That would only be drivers who got paid by the mile- the road under the bridge is one-way.
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I like how, at 2:50, the pedestrian doesn’t even look over as the air conditioner gets scraped off.
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Also, the flashing lights on the warning sign are triggered specifically by vehicles that are too tall. If you see the lights, you’re not going to make it under. Look at the picture on the FAQ.
Hard to tell, but it looks like he might have made it, if it weren’t for the sign
The I-beam is actually higher by a couple inches than the bridge, according to the FAQ.
Yeah, personally I wouldn’t be inclined to change a thing. There’s plenty of warning signage including the aforementioned flashing lights that get triggered by overly tall vehicles. Sensible, halfway-awake drivers will stop and go around some other way. Dipshits will get a truck-haircut. And the world spins merrily round and round.
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Okay, instead of lowering the underpass, how about replacing it with a pair of ramps so everyone can simply launch over the trestle?
People think Hot Wheels are just toys but they impart life lessons I tell you.
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Downtown Calgary Centre Street Bridge:
“Somers says the warning system has cut the number of problems in half, but still about 20 vehicles a year get wedged or damage the bridge”
The lower deck hung underneath is (barely) visible in the Wikipedia pic:
I once had a new neighbour arrive in a damaged rental moving truck via that bridge. 
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As a truck driver, I was glad to see that few professional drivers hit the bridge. That was always my biggest fear when I started out, (and I did hit an unmarked bridge once). Of course, there are many rookies on the road. I don’t know what the height of these six-wheelers are, but I suspect there’s a lot of variation between manufacturers. Not sure if six-wheelers have air-bags, but most eighteen-wheelers do, which would counter any variation in height that load weight might otherwise cause.
All big trucks are 13’6" simply because that’s the max height allowed. Flatbeds can have higher loads, with an oversized permit. Tankers, of the eighteen-wheeler variety, and flatbed tractors, are 12’6" or less, but smoke-stack height, (as we saw), can vary.
What I enjoyed most was how the campers all seemed to just continue on their way. Now that’s the “I’m on vacation” spirit!
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Huh? Truck industry deregulation, (you do know the trucking industry was deregulated in the eighties, right?), has nothing to do with driving regulations, which has nothing to do with idiots not paying attention to signs.
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On a separate trip, then. 
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I wonder if the problem is that vehicles are going too fast for a driver’s brain to process the warnings before impact. Perhaps a stop sign or light before the bridge would help.
This happened near where I grew up- a double-decker bus route was diverted to go under a low bridge. There’s enough clearance for the bus in the middle of the road, but not if it stays in its lane…
City Council: We have decided to allocate the funds to fix the low bridge.
Staff: Uh, if you touch the road or bridge you have to bring the whole package up to current code. We did the study for the last eight councils and came up with the same answer every time. Billions of dollars to fix a problem that costs us almost nothing if we do not touch it. Ever heard of the Bridge to Nowhere? That pails in comparison.
A failure of regulation? There’s an at-grade crossing about 1500’ to the south east. Is it a failure of regulation that I can’t go uphill at Lombard Street? Or just a bit of reality people have to deal with.
This crossing is Peabody @ Gregson; there’s at grade crossing at Pettigrew @ Corcoran, and a 12’ one even closer.
I drove from the upper midwest to North Carolina this weekend, with a wife and two kids in tow. In 1200 miles, I had only one stop that I wanted to visit- and this was it. I have pictures of me standing in front of 11’ 8".
Not a single picture of me and my wife+ children- but several of me and a vague internet meme.
No trucks were injured during the 30 minutes I was there.
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How about a big sign saying ‘‘NO TRUCKS ALLOWED’’.
“You must be at most this tall for this ride”
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“You will be at most this tall after this ride”
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A shot of what’s actually doing most of the decapitating.
And since right before the bridge, there’s a turnoff that leads to various businesses that rely on trucking, truly obnoxious warnings would only inconvenience the the trucks that have no intention of attempting to go under the bridge.
If you feel like blaming GPS, now would be a great time to do it.
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Perhaps what’s needed is a bridge over this railroad bridge. You needn’t be that generous with the clearances-- just enough for the median train to squeeze through.
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These low passes are all over the northeast. Some poster above said they are rare. Maybe everywhere else they are. But not here.
In Edison NJ there is this one section of town where getting around in box truck would be really tough. This one apartment complex has this one entrance that says “No Traffic” or some such thing. It’s just for fire trucks, as the main entrance is on a different road between two low passes a fire truck couldnt get through.
On Long Island, you’ve got the parkway systems roads with intentionally built low passes. Robert Moses didn’t want bus loads of city folk invading the parks and beaches on Long Island. Solution: low passes! Every so often some non-local doof gets wedged in one at 55 mph despite the warning signs.
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