Fiery Crash Collapses California Freeway

[Kevy Baby]

Maybe you've already seen this on the news, but OMG

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - A heavily traveled section of freeway that funnels traffic off the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge collapsed early Sunday after a gasoline tanker truck overturned and erupted into flames, authorities said.

[Alex]

Yeah, I'm guessing it will be a while before I get a seat on BART again. Good thing I'm not on my old commute anymore because my bus used that bit of road and there are no good alternatives.

What I like best about the story is that the driver walked away, called a cab, and got himself to the hospital. What I want to know is how the hell you get a cab driver to pick you up in West Oakland at 4 in the morning with a giant fireball in the background.

[blueerica]

Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

Yeah, I'm guessing it will be a while before I get a seat on BART again. Good thing I'm not on my old commute anymore because my bus used that bit of road and there are no good alternatives.

What I like best about the story is that the driver walked away, called a cab, and got himself to the hospital. What I want to know is how the hell you get a cab driver to pick you up in West Oakland at 4 in the morning with a giant fireball in the background.

OK, you have me rolling...

[Babette]

Thank goodness the drivers survived, but poor guys. Second degree burns are probably more painful than death. I wish them a low-pain recovery filled with morphine and vicoden.

Good luck to commuters.

[Alex]

One thing I"ve been wondering is:

Can the state (or the fed; who pays for an interstate repair like this?) sue the driver's insurance coverage?

[NirvanaMan]

Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

What I want to know is how the hell you get a cab driver to pick you up in West Oakland at 4 in the morning with a giant fireball in the background.

Cross-dress. Go ahead and try it. Be sure to show a little leg. Them cabbies love that sorta thing.

[sleepyjeff]

No way could that freeway collapse just from the heat of the gasoline fire....I suspect a government conspiracy.

[sleepyjeff]

Probably....but who has the kind of coverage that would pay for something like this?.....My coverage max's out at $100,000.....not enough to even pay for the cleanup let alone new construction.

[sleepyjeff]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=P0Fi1VcbpAI

I went accross this bridge(well, not this exact bridge but the one that replaced it) durring an ice storm....very scary!

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by sleepyjeff

http://youtube.com/watch?v=P0Fi1VcbpAI

I went accross this bridge(well, not this exact bridge but the one that replaced it) durring an ice storm....very scary!

For some reason, I have been seeing a LOT of footage of the Tacoma Narrows bridge in the last couple of months. The explanation on the failure of the bridge was surprisingly: aerodynamics. The bridge actually acted like an airplane wing with the heavy winds.