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Toll barrier down on roof!

  • 14-08-2013 09:12PM
    #1
    monkey8
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 386 ✭✭


    My wife was driving through a toll today, through the tag lane. A car was ahead of her and the barrier went up when she went to drive through it came down on top of her car a broke off!! I assume her tag did not register properly.
    She didn't stop as she was in a bit of shock!!
    Didn't damage car luckily enough, think they are padded somewhat.

    I would have thought that there would be a sensor at the bottom of the barrier to stop it coming down on a car??? Obviously not!!


Comments

  • #2
    Fr_Dougal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,166 ✭✭✭Fr_Dougal


    Dear diary...


  • #3
    cantdecide
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,364 ✭✭✭✭cantdecide


    Why do some people just not want to pay the toll?


  • #4
    Amirani
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,554 Mod ✭✭✭✭Amirani


    There's no point having the barriers if they're not capable of delivering a good smack.


  • #5
    Sunnyisland
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,562 ✭✭✭✭Sunnyisland


    Did your wife wait for it to go back down again before she drove forward ?


  • #6
    Mint Sauce
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,293 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    monkey8 wrote: »
    My wife was driving through a toll today, through the tag lane. A car was ahead of her and the barrier went up when she went to drive through it came down on top of her car a broke off!! I assume her tag did not register properly.
    She didn't stop as she was in a bit of shock!!
    Didn't damage car luckily enough, think they are padded somewhat.

    I would have thought that there would be a sensor at the bottom of the barrier to stop it coming down on a car??? Obviously not!!

    The sensor was probably set off when the car in fromt passed through, bringing the barrier down. Did your wife slow down enough or was she right up behind the car infront?


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  • #7
    Boombastic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,496 ✭✭✭Boombastic


    cantdecide wrote: »
    Why do some people just not want to pay the toll?

    She had a tag, it was the automatic tag lane she had problems using :pac:


  • #8
    shopaholic01
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,916 ✭✭✭shopaholic01


    monkey8 wrote: »
    I would have thought that there would be a sensor at the bottom of the barrier to stop it coming down on a car??? Obviously not!!
    That would surely defeat the purpose.


  • #9
    Mariasofia
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,887 ✭✭✭Mariasofia


    Jaysus I bet that took its toll on her!


  • #10
    polydactyl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 893 ✭✭✭polydactyl


    They are completely padded. My dad bent one to 90 degrees when it accidentally came down when we were following a blue light ambulance


  • #11
    monkey8
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 386 ✭✭monkey8


    realies wrote: »
    Did your wife wait for it to go back down again before she drove forward ?

    No!!


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  • #12
    wazky
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,516 ✭✭✭wazky


    Look on the bright side, least she wasn't driving a convertible.


  • #13
    Boombastic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,496 ✭✭✭Boombastic


    Mariasofia wrote: »
    Jaysus I bet that took its toll on her!

    She'll just have to build a bridge and get over it!


  • #14
    Frosty McSnowballs
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,396 ✭✭✭Frosty McSnowballs


    Tollhouse cookies


  • #15
    Celly Smunt
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 9,464 ✭✭✭Celly Smunt


    Surely the lack of a sensor is to stop people skipping through a toll bridge.In fairness not waiting for a barrier to come down and register the tag isn't the brightest


  • #16
    Mariasofia
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,887 ✭✭✭Mariasofia


    Reminds me of that tv license ad...ah dad couldnt ya just have paid :).


  • #17
    BluesBerry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,221 ✭✭✭BluesBerry


    padded you say .. no damage you say ... *evil grin*


  • #18
    GoldenTickets
    Closed Accounts Posts: 469 ✭✭GoldenTickets


    She put no toll in, they hatin'...


  • #19
    KTRIC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,348 ✭✭✭KTRIC


    You wouldn't download a toll barrier !!


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