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The video is about to Sarah McLachlan’s “Angel.”
The Massachusetts Division of Conservation and Recreation has only one plea for incoming Bostonians: don’t get Storrowed.
Mass. DCR launched a video on X, previously referred to as Twitter, parodying the well-known BC SPCA industrial set to Sarah McLachlan’s “Angel.” As a substitute of asking for donations, they begged movers to not crash their vehicles into overpasses on Storrow Drive and Troopers Discipline Highway in Boston, and Memorial Drive in Cambridge.
With move-in day proper across the nook, overpasses all around the Boston space want your assist. They should not be hit by a transferring truck on Storrow Drive or Troopers Discipline in Boston & Memorial Drive in Cambridge. Plan your transfer in day route accordingly & look ahead to the indicators! pic.twitter.com/Wkfgcg6Nx3
— MassDCR (@MassDCR) August 23, 2023
“For simply $0 a day you cannot hit a bridge or overpass,” the DCR worker stated within the video.
“We all know you’re excited to be transferring to the Boston space, and we’re comfortable to have you ever. However severely, these transferring vehicles are usually not going to suit on these roads.”
Yearly on the favored Sept. 1 move-in date, individuals driving field vehicles on Storrow Drive miss, or ignore, the indicators warning of a 10-foot-height-limit. Vans collide with the overpass bridges, typically tearing their roofs clear off the highest or getting caught.
Within the video, the DCR worker factors out the peak warning indicators which they put “all over the place” and asks that drivers “not blindly comply with their GPS proper right into a low clearance bridge.” The worker additionally advises drivers to notice the peak of their truck, which is usually seen within the rearview mirror.
The Storrow collisions are so notorious that any fated kiss between a truck and a bridge all through Massachusetts is loosely referred to as getting “Storrowed.”
DCR was quick with their PSA, however apparently not quick sufficient. An X video reveals a truck getting caught on Storrow Drive on Thursday.
Simply one other day on Storrow Drive… pic.twitter.com/oYL8rr0jSQ
— Solely In Boston (@OnlyInBOS) August 24, 2023
A Canton bridge suffered a Storrowing in early August.
Whereas faculty college students get the lion’s share of the blame for the crashes, a 2021 article from Boston.com discovered that, of the 7 Storrow collisions that 12 months, 4 have been by skilled truck drivers unfamiliar with the Boston space.
Area of interest Boston criticism incoming. If a trucker will get Storrow’d we should always be capable of put them in one among these items and pelt them with Dunkin Munchkins™ and clam chowder pic.twitter.com/lqjZ5G9YJ1
— emo homo (@jonnyplantey) August 24, 2023
This 12 months although, move-in is likely to be quieter.
Half as many transferring truck permits have been issued in August 2023 than in August 2022, in response to RentHop.
Even with probably fewer vehicles on the roads, DCR can solely hope for a stress-free September.
“Collectively, we can’t hit a bridge with a truck,” the DCR worker stated. “The bridges and the vehicles will thanks.”
Seeking to keep away from getting Storrowed?
- Analysis your route forward of time
- Pay shut consideration to top restrict indicators as you might be coming into a parkway or drive, particularly Storrow Drive and Memorial Drive in Boston and Troopers Discipline Highway in Cambridge.
- Obtain navigation apps like Sygic Truck Navigation (free), Copilot Truck (14 days free) or SmartTruckRoute (2-days free).
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