🤣🤣🤣 That's funny!

I think a first thought might be " I ain't going there cause them bolts in them gates is going to mess up my paint job."

true words

ya been in the gravel twice, both due to black ice,and literally got pulled out by dot grader with no damage, those gates might stop , but will destroy the truck in the processes ,,, rain on one side of mountain , freezing rain on the north slope,, already on down grade 13% before you hit it ,, puckers you up a little hahaha

You got a point.

$5M after initially quoted $4M only a25% overrun. That's pretty good by the overrun standards here in Australia. We do everything bigger,we get budget overruns of 60 -70%.

I think you're right there, looks to be about $300k of concrete, nets probably about $200K, another $200K in labour and materials. $5 million my ass.

Oh thank god

Yeah most likely

Gotta feed the pigs at the government pork farm.

Nah bro trucker is just neo from the matrix he forgot the other wheels had to be on the truck.

yes because it makes much more sense to say made it by on 8 wheels

@@xDubstepify It doesn't, but it is the truth lol

@@xDubstepify I would've said "With half its wheels on the air"

9...9 wheels 😂

The bad thing is that because of the terrain, a gravel run-away-pit can't be used. It's something that this video doesn't mention, but others about this same area do.

@@firelightning5018 I would like to know. Why can't a gravel type be used here?

@@richardmoreno5160 Apparently it’s a canyon.

@@richardmoreno5160 if not mistaken, it's in a very short flat area of the highway. The gravel ramps need to be long for it to work properly on flat land. The only way gravel ramps can be short it is if the area allows for a up hill ramp to use gravity to decrease the truck's speed. This area has none of those qualities.

And without an expensive reset.

5 million is cheaper than paying a family for loss of life if someone gets hit and killed or to rebuild a business. Trucking company would make the argument the state didn't have a safe runaway ramp... Legal bullshit. Udot will get there money back by truck company's to fix the catch fence and insurances

@@be5575 Still that cost is beyond absurd for some steel rope and concrete barriers haha.

@@be5575 Udot will get the money back by passing more ridiculous laws and fining truckers who make too much.

Yes, some one just pocketed a bunch of money. Ridiculous how much 'studies' cost.

Exactly my thoughts, people say its cheaper than paying a family from a trucker hitting them but what if parts flying off the truck hits and kills a passing motorist? Its a lot of “what ifs” related to this rig stopper since nothing is slowing any debris from flying across the road, guess that common sense study will be another $2m

I was so surprised! I've seen trucks roll while correcting and still going straight. This guy goes 90 degrees and still saves it.

Technically 9 wheels....😇

So a 5 million dollar truck ramp or go around the corner on 2 wheels ?

@@tristanwwsd 😂

I'll bet the driver is good at pinball.

Kind of agree, if it ain't broke...

They aren't reinventing anything though, this kind of tech has been used by the military to stop terrorist truck bombs from making it to important buildings for the past 15 or 20 years. The only difference is this one in particular slows the truck down as opposed to just stopping it out right. Might even be cheaper than gravel because it doesn't need to be replaced all the time, you just press a couple buttons, reel the gates back into place and reset the system.

Yes true but it better they running over a school bus.

It certainly costs a LOT more to put back into operation.....now doesnt it??? MORE MUNNY TO STEAL!!!!

I wanted to see it in action I bet it’ll mess up a truck real bad

Ikr. I was an A.O. on the USS George Washington and see this all day. Even sleeping at night you can feel the boat shake when one would land on the deck. 01-05.

@@MelodethMike803 oh. I'm just an auto technician. I'm into machines, boats, trains, planes all of them.

@@jamesturner2126 Nothing wrong with that. Those cables are pretty thick. Once in awhile a cable would snap and you better hope you're not in the way when it does. Lol

@@MelodethMike803 of course they're stopping like 40,000lbs at 100mph, as the pilot throttles up. Such a weird landing system, so cool.

They arrest planes!? Man, these mandatory minimum sentences are out of control

Less intimidating than going through a building!

@@paulscott6605 more intimidating than running into a gravel runaway truck lane

Those cables look like death waiting.

There is gravel too i think, and its better than killing innocent people.....

They’re only doing this because it cost millions and they can hide money inindividuals pockets. Gravel doesn’t cost hardly anything why else would they be doing this

This road is similar to the one in Buffalo, albeit snaking down off a mountain instead of through a canyon. They didn't have the space for a traditional ramp here either, despite what all of the temporarily-disgraced truck-driving mountain-highway-engineers in the comments seem to think. This thing will save lives.

$13,000 for a 30-minute repair? No thanks. They can have rocks...

Well researched and well said👍

@@kennethcdeli premade nets are the cost. 30 minutes to take out the old one and replace it.

@@Nelo390 rocks are cheaper.

The days when a 9/16 wrench was required equipment

Used to haul 5 and 6 axle heavy trailers in Ontario Canada, before automatic slack adjustors came out, every trip needed to adjust the brakes and yes, most of the time they were way off

You sir, are a true professional. There a a lot of “Drivers” out there that only know how to hold the steering wheel.

BINGO! There's the problem.

@Javier N That's not really gonna help in this scenario, the truck will simply go over the roundabout.

@Javier N lol

@Javier N That would be awesome to see😂😂😂

@Javier N LOL!

And sand wouldn’t rust over the years.

Not only that I got a feeling that will tear a cab right off the frame or even tear apart a driver.

exactly, why just not use the normal runaqay ramps filled with sand or whatever material? isn't that better ?

Rocks or sand would cause less damage too.

@@perlamiseriaccia do they require more space than the metal wires potentially?

Most companies will fire you for using the ramp since you usually need a crane to get a truck out of it

@@Wtfsazerk Somehow I doubt that. I drove for forty years and never heard of that as a reason for firing.

Except it works better than gravel

@@niyablake and unlike gravel/sand arrester beds... this thing can be equipped with a heating system since it's clearly at altitude--- thus preventing ice from interfering with it's efficacy... unlike sand/gravel beds, which ARE susceptible to ice.

@@niyablakeNo it does not.

@@LincolnHawk-bk5yrShow me proof it does not

How about paying attention and being observant of your driving environment...

Jeff Reeves it’s great when you do those things and it’s a mechanical failure that doesn’t allow for an actionable correction.

It maybe due to limited space?? Just a guess , judging by the length of the cable barrier area.

@@Chevy4x4dawg I live in Australia and we have the gravel pits with these things in the very last part of it so that the truck has to be at an extreme speed to reach them

The issue is for the gravel pit you need to be going uphill, but here it's heading downhill

He still cleaning his shorts

At the very least, he should get of year's supply of fresh fruit of the looms.

Yes let's give 5mil to an idiot you can't control the speed of their load down hill

The trailer was likely lightly loaded or empty. But wow! That was very impressive!

I say keep that driver away from anything with more power that a 5 horse briggs and Stratton

Yep, $10k of damage to the plastic, guaranteed.

Yeah, they inflated the cost among themselves, like landlords, engineering firm, local officials, manufacturers and suppliers, etc. It is American Made Run Away Ramp.

I can do one of those for 5 thousand and a couple of burritos

it is the development costs i think.

@@memonavaramirez6261 and completed in half the time probably.

@@memonavaramirez6261 $5,000 is just for getting a permit to construct on federal highway. I guess the burritos can be handed out to city workers to help you get through that process much easier. Now what do you do with $0.

Hahahahahah. Thanks for that.

You know that requirement was implemented by OSHA. 😅😅

Looks like the new cat on the job just showing off their safety gear with their first construction job 😂

@@chrisrohls4853 Exactly. We have a safety director at work, that wears his vest while driving in the car.

Charlesbjtown lmao yeah I see fuckers like that all the time

I’m not going to lie I keep a high vest jacket in my trunk I usually drive my car to work and my car usually breaks down lol gotta be safe on the road man fuckers don’t pay attention

Exactly. Obviously they have new seen what a wire cable does to fibreglass. Especially with the weight and speed of a runaway truck.

“Minimal property damage” my ass...lmao

More like rip the cab right off

@@tylerb1483 $140,000 truck/$25,000 trailer,$250,000shipmint / $1,000,000 driver (non of which the driver will have to pay. vs. property $200,000/ building $180,000 /store supply$ 500,000 / +10 people $,10,000,000. Use the fucking ramp. You might not get hit with a big bill but you sure a fuck will be hit with manslaughter charges.

Fuck your truck.

@@davidrathjen8492 where r u getting a trailer for 25 k I bought mine last year at beginning of 2019 it was new but 2018 model and my step deck tri axel Benson with Conestoga boxes light package lift axel disc brakes was 100thousand and was about 17 thousand cheaper than any other one I found with options and I bought my w900 icon this year specked out and apu added total 250thousand I haul mostly large cat engines most loads are about 1 million on value I don't know why people talk like there is a obvious choice no one is saying not to use it if u can't stop thinking that someone would say that knowing they cant stop they still won't use it is not what anyone is saying they r saying make it a easier choice to make entering it can not only cost their job how they feed their family better road design should be first why would u put a light at bottom of large hill I got another solution driver pay paying driver to preform a pre trip inspection and post trip pay the driver to stop at break check station and check his breaks pay for any work we have to do to make sure truck is safe but they won't they want driver to work for free and that's why things get overlooked he is trying to make money and he is not making money checking his breaks and got to get miles in when ur on a clock so moral of story believe it or not u get what u pay for I'm a owner operator but I was company driver 10 years ago

I was waiting to see those cables in action (a test).... still curious to see how they suppose to work?!

@@3abbosi there is a video of them somewhere on yt

@@3abbosi they absorb and grab the truck...but the truck will be completely messed up

With departments of transportation, or most government entities, minimal damage is never better than total destruction. Then they demand more funding. Notice how it was supposed to cost $4m, but costed $5m. Regardless of efficacy, they want to roll it out to other locations.

Ah, sand/gravel runaway ramps are not causing “minimal” damage. Units pulled from this type of catcher are almost always totaled

Gravel pits are used cause they didn’t have any alternative, they’re better than nothing

@@j.b.9895 They work -- and it takes a state worker in a backhoe about, what, 10 minutes after it's used to prepare it again? This thing stinks on ice, therefore it comes as no surprise that the state of Utah would approve it...smdh

I have seen several videos of trucks crashing on a standard run away ramp. This technique has been used for years on aircraft carriers, and works well. Good enough to save multimillion dollar aircraft.

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@@robertheinkel6225 with a drag bar not wraping them around the cockpit. & this totals the trucks not saves them

Right. I wonder if a classic sand/gravel filled lane would have done just as well. Like in Brazil

@@_Mr.Tuvok_ or all over the rest of the US. Sand and gravel is the way or some other surface substrate, ficking nets!? Really...bye truck

@@oak8728 there isnt enough room for a sand/gravel ramp there, thats why it used a different design

@@chuck8178 after doing more internet research on these ramps I unfortunately concur. I mean fak the insurance companies anyways, they’ll be the one eating the short term loss.

@@oak8728 understand able have a nice week!

Try who is the idiot that put a highway there

The age old question which came first the chicken or the egg? Or in this case the store or the highway?

​@madtrucker0983 not really, those store have absoloutly been there a lot longer than that ramp. It follows the same pattern they have been using on all these highway ramps the last decade or so.

Yup. My thoughts exactly. I'm not crashing my tractor.

My favorite bridge

Most of those are box trucks, not the same type of trucks and drivers for comparison, however there are a lot of incompetent drivers for sure.

I dont know any truckers willing to drive into a metal net. Shouldve just used sand and gravel pit, they work just fine

@@Darkrider8893 i wouldn't drive my truck into it.....but I also would be using my Jake and not smoking the brakes like a rookie

That’s why they be crashing, jakes save lives

I’m a trucker and I can speak for your comment it does say engine breaks prohibited for X amount of miles. So what I do is take my grade down slow and use my transmission and engine to slow it down without jake brakes. Overall yes jake brakes are very very important on your rig that will definitely help you out going down a grade and keep your truck at a lower speed.

@@ricardoh1787 I've seen no engine brake in some of the dumbest places. I sincerely think the officials and politicians who have these policies put in place are completely clueless as to what us truck drivers have to deal with.

@@mache3984 I totally agree with you but hey us truck drivers need to follow the rules or else we will get our license taken away and possibly thrown in jail but yes it sure is in some of the dumbest places possible in which I do believe we do need to use jake brakes.

I wouldn’t care if I needed engine brake at the top I will use it. Decide what rule you will break no jake brake or no entering sports good store with semi

Anything done with government money (taxpayers money) is gonna be over budget and unnecessary. Gravel pit would have been better for less than 100k.

Someone lined there pocketbook with the extra mil

Half of it probably went towards city,county, and state fees/permits

I think somebody could put up a hundred fishing nets to stop a truck for way less than $5 million. Lol. The government is an expert at wasting taxpayers money .

It only cost 700k the rest went into their pockets

How about truck drivers that know their stuff and slow down way before they burn up their brakes?

In California the trucks have to to go 55 mph on the highway.

@@The105ODST which makes thing even more dangerous because no cars in Cali follow the speed limit. 75+ mph rear ending 55 mph doesnt end well.

i dont really think there is a correlation between speed limit and losing your brakes on hills. donner pass is the only one that i would really consider a danger in california. i think states that have a seperate speed for trucks actually do more harm than good.

@@spencerphilippinedream3706 There is a strong correlation. If the driver does not recognize the danger and proceeds downgrade without reducing their speed, they can and will lose their brakes. Once the brakes heat up to a certain point, it becomes a lost cause. It's almost happened to me a few times until I wised up.

You know what they say: if it ain't broke, fix it till it is

Not to mention destroying truck and will make tow company lots of money

You think you’re getting a big truck out of a gravel catcher will take a few minutes? Have you seen videos of trucks running into sand/gravel catchers. It takes days to extract and fill/regrade and the trucks are probably totaled. Also the trucks insurance company is on the hook for the cost

@@SonofTiamat You are 100% correct!

@@j.b.9895 which is why insurance is expensive. Insurance payouts are not free money, those payouts get distributed across policyholders. Gravel won’t destroy a truck like guillotine wire traps that will shred bumper radiator etc.

Im not sure what the curriculum talks about self adjusting slack adjusters, but i hope they still would teach to check them because they do fail as well. Ive had many drivers come to the shop complaining about the park brakes dont hold. All find all 4 rear brakes completely stroked out even though it has self adjusting.

@@dieselgaint, when I started driving in 1991 there were parking brakes on each chamber and then someone got a wild idea to not put them on one drive axle.🤦🏼‍♂️ To me that was stupid.

@@donotneed2250 agreed. That's what my truck has is only parking brakes on one axle. Its to save cost and weight...dumb!

@@dieselgaint, right. And I used to get crazy looks from some drivers when I lowered the landing gear on the trailer before being loaded/unloaded. I also went to a few places that required it. If I was picking up heavy I'd drop the airbags first then lower them to prevent struggling when it's time to leave. Reinflating the airbags raises the landing gear for easy roll up.

i deal with drivers all the time, i had to fix a reefer, the guys slack adjuster was just hanging off the trailer, what does he do? keeps driving instead of calling out for service, drivers these days are dangerous.

If it is marked as you say, those drivers should face stiff consequences for crashing. Perhaps 90 days probation and their boss reviewing their dmv h6.

Bravo! That is true!!!

Doesnt matter how many signs are there.. if the brakes are faded ur in for a hairy ride 😂

Yeah I've been on that highway many times as well- it really isn't that bad. I think what is happening is that some drivers are underestimating the distance to the light and they are burning their brakes up before getting to that light. They will probably have to lower the speed limit on the downgrade, so that trucks will have an easier time stopping.

Um, do some of you know what a "runaway truck" is?! I'm wondering why the hell there is an intersection at the end.

Isn’t there a situation where you go Downhill before going up the hill….. how do you know what gear to use there??

I agree, wasted a lot more money on something thats gonna have a lot more maintenance and destroy the front end of the truck. With gravel you get pulled out and most likely go on your way.

Somebody in government watcheed too many aircraft carrier youtube videos.

That’s what insurance is for ✌️ Can’t make your payment now you know where to go

@@Cp3659 Invalid argument.

@@stewartj3407 It looks like it will completely destroy the truck if the truck doesn’t travel straight through it.

5mil lol doubt it

There are speed limit signs, slippery when wet signs, stop signs, yield signs, school zone signs,etc... up and down every road every where and people don't obey the signs. I don't live there, but I'm pretty sure there were signs posted. Signs are only effective if drivers are responsible and obey them.

Cause you know... Deadlines..

@wanderer. Yeh, but a trooper can't stop a runaway truck. Speeding isn't the only cause of a runaway truck.

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Not to mention it take like 20 years to build laughing out loud

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Utah isn't known to be the brightest state.

Cha-ching...$5 million replacement charge any time it's used.

Mormons have $100 billion so its ok

They were probably texting and not paying attention.

The truck that hits it is going to be totaled. Unless it has a moose killer bumper on it. That will take the hood and radiator to start. No damage is bs. FYI most drivers that use these have been driving for years and got complacent. You can go down a thousand times to slow but it only takes on time too fast!

@@brianmuse7215 No they don't total trucks. Their whole point is they don't. The other styles of truck off ramps with gravel and sand total trucks and put the driver at risk. The truck also gets stuck. These can be reset very fast too while also being much safer for the driver and while not ruining the truck and cargo. There are demonstrations and videos on this. That is the whole reason why this new technology is being used now.

WaterspoutsOfTheDeep I can’t seem to find a video on this damage free system. When that plastic hood hits that cable and then rips through the radiator cab etc. it’s going to total the truck. My truck was hit sitting in a truck stop and had $20,000 damage to the hood etc. I don’t see a damage free truck shredder there

@@brianmuse7215 nope, not at this spot... not sure what those engineers were thinking.... if they are lucky the truck will be totaled and they'll walk away, but if they aren't lucky, those cable could ride upward and end up injuring or killing a driver... all it takes is a couple bolts failing....

Smoking brakes drove right past the runaway.

@@sh0t0kan ...correction, I meant another runaway (due to lack of brakes).

@@EXOVCDS oh, I just thought you were talking about the rig passing the runaway and the worker was looking at him like WTF man

That’s exactly what I thought too, gravel works just as well and cost way less. Seems like a no brainer to me..

Plus they can make money for the repairs on the ramp.

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1:45 the person speaking seems to think that steel cabling will do "minimal damage" to fiberglass and other soft parts of the truck. Apparently, he's never priced a hood, front grill, radiator, fan assembly and more if all that gets shoved into the engine.

@@Texas240 Watch the video I posted above, there's a demostration at the end. It's pretty similar to the mechanism used on aircraft carriers

Shut up it is saving lives

labor is a resource too bud. That don't come for free. You must be a trump supporter.

Engineering, testing, creating, certifying

@Danny Bowen wrong

5mil is nothing when it comes to construction. Maybe in 1975 that would be absurd but not today

Exactly what I said fuck that this gravel pit or nothing they need to stop fucking with shit that works and has Literally no affect your vehicle

what about the arresting nets for aircrafts? They don't destroy planes

My thoughts exactly. Too many points for failure as well....and the fact that it clearly destroys the truck.

Actually the people in the office pocket 4 million and only spent 1 million on construction! Same with all bidens and all presidents spending bills

There is not enough room for that. So they had to redesign a different way along with a shorter way.

Well said. The gravel will also not total the rig.

@@carlosjuarez7522, the same with all people in government positions. "It's a big club, & you ain't in it."

Starbucks will DEFIMITELY solve the problem.

You understand they are not talking about a driver issue but a truck issue? Breaks are giving up and therefore they cant take the corner. Hitting a McDonald's won't help

@@socialmedia1276 He is saying the drive through is slow. Therefore the trucks will be slow. It is a driver issue mostly cause they are using the brakes and likely not the Jake brake so the truck is breaking cause of a bad driver. Also it’s brakes not breaks

@@socialmedia1276 WHOOOOOSH

@@socialmedia1276 It’s 100% a drivers issue. Truck brakes are fail safe. The only way they fail is if a driver rides the brakes instead of downshifting to a lower gear before going downhill.

Well as long as you're "pretty sure" that's good enough for me. LOCK THEM UP!

Well I can't say of how petty and ignorant the OP is... but i can say that this system will work even in harsh winter weather that effectively kills traditional arrester beds.

Yea, the ones who are paying attention and not texting.

They said he made it on two wheels but wouldn't it be nine wheels?

This is all unnecessary!,,that last guy made the turn ,,everyone else should too 🤣 Probably Ken Bock driving that one

NOT IN ICE IT DONT this has a heating system, it'll work when traditional beds wont.

I think its more of not using a lower gear and engine break than poor maintenance.

I’ve driven some questionable equipment in my day and without engine brakes and I never had a these kinds of problems. For 3 decades now the students trained themselves in the CDL era.

@@rayrpuente Yep. They just mash on the brakes constantly coming down from higher elevations and by the time they get to the bottom (in town), what a surprise, no brakes. Skilled drivers know better and always have a feel for all aspects of the current condition of whatever it is you're driving. Most people's driving skills and situational awareness are worse than total shit.

@@rayrpuente ALL of the above!

Also piss poor training and over confidence

runaway truck = mechanical failure that results in the inability to stop

@@wessonliam7423 A qualified driver knows how to spot mechanical problems and address the issue, weather or not the company decides to fix it, it is ultimately the drivers decision to take the truck out of service. A steering wheel holder/unqualified driver will just drive the truck till it does not stop correctly and injure people and doesnt know any better.

@@wessonliam7423 Thats what pre-checks are for. But morons like you dont know anything about that.

@@ThunderAppeal Issues can still happen despite pre tripping. Happens to buses quite a bit.

@@wessonliam7423 you ever drive that highway? Its not really meant for semis anyways. Much better to drive thru Randolph.

Retired trucker here..... minimal damage to the truck, my a$$! Those cables are going to do some serious $ damage but of course that’s better than loss of life but..... traditional run off ramps wouldn’t

that works only if drivers are paying attention .

You're right the ramp looks like it would be closed.

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I can't read all of that wtf XD

I couldn't help but think the same thing. And I bet the build cost would have been WAY cheaper too

My understanding is that even the gravel arrest systems do significant damage to heavy trucks.

Yeah only 5 million....what the fuck for!?!? Its concrete and cable

I was a self employed carpenter and if a job cost more than I figured I ate it...

@@edwardmmanns7454 right? There is only so many dollars and time and as contractors what you bid is what you get. There are change orders for many different reasons but utah roads are these guys specialty and as a udot job I would hope that you could get a foia break down of cost. I know not many care but you make this a habit it becomes policy

So the exact same with any other runaway......

No big deal they just bill the driver/insurance

@Hello Thomas how are you doing

I suspect the cost is because it is supposed to be reuseable. The net is supposed to catch the truck and continue to move which is why it is attached to (I suspect, hydraulic) cables.

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Then they could pay for the ramp via ad revenue.

@@garcjr lmao genius 🤣

+1. I'd like to see the videos of all the trucks that will go past this new runaway ramp, that should have taken it.

That will add another 5 mill to the tab