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malaise

(269,147 posts) Sat Apr 13, 2019, 05:09 PM Apr 2019

Bravo New Zealand - New Zealand Bridge Destroyed by Floodwaters Slated to Reopen

This bridge was destroyed on March 26 2019
https://weather.com/news/trending/video/new-zealand-bridge-destroyed-by-floodwaters-slated-to-reopen

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Bravo New Zealand - New Zealand Bridge Destroyed by Floodwaters Slated to Reopen (Original Post) malaise Apr 2019 OP

I always wonder why the U.S. doesn't safeinOhio Apr 2019 #1

Do NOT underestimate the skills and ingenuity of the Kiwis jpak Apr 2019 #2

I've crossed many of them. rickford66 Apr 2019 #3

I crossed that too - near Greymouth jpak Apr 2019 #4

safeinOhio

(32,713 posts)

1. I always wonder why the U.S. doesn't

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Sat Apr 13, 2019, 05:22 PM

Apr 2019

just copy what works in other countries? Way too simple, I guess.

jpak

(41,758 posts)

2. Do NOT underestimate the skills and ingenuity of the Kiwis

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Sat Apr 13, 2019, 05:24 PM

Apr 2019

To save money on low-use bridges - they make them one-lane.

It works!

rickford66

(5,528 posts)

3. I've crossed many of them.

Reply to jpak (Reply #2)

Sat Apr 13, 2019, 07:36 PM

Apr 2019

You do have to be polite. There are signs to determine who has right-of-way. I made a large truck back up once when I was well over halfway across when he started on. I was just on the phone to my KIWI BIL and reminisced about one of our trips to the west coast. One bridge was shared by autos and the railroad. The train had to wait while we crossed.

jpak

(41,758 posts)

4. I crossed that too - near Greymouth

Reply to rickford66 (Reply #3)

Sun Apr 14, 2019, 05:40 AM

Apr 2019

Love NZ

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