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Sorry - these videos are shockingly addicting of completely unprepared people trying to ford water in their sedans.
 
All fun & games until the transmission, rear end, or other gets water in it to, even if you did cross successfully.
 
I’d try it in the Scout for fun…. after someone else showed me the water depth.
 
WTF didn't those *******s put a sign up?
 
Big difference. I can find that funny because of the huge signs with flashing lights. I can’t comprehend who giggles at car after car being destroyed and doesn’t do anything to warn people. That’s just the lowest form of life imo.
 
I think the Tesla could have been interesting.. seemed to get through ok.

Rovers for the win though.
 
For those old enough to remember drum brakes, remember what happened when all four brake drums got wet.??
 
Salty said:
Big difference. I can find that funny because of the huge signs with flashing lights. I can’t comprehend who giggles at car after car being destroyed and doesn’t do anything to warn people. That’s just the lowest form of life imo.
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British for ya.
 
Salty said:
Big difference. I can find that funny because of the huge signs with flashing lights. I can’t comprehend who giggles at car after car being destroyed and doesn’t do anything to warn people. That’s just the lowest form of life imo.
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How do you know there weren't signs up the road? Maybe they were giggling at the ones dumb enough to still try and cross. They weren't giggling at the people who turned around up the road and didn't try to make it through.
 
Sluggo63 said:
How do you know there weren't signs up the road? Maybe they were giggling at the ones dumb enough to still try and cross. They weren't giggling at the people who turned around up the road and didn't try to make it through.
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I watched the video and they showed it from several angles. If there was a sign, it was mighty tiny.
 
Salty said:
I watched the video and they showed it from several angles. If there was a sign, it was mighty tiny.
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There’s a big yellow sign in the middle of the stream that says the water is 2’ deep, and the signs on either side that you see the back of probably say it’s impassable with high water.
 
MauleSkinner said:
There’s a big yellow sign in the middle of the stream that says the water is 2’ deep, and the signs on either side that you see the back of probably say it’s impassable with high water.
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Morgan3820 said:
Kind of like this .
It is a railroad bridge in Durham, NC
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There is a railroad bridge like that near where I live - on a freeway exit. It is well posted, but still I see trucks with the top peeled back like a sardine can on occasion.
Once there was even an 18-wheeler on it's side under the bridge. They never do anything about substandard railroad undercrossings (of which there are many).

Dave
 
I love that the bridge has the I-beam protecting it...
 
As I said before
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In fairness, the water was pretty low by that time and they were going pretty fast. He may have been going after them for speeding.
 
Zeldman said:
For those old enough to remember drum brakes, remember what happened when all four brake drums got wet.??
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Still have them on rear axle of my Jeep. Have to drag the brakes a bit after a water crossing to try to dry them out before you actually need them. :)
 
A quick Google says that Rufford Ford, is well known in England. This is always a Ford, but the river across the road usually only has an inch or two of water.

https://www.hotcars.com/why-people-keep-drowning-their-cars-in-this-uk-river/

@Salty, apparently, there are road closed signs when the water gets deeper than 6" and there's a 4-mile detour to go around this Ford.

https://www.hotcars.com/why-people-keep-drowning-their-cars-in-this-uk-river/

The cops are there to catch drivers who try to speed through the Ford.

https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/police-wait-rufford-ford-catch-6908223
 
Sluggo63 said:
A quick Google says that Rufford Ford, is well known in England. This is always a Ford, but the river across the road usually only has an inch or two of water.

https://www.hotcars.com/why-people-keep-drowning-their-cars-in-this-uk-river/

@Salty, apparently, there are road closed signs when the water gets deeper than 6" and there's a 4-mile detour to go around this Ford.

https://www.hotcars.com/why-people-keep-drowning-their-cars-in-this-uk-river/

The cops are there to catch drivers who try to speed through the Ford.

https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/police-wait-rufford-ford-catch-6908223
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There you go, destroying the thread with facts!
 
In Texas, they have a stick on the side of the road where water may be. It has marks and numbers for how many feet. Most go up to 3 - 4 feet. One I saw was calibrated to 15 feet.
 
Pinecone said:
In Texas, they have a stick on the side of the road where water may be. It has marks and numbers for how many feet. Most go up to 3 - 4 feet. One I saw was calibrated to 15 feet.
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well, it is Texas...
 
If I come to a place where water is running over the road and see this, I may be a little reluctant to try crossing...

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