A truck delivering electronics got stuck under an underpass on the 65th street transverse in Central Park on Monday afternoon, scraping to a stop just 10 feet away from Central Park West, according to A Walk in the Park blog.
“This happens all the time,” said an officer at the scene. “People don’t pay attention or they think they can make it.”
“All of (sic) trucks are equipped with satellite tracking which allows our office to monitor the movement of all trucks and assist in routing equipment around weather and traffic delays,” the company’s website states.
The vehicle was finally able to break free after air was taken out of the tires.
Please don't be this guy. Observe all signs! 65 St Transverse #CentralPark #VisionZero pic.twitter.com/ZrjqivAOrr
— NYPD Central Park (@NYPDCentralPark) March 30, 2015
Traffic was blocked from crossing the park for hours. It’s not like the park has any signs warning drivers about the maximum allowable height or anything…
Images courtesy of A Walk in the Park.
Great headline. Really well done!
Hope he got a ticket!
I guess he was sight impaired…
shortly afterward, on the 96th street transverse, a guy with a chicken, a fox and a bag of grain held up traffic while trying to figure out…
LOL! I like xkcd’s answer to that riddle: https://xkcd.com/1134/