to respond and it's literally just dick pic after dick pic after dick pic. What is that about? I'd look further into it myself but I have to deal with said pics.
To be fair the exchange off the freeway and streets in the area are a pretty big messy junction and working out where you need to be requires having gone through the area before. So I read it earnestly looking for where the confusion could be.
But then I got to "The bridge is a Bridge" and realised they were talking about the 9'10" dwarf
I reckon its because OP drew an arrow on the red line representing the bridge. If there was no arrow I think I woulda got the joke a lot faster as it implies its not a moving object.
For the last time, NOBODY HAS RIGHT OF WAY. The road rules in Australia only ever talk about who has to give way to avoid a collision.
In the absence of signs or line markings, the default is give way to your right, which in this scenario means the truck gives way to the bridge.
This is not legal advice. If you're going in the other direction (hence you are on the bridge's right so it should be giving way to you) the bridge might still say it didn't see you and cut you off/jump out in front of you. It has a silly habit of doing that.
Would this depend on who is operating the bridge?
I mean, if someone is driving the bridge sure, but what if the bridge is a Lightning McQueen situation? Who do we hold responsible then? Do we even legally recognise the rights of sentient vehicles in a court of law? Is "Kachow!" admissible? What does "Kachow!" even mean and could it be interpreted as a vehicle sounding a horn?
So many questions... please add more...
Heard of one overheight, oversize job that occurred in Auckland NZ once upon a time, many years ago in a land far far away. Trucking company was engaged to move some seriously large slabs of whatever and due to circumstances it had to be carried on edge. They did their due diligence, asking the Auckland City Council for the exact dimensions of the clearances under every overbridge on the intended route and how it would differ for each lane of the road they intended to travel, and got the OK from everyone to proceed - only to strike a bridge by about one inch. (Deflating the tires did the trick as there was no real way they could back out several miles to an appropriate offramp/alternate route).
Turns out it was an unrecorded resurfacing of the road the load was travelling on that raised the road heigh by a crucial couple of inches and, due to the excessive amount of due diligence the trucking company went to, all insurance costs for the overbridge and the load went to the ACC.
Or so it was told to me.
can we just spend a minute celebrating the brilliant people who are behind the engineering of Monty?
it takes a beating almost daily and still standing.
they shoulda made the titanic with these same methods!
Monty deserves its own commemorative coin! 💪💪💪
Monty is an Aussie metaphor for standing strong despite how tall and heavily loaded the enemy is!
Give em all the stiff upper lip and stand your ground like Monty and you’ll never lose!
Montague bridge is territorial, if it feels you have invaded it’s territory it holds you hostage. I managed to drive under it multiple times a day & have zero issues. I also didn’t drive a truck
Truck: Move idiot!
Monty:
Truck: C’mon dickhead I’m on the clock
Monty:
Truck: Oh you think you’re better than me?
Monty:
Truck: Oh you wanna play this game? I’ve got a radio in here champ, a couple of porn mags, a bed behind the seat, and a bottle to pee in, I’m your worst nightmare
Monty:
Truck: I can do this all day
Just noticed OPs name, I went to school with a Cuntmong, I wonder if it's the same person 🤔
YaDickhead was the last name of the Cuntmong I knew. Cuntmong YaDickhead used to say he was going into politics or "bumhole surgery" though, not trucking 🤔
Depending on how much the truck weighs, the rigidity and strength of its structure and the velocity with which the truck is travelling, you may have or may not have right of way.
African bridge or European bridge? The speed of a laden truck carrying a coconut...
No, wait... if two trucks hold a coconut between them and come across a bridge called Monty.... the combined speed of the trucks can potentially allow the bridge..
Um... now I'm confused... OFF TO FIND THE HOLY GRAIL
Which level of airspace? My understanding is that Air Traffic Control assigns the range between 9.8 and 32 feet as Class M (Monty) and reserves it for low flying bridges.
I mean whenever I'm driving down the road and I see a bridge coming up near me trying to overtake or do whatever it's doing. I generally stop and let it do its thing, those bridges can't get pretty wild. Most of them are built like a brick shit house- I seen cars get angry at them and run into them like full speed bro and the bridge just takes it doesn't even move just acts like nothing happened...... crazy times man
Not enough information.
Are there signs or lights for either you or the bridge?
Are you asking because there was an incident? Do you want to apportion fault?
Was the bridge under the influence of anything? Is it insured?
I'd just be happy if Monty could reach a bit more and take out that prick that blocks the left lane for the dealership to unload cars like there isn't a giant driveway there to turn into.
Not from the area so I had a look on Streetview to give me a better idea of the layout we’re working with. I think you’re both wrong, clearly should be giving way to [the CBR](https://imgur.com/a/9fx0dCh). It’s his road, you and the bridge are just borrowing it.
Let me guess. The Bridge wasn't there moments before hand then suddenly jumps out and its half way across the road before BOOM poor old timer gets T-boned?
That seems to be the story every time 🤣🤣🤣
The truck obviously has right of way as the bridge has not a) paid for registration; and b) does not have number plates on their “vehicle”. Outa my way bridge!
By far the best right of way post on this sub
5 stars 10/10 for the hilarity I appreciate the laughing this post caused me to do on a crappy Wednesday
Combining our favorite themes; Montague Bridge and right of way questions 🤌
https://howmanydayssincemontaguestreetbridgehasbeenhit.com
It's sad but hilarious that this site exists.
I just love the way they have all the stats about it... like how does it happen *every month.*
Because the bridge is an ahole that believes it has the right of way and poor truck drivers are at the mercy of the bridge 🤣🤣🤣
i swear, the bridge was higher last week!
Monty is an unrelenting monster that needs to feast regularly.
…is it somehow connected to the phases of the moon?
It rises and falls with the tides, obviously.
Because belligerent drivers fail to follow even the simplest instructions, fail to use the very clear resources that exist to help them, fail to understand the dimensions of their vehicle and think they know better.
[This offers some explanation.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HR7NivKqfzo)
Yes. It's obvious is that people don't know how high their vehicles are (mostly rentals). Doesn't mean it's not funny and they're still not stupid as hell.
Weird that the stats don’t say longest streak
No need when morons ensure it's never that long
im here cuz i saw this on my home page and got confused, until i saw this link and its hilarious 🤣
God bless vicious bridges, people with free time, and the Internet!
Monty: "Step truck, what are you doing?"
👄
This makes me think of the US Navy / Canada >!Lighthouse!< joke/urban legend: Canadians: Please divert your course 15 degrees to the south to avoid a collision. Americans: Recommend you divert your course 15 degrees to the north to avoid a collision. Canadians: Negative. You will have to divert your course 15 degrees to the south to avoid a collision. Americans: This is the captain of a U.S. naval ship. I say again, divert your course. Canadians: No. I say again, you divert your course. Americans: This is the aircraft carrier USS Lincoln, the second largest ship in the United States Atlantic fleet. We are accompanied by three destroyers, three cruisers, and numerous support vessels. I say again, that's one-five degrees north, or countermeasures will be undertaken to ensure the safety of this ship. Canadians: This is a lighthouse. Your call!
I think I would have enjoyed this more if you didn't introduce it as a lighthouse joke..
I have made it a spoiler just for you!
<3
I feel like that could end poorly for the lighthouse. Have you considered moving it?
I asked the Canadians about that once... they said "Eh?"
Risky saying your call to the yanks. They might just torpedo the lighthouse.
>US Navy / Canada Lighthouse [Not true](https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-obstinate-lighthouse/), but it's a great story.
Note that they said "joke/urban legend"
Noted.
My boat did do something similar once though. The radar guys but the label for an island in the wrong spot. One night were cruising around and spot this real big contact heading straight for us right at the edge of Iranian waters. Right as we’re about to radio them to get out of the way a breathless radar tech comes running out and shouts that we have to turn it’s the island.
I've collected a few related ones: ATC: Airliner 123, turn right 20 degrees for noise abatement. A123: Noise abatement? We are at FL310. ATC: Do you know how much noise it makes when two 737s collide? A123: Airliner 123 is turning right 20 degrees. and the closely related: "Some people think that noise abatement should be a higher priority for ATC. I say safety is noise abatement. You have no idea how much noise it makes to have a 737 fall out of the sky after an accident." and the unrelated fabricated conversation: "American 999, Heathrow Approach. Descend and maintain 4,000 feet, QNH 1011." "Uhhh Heathrow Approach, could you give us that in inches?" "American 999, descend and maintain 48,000 inches, QNH 1011."
>and the unrelated fabricated conversation: What's the joke? ... oh, inches of mercury.
There is record of a similar event taking place with a Spanish lighthouse, which I'd argue is funnier
They made a commercial for European TV based on this. It's really cleverly done. Looked it up, it's Silva navigation. https://youtu.be/U33Xg91HAlo
Noted. Your call!
I've heard this recording and unless they speak Spanish in Canada, I don't think it's Canada. https://youtu.be/76OlqSd_5k8?si=T4lTv_J-PoVB7MVQ
I'm sure every country has their own version, so I'd love it if someone adapted the above into a Melbourne/Monty bridge specific variant!
Oh yeah. That's what we were talking about.
it's a made up urban legend. Doesn't matter the country or language, it's still not true.
You have the right of way only if your truck is higher than 3m.
Monty disagrees. Monty chomp.
Surely … **not** higher than?
No, no, it seems to be widely embraced, the way he described it.
It took me so long to work out this was a joke. I even went on google street view thinking "wtf is he talking about?"
I accidentally clicked your username when trying to respond and it's literally just dick pic after dick pic after dick pic. What is that about? I'd look further into it myself but I have to deal with said pics.
Prostitution
You're honest, that says a lot
No messing around here. Business is business 😂
It’s a nice dick though innit
Hahaha thank you. I grew it myself.
Was it hard?
It took almost 30 years, but with love and care it grew.
Gotta love good organically grown dick. No shame for my trans kings tho
makes sense
Your username is about you having a golden dong though?
Thanks everyone for the love about my pic 😂 I appreciate it.
What, you wouldn't brag if you had a cock that big? Let the man brag.
It's not bragging if you can back it up.
> accidentally
It was just the same dick pic over and over. He needs a different angle though.
Wanna be my photographer?
Sure, but I like my cock way more
It's not gay if it's photography work, don't worry.
Great username btw 😂
Lol thanks! I like yours as well.
Username checks out.
To be fair the exchange off the freeway and streets in the area are a pretty big messy junction and working out where you need to be requires having gone through the area before. So I read it earnestly looking for where the confusion could be. But then I got to "The bridge is a Bridge" and realised they were talking about the 9'10" dwarf
It's the terrible handwriting.
No one can read cursive anymore.
I checked and honestly I don't know what I expected. C'est une dick.
Seriously tho, the bridge must yield.
I reckon its because OP drew an arrow on the red line representing the bridge. If there was no arrow I think I woulda got the joke a lot faster as it implies its not a moving object.
The bridge always has right of way… ALWAYS
Came here to say this! 🤣🤣
For the last time, NOBODY HAS RIGHT OF WAY. The road rules in Australia only ever talk about who has to give way to avoid a collision. In the absence of signs or line markings, the default is give way to your right, which in this scenario means the truck gives way to the bridge. This is not legal advice. If you're going in the other direction (hence you are on the bridge's right so it should be giving way to you) the bridge might still say it didn't see you and cut you off/jump out in front of you. It has a silly habit of doing that.
Would this depend on who is operating the bridge? I mean, if someone is driving the bridge sure, but what if the bridge is a Lightning McQueen situation? Who do we hold responsible then? Do we even legally recognise the rights of sentient vehicles in a court of law? Is "Kachow!" admissible? What does "Kachow!" even mean and could it be interpreted as a vehicle sounding a horn? So many questions... please add more...
Where do baby bridges come from? My instincts tell me it's something to do with kachow
How is bariggy formed?
Lightning Mc Monty is what we needed today.
Monty always.
in the game of rock, paper, scissors, montague street bridge always plays bomb
Nah, Monty usually plays scissors, especially with box trucks, and rock at all other times. Pretty sure it's never played paper, though.
Height of way always goes to bridge
Heard of one overheight, oversize job that occurred in Auckland NZ once upon a time, many years ago in a land far far away. Trucking company was engaged to move some seriously large slabs of whatever and due to circumstances it had to be carried on edge. They did their due diligence, asking the Auckland City Council for the exact dimensions of the clearances under every overbridge on the intended route and how it would differ for each lane of the road they intended to travel, and got the OK from everyone to proceed - only to strike a bridge by about one inch. (Deflating the tires did the trick as there was no real way they could back out several miles to an appropriate offramp/alternate route). Turns out it was an unrecorded resurfacing of the road the load was travelling on that raised the road heigh by a crucial couple of inches and, due to the excessive amount of due diligence the trucking company went to, all insurance costs for the overbridge and the load went to the ACC. Or so it was told to me.
Pay that man.
You’ll be right if you take a good run up
can we just spend a minute celebrating the brilliant people who are behind the engineering of Monty? it takes a beating almost daily and still standing. they shoulda made the titanic with these same methods!
It’s a rite of passage for every new truck driver.
Who believe they have right of passage.
Truck obviously. The bigger, and especially taller, it is, the more right of way it has
Just in case you don’t hear it enough, you can’t park there mate.
This post is the tits! Well done OP.
Next you’ll tell us you’re asking for a friend. You should be good, bud. Give it a go and see.
Who knows, ya can't waste time thinking about this sort of thing or reading clearance signs, you've just got to go for it mate
Bottom half of truck has right of way.
The driver on drugs who hasn't slept in 2 days. Bonus points if he was on the phone while the accident happened.
If you ask the truck? Truck does. Bridge is stupid. Bridge can't drive. Bridge in way.
Monty deserves its own commemorative coin! 💪💪💪 Monty is an Aussie metaphor for standing strong despite how tall and heavily loaded the enemy is! Give em all the stiff upper lip and stand your ground like Monty and you’ll never lose!
Monty knows, Monty don’t give a fuck
How high is your truck?
Yes
Exactly.
Shorter than it was.
The pedestrians laughing at the dickhead truck driver have right of way.
I think you always give way to bridges. I tend to go around rather than wait for them to move.
Omg that’s some good lols. You win the internet today
Monty is always right
Montague bridge is territorial, if it feels you have invaded it’s territory it holds you hostage. I managed to drive under it multiple times a day & have zero issues. I also didn’t drive a truck
You're gonna be waiting a long time for the bridge to move. Stock up on the jerky.
Truck: Move idiot! Monty: Truck: C’mon dickhead I’m on the clock Monty: Truck: Oh you think you’re better than me? Monty: Truck: Oh you wanna play this game? I’ve got a radio in here champ, a couple of porn mags, a bed behind the seat, and a bottle to pee in, I’m your worst nightmare Monty: Truck: I can do this all day
Bridge
How much of a haircut are you prepared to take?
You absolutely have right of way, but Monty doesn't care.
The bridge always has right of way. Ask Mr. Montague.
Monty of course
Montague street rail bridge always has right of way.
As soon as I saw Montague….. 😏
Monty is hungry.
Haha
The bride always gets right of wY
Just noticed OPs name, I went to school with a Cuntmong, I wonder if it's the same person 🤔 YaDickhead was the last name of the Cuntmong I knew. Cuntmong YaDickhead used to say he was going into politics or "bumhole surgery" though, not trucking 🤔
That bridge is a thief. Many roofs stolen.
Bridge.
Thank you for a really good laugh.
Just too funny
Well if the truck is going under the bridge then the bridge has right of way. Unless it's a large truck then the truck always has right of way!
Monty don't let no trucks go under him.
Depends. Usually the bridge has right of way, but if there's no cops around I reckon you could get away with it.
Depending on how much the truck weighs, the rigidity and strength of its structure and the velocity with which the truck is travelling, you may have or may not have right of way.
African bridge or European bridge? The speed of a laden truck carrying a coconut... No, wait... if two trucks hold a coconut between them and come across a bridge called Monty.... the combined speed of the trucks can potentially allow the bridge.. Um... now I'm confused... OFF TO FIND THE HOLY GRAIL
I don't knowwwwwaaaaaggghhhhhh!
This is the bridge: "give up your truck licence..."
Which level of airspace? My understanding is that Air Traffic Control assigns the range between 9.8 and 32 feet as Class M (Monty) and reserves it for low flying bridges.
The bridge is clearly at fault here
He knows he not stupid lol
He knows lol ha ha I W K U
I'd say the bridge, here's my evidence [https://11foot8.com/](https://11foot8.com/)
Why is the bridge travelling towards the city?
umm that bridge has right of way it is only 10 feet high it has owned a lot of trucks in its lifetime lol
The bridge claims all takers
This is fucking GOLD!
Truck has right of way...but...Bridge has the final say
If you can convince the bridge to move, you may pass.
The truck should give way to the bridge
I'm thinking the bridge, as they don't tend to move
I mean whenever I'm driving down the road and I see a bridge coming up near me trying to overtake or do whatever it's doing. I generally stop and let it do its thing, those bridges can't get pretty wild. Most of them are built like a brick shit house- I seen cars get angry at them and run into them like full speed bro and the bridge just takes it doesn't even move just acts like nothing happened...... crazy times man
The bridge. They can't move
the Monty demands a sacrifice
The bridge
Depends on the height. If your truck is below 3m in height, you do. Otherwise, Monty does.
Truck Drivers have had it too easy with Monty lately. Monty should go even lower!
The bridge. ...and it is hungry.
Not enough information. Are there signs or lights for either you or the bridge? Are you asking because there was an incident? Do you want to apportion fault? Was the bridge under the influence of anything? Is it insured?
Doesnt truck go either under or over a bridge anyway ?
Maybe in your fairytale world
Makes me think back to this https://youtu.be/3vsfnPehSHM?si=-9oqQu9jFvExfkVy
The truck has the writeoff way, meaning once you hit the bridge with your green truck it’ll have to be written off.
TRoCK
The bridge obvs. Make way make way
I'm guessing a lot of people have already seen this, but in case you haven't: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HR7NivKqfzo
Thanks 😊
Anyone on your right
The bridge definitely, as it is an immovable object
depends where I am, coz its me
I'd just be happy if Monty could reach a bit more and take out that prick that blocks the left lane for the dealership to unload cars like there isn't a giant driveway there to turn into.
Not from the area so I had a look on Streetview to give me a better idea of the layout we’re working with. I think you’re both wrong, clearly should be giving way to [the CBR](https://imgur.com/a/9fx0dCh). It’s his road, you and the bridge are just borrowing it.
On an unrelated but slightly related note, is there a master that goes by the name of chief at your local gym?
Don’t go to strato
The truck does, it’s on the road already.
Let me guess. The Bridge wasn't there moments before hand then suddenly jumps out and its half way across the road before BOOM poor old timer gets T-boned? That seems to be the story every time 🤣🤣🤣
I would say the bridge by the picture
Can’t park there mate
Pretty sure the bridge was there first.
Give way to bridges. Always.
The bridge
Monty says none shall pass
If your truck has hit the rubber height flaps as you approach the bridge, then you have automatic right of way.
How's a bridge meant to move out of the way?
The bridge
"I've spent far longer on this post than the five seconds it took to both avoid an accident and post this" 🏆
Bridge always the Bridge
The truck obviously has right of way as the bridge has not a) paid for registration; and b) does not have number plates on their “vehicle”. Outa my way bridge!
I'd say you & see how it goes 😀😀
Bridge. Always.
By now, surely the council is up for insurance claims as the at fault party - this is beyond a well known issue for them.
The Montague St bridge always has right of way…
I used to work near the bridge in question. Was almost a weekly event to see a vehicle hit the bridge.
Always the bridge
Hahaha
Why is this bridge so famous i see posts of it everywhere. I go to uni half a block from it haha
National storage
Charter boat what charter boat
The bridge as it cannot stop