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gdoh 01-03-2013 05:26 AM
20 car accident on the port mann
 
careful brahs


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SURREY (NEWS1130) – Traffic is a mess on the Port Mann Bridge this morning.

There are two separate accidents, involving about 20 vehicles.

“Mid-span, there’s a nine-car pile-up westbound. Then we were at a dead-stop again; there are 13 cars after that on the west side of the westbound Port Mann,” describes one caller to News1130 this morning.

Traffic is moving, but very slowly.

It seems like the fog has frozen to the bridge deck.
Accidents causing delays on Port Mann Bridge | News1130

murd0c 01-03-2013 05:51 AM
wish me luck on my drive to work :(

mb_ 01-03-2013 06:13 AM
Good thing I decided to give my friend a ride and take Patullo :ahwow:
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quasi 01-03-2013 06:36 AM
20 cars need may need repair but 18 people getting there rates raised in two accident, not sure if that's a win or loss for ICBC?

mb_ 01-03-2013 06:38 AM
That's a win, ICBC loves money
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jtanner_ 01-03-2013 06:56 AM
I fucking hate dealing with ICBC...

Seems the accident heading eastbound is cleared up already.

melloman 01-03-2013 07:00 AM
Is it just me, or does the "new" Portmann bridge seem to be causing a lot more headaches then good. :pokerface:

jtanner_ 01-03-2013 07:03 AM
^

It's definitely taken its toll :badpokerface:

Tim Budong 01-03-2013 07:07 AM
becuz no one in BC know what to do with a bridge that wide
its pretty sad

vantrip 01-03-2013 07:18 AM
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Originally Posted by quasi (Post 8122144)
20 cars need may need repair but 18 people getting there rates raised in two accident, not sure if that's a win or loss for ICBC?
Everything's a win for ICBC, no matter whose at-fault, everyone's rates get jacked.:badpokerface:

blkgsr 01-03-2013 08:04 AM
it was retarded this morning....i was heading east bound around 6:45 so it wasn't too bad for me but west bound was FUCKED

murd0c 01-03-2013 08:11 AM
I'm just happy that chunks of ice didn't fall on my head while I was stopped on the bridge this morning :)

gdoh 01-03-2013 08:32 AM
yea i just missed all of it this morning (5:40 ish) going west, but going east there was a van in the HOV with his hazards on and a little behind the van was a truck that was side ways =/ people need to learn how to adjust for driving conditions

dinosaur 01-03-2013 08:46 AM
troll bridge.

unit 01-03-2013 09:15 AM
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Originally Posted by jtanner_ (Post 8122154)
^

It's definitely taken its toll :badpokerface:
get out.

Gh0stRider 01-03-2013 10:03 AM
RCMP now say 40 vehicles were damaged in the ice and fog on the Port Mann bridge this morning. One person suffered minor injuries

Alpine50 01-03-2013 11:10 AM
I'm hoping its all good now I'm headed that way pretty soon
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snails 01-03-2013 11:32 AM
http://i1154.photobucket.com/albums/...ps9dbcf3ae.jpg

Traum 01-03-2013 11:33 AM
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Originally Posted by darthchilli (Post 8122156)
becuz no one in BC know what to do with a bridge that wide
its pretty sad
The 401 in Toronto has 6 lanes going in each direction, with some areas (near the airport, for example) being even wider (8 lanes, I think?). I'm not saying the 401 is accident-free -- in fact, it is far from it. But it really doesn't seem to generate as much news as the Port Mann...

Hondaracer 01-03-2013 11:34 AM
Because people know how to drive there when its 0 deg..
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sean_latte 01-03-2013 11:57 AM
Yeah I was on it after it happened wow that was a lot of cars messed up ! I bet there will be more problems with that bridge in the future. The engineers did a great job engineering it lol not !

gdoh 01-03-2013 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted by sean_latte (Post 8122281)
Yeah I was on it after it happened wow that was a lot of cars messed up ! I bet there will be more problems with that bridge in the future. The engineers did a great job engineering it lol not !
how do you figure this is an engineering problem ?

Gumby 01-03-2013 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted by sean_latte (Post 8122281)
Yeah I was on it after it happened wow that was a lot of cars messed up ! I bet there will be more problems with that bridge in the future. The engineers did a great job engineering it lol not !
The engineers are more at fault for the falling ice than the accidents on the bridge today due to icy conditions.

Face it - many of us in Vancouver do NOT know how to drive in winter conditions.

inv4zn 01-03-2013 12:20 PM
It's much more basic than just driving skill - it's a bloody lack of common sense.

Gh0stRider 01-03-2013 12:34 PM
poor winter driving skills + icy roads = disaster


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