{"id":10127,"date":"2012-01-26T18:11:28","date_gmt":"2012-01-26T23:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/?p=10127"},"modified":"2022-06-16T10:20:37","modified_gmt":"2022-06-16T15:20:37","slug":"runaway-truck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/runaway-truck\/","title":{"rendered":"Runaway Truck!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I went on a brief roadtrip last Autumn, an experience I described in more detail in my <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=9400\">Adventures along Maryland I-70\/68<\/a>. In that article I mentioned a massive road cut at Sideling Hill. However, I couldn&#8217;t find a reason to highlight another feature, <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/PXLN4LkqRWCFCehx6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a runaway truck ramp just west of the cut<\/a> as one descends the hill at great speed. I had enough material for the article so I saved it for another day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;ve probably seen these ramps too: odd, stubby stretches of roadway designed to halt trucks in their tracks should brakes fail while descending scary road grades. They exist all over the world with a similar purpose although under different names. Runaway truck ramp; truck arrester bed; safety ramp; escape bays, escape ramps and other variations influenced by engineering techniques or geography. Let&#8217;s see one in action during a 2009 test conducted by Canada&#8217;s Ministry of Transportation <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ontario_Highway_11\">on Highway 11 in North Bay, Ontario<\/a>. This one comes courtesy of YouTube. So it&#8217;s all rather self-explanatory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"North Bay Runaway Truck Ramp Test\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X70f0zzVENI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Variations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Few people probably realize that there are several different types. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoevolution.com\/news\/runaway-truck-ramps-the-speed-killers-20432.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Auto Evolution described four of them<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A gravity escape ramp forces a truck uphill so gravity can slow it down.<\/li><li>Arrester material ramps feature a thick gravel layer or some similar material causing friction as a truck passes.<\/li><li>Sand pile ramps work in a similar manner.<\/li><li>Arrester barriers act somewhat like arresting wires on an aircraft carrier as trucks barrel through a series of cable nets.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Designs can be mixed-and-matched. The one I saw in western Maryland combined a gravity ramp with sand piles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Runaway truck ramps have become a common roadway feature in mountainous areas. They also come in handy more than I imagined. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caranddriver.com\/features\/a15127769\/runaway-truck-ramps-explained-feature\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Car and Driver<\/a> explains,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;By 1990, there were reportedly 170 runaway ramps in 27 (mostly western) states. Current data is scarce, but a 1981 NHTSA study notes there had been 2450 runaway-truck incidents that year, with 2150 of those involving the use of ramps&#8230; [a study described] the stopping inertia as &#8216;strong but absent the jarring impact of other crashes.&#8217; Vehicle damage was confined to lower engine accessories and air tanks.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Canada<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!4v1630928265037!6m8!1m7!1ssVdxv35OaIDIjDFiS-lTBQ!2m2!1d46.33732275884444!2d-79.46759885888659!3f137.52!4f-6.209999999999994!5f0.7820865974627469\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Does this stretch of highway look familiar? It should. I found the exact place along Highway 11 in North Bay featured in the video. The most difficult part of today&#8217;s article was finding runaway truck ramps on Street View. They aren&#8217;t labeled and I had to search aerial imagery in painful detail before drilling down. So I&#8217;m actually pretty proud of myself for finding this one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This ramp definitely has cable nets and possibly gravel judging by the dust kicked-up as the truck makes its approach in the video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">United States<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!4v1630928392556!6m8!1m7!1s2zuvffnGg1amUBM_0eaBsw!2m2!1d39.58736636726376!2d-106.2453750936063!3f53.23740733812483!4f-0.4106421273695702!5f1.9857977246508205\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I already mentioned the example in Maryland. This particular version sits just outside of Vail, Colorado along Interstate 70. Notice how it would force a truck uphill so gravity could slow it down. It also appears to use a thick bed of gravel. It&#8217;s hard to tell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Australia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!4v1630928482974!6m8!1m7!1sgh9RvwSgVJY5pImEHq1XdA!2m2!1d-33.58204505685475!2d150.2318032297635!3f246.59!4f-1.5!5f0.8160813932612223\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I managed to find an Australian example in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales. Here signage along the Great Western Highway declares it a &#8220;Safety Ramp.&#8221; Once again, gravity and gravel are combined to force a stop. However, I&#8217;d be a bit wary of the large stone outcrop on the right. The ramp seems a little narrow to me. Imagine barreling down a mountain in a tractor-trailer without brakes and having to angle into that slot. So I&#8217;d categorize that as a good example of threading-the-needle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">United Kingdom<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!4v1630928651245!6m8!1m7!1sO2TGmlfO7Jr57Qod80Hi-g!2m2!1d51.62411831757765!2d-3.454901781946659!3f51.91224599605195!4f-16.34058408782333!5f0.7820865974627469\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12MC reader &#8220;Thomas&#8221; in Scotland challenged me to find more Scottish material for my articles. Thomas, I searched satellite imagery all over the Highlands for a solid half-hour trying to uncover a runaway truck ramp for you, and I failed. Send me a map link if you&#8217;ve seen one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The United Kingdom was difficult and not because of the issue of Truck vs. Lorry. Search engines dealt with that distinction without a problem. I did finally find one as I was about to give up on the UK entirely. It&#8217;s in Wales along the A4119 as one approaches Tonypandy in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf. In this instance the descent doesn&#8217;t last very long but there&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/Mu8ApuGfwn9EmK2D8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">vicious roundabout at the bottom<\/a>. I&#8217;d hate to consider the devastation that would ensue should a lorry plow into the circle at full speed, and I guess the road engineers in Tonypandy felt the same way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I know runaway truck ramps exist in other countries but I don&#8217;t know what they&#8217;re called in their native languages. It&#8217;s hard enough with all the different English variations. What might this piece of road engineering be in German or Russian or Portuguese? A search engine isn&#8217;t much use if one can&#8217;t plug-in the proper term and, as I mentioned, they are exceedingly difficult to spot from satellite imagery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please post your favorite runaway truck ramps along with map links or embedded Street View images in the comments. Readers posting examples found in non-English speaking countries get double bonus points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a name=\"happy\"><\/a><br>Totally Unrelated<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/graphics\/blog\/meridian-happy-hour.jpg\" alt=\"American Meridian Happy Hour. Photo by howderfamily.com; all rights reserved\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Good times were had by all at the American Meridian Happy Hour on Tuesday. Our <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=7908\">county counter extraordinaire<\/a> is on the left (he said it was OK to post this). I&#8217;m on the right. Can you tell it was a LONG day at work? I&#8217;ll let other attendees self identify if they wish. We swapped all sorts of travel adventures involving geo-oddities. Thanks guys! &#8212; I wish the rest of the 12MC audience lived close enough to attend. Where else can one find people who totally understand why I once took my family miles out of the way to see the <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=1446\">45X90 Spot<\/a>?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I went on a brief roadtrip last Autumn, an experience I described in more detail in my Adventures along Maryland I-70\/68. In that article I mentioned a massive road cut at Sideling Hill. 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