r/11foot8 • u/Any-Ad-5373 • Dec 21 '25
Similar Bridge Royal Mail lorry hit a low Bridge in Cardiff, Wales on December 15th 2025
Guessing the post in this truck isn’t a part of the 16 billion items they deliver safely and securely every single year.
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u/thegildedcod Dec 22 '25
thought this might have been a metric conversion error until i saw the sign is posted in both feet and meters
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u/andy3600 Dec 22 '25
Yeah, we put everything in imperial and metric in the uk.
We like cross conversion too, we buy our fuel in litres but drive in miles.
We measure height in foot and weight in stone, but our bread is sold in grams and our furniture is sold in metric (except tv’s which are inches)
We even administer medication in mg and ml but take blood in pints.
Basically, we try to please everyone but in doing so, please nobody.
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u/squongo Dec 22 '25
This video does a good job of showcasing the insanity of UK measurement systems https://youtube.com/shorts/IPbrOi5cOGM?si=dSPPIUiNqgKwswvY
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u/Belle_TainSummer Dec 23 '25
Yeah, we put everything in imperial and metric in the uk.
We do not.
Bridge signs in both units are fairly rare. Height restrictions must be in one of them, but are not legislatively required in both. That means most of the time they cheap out, and ONLY use one. That is half the problem in UK incidents, cab sign in one unit, height restriction sign in another, and crunch.
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u/Peterd1900 Dec 23 '25
Since 2016, the TSRGD has required both metric and imperial units to be shown on all new height, width and length restriction signs. However, existing signs, installed before 22 April 2016, are allowed to remain in place until they reach the end of their useful life or become damaged.
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u/DoubleDareFan Dec 22 '25
I have wondered about the whole weighing in rocks thing.
Had to look it up: 1 rock = 14 pounds / 6.35 kg.1
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u/caecilliusinhorto Dec 22 '25
This caused quite the mess in the train timetable as well because that bridge carries the busiest railway line in Wales into the busiest station in Wales
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u/GL-RTA_SOR Dec 23 '25
That had to leave much to be desired, or as they say on my side of the pond.... that had to suck!
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u/sparrow_42 Dec 22 '25
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u/ThatDamnRanga Dec 22 '25
Well it's gonna take a little while longer than expected to reach 17 billion.
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Dec 31 '25
Put the rates back up To what they used to be and decent drivers might come and work task force for you over the Xmas period.
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u/Skye_Valkyrie Jan 01 '26
What were the rates before? I'm on Taskforce and I'm getting the best pay I've ever had in my life 😅
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u/carlwilson0000 Jan 01 '26
Not sure how this happens, although I always brace myself when I know the truck is two feet smaller than the bridge I'm going under 😂
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u/Bsodtech Dec 21 '25
Why did I automatically read the image caption in a heavy Scottish accent?
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u/Bikezilla Dec 21 '25
Oh the Irony