Tour Scotland 4K Winter travel video of a truck driver making a good decision on visit to Tay Street in Perth, Perthshire. The railway bridge over Tay Street has been named one of the worst in Scotland for being hit by drivers. These incidents are a real hindrance to rail passengers who are forced to wait while the damage is cleared up and they could easily have been prevented. There are clear warning signs letting lorry and bus drivers know of the height restrictions of rail bridges. Fortunately, this driver did not risk hitting the bridge. There are three signs directly before the bridge on each approach and several others warning of the bridge height restriction well in advance. This is further supplemented by the use of yellow and black chevrons on the bridge. Accidents at the bridge are caused by driver error. The bridge on Tay Street has been hit by HGVs and other vehicles a total of 17 times in the last five years, causing railway delays of 1,412 minutes. The most struck railway bridge in Scotland is on the A73 near Motherwell, which was hit 50 times since 2013. A crossing on the A937 at Hillside, near Montrose, was hit 12 times.
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