this post was submitted on 20 Jul 2023
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

My recommendation would be to develop a central database for road restrictions, and a GPS app around it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It exists.

It's not totally accurate, so professional oversize drivers don't trust it and double check signage by looking on Google Street view, and still check the physical signs as they drive.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's not totally accurate

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Even the one on DriveBC apparently has some errors, and so do the routes that you get with your oversize permit occasionally. At the end of the day, it's ultimately the driver's responsibility to make sure every overpass/tunnel/snowshed etc is tall enough for their load.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Technology is rarely, if ever, a substitute for competence.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

And competence is never a substitute for double, triple and quadruple checking everything.