Draw bridge Jump

[JB400]

Didn't fare too well.....

http://gmauthority.com/blog/2019/05/two-men-die-attempting-to-jump-drawbridge-in-2016-chevrolet-cruze/

[odcics2]

Needed a 426 !!

[tcs69rt]

"Just the good ole boys...." 

[Ghoste]

Larry Rader could do it.  It would not only be a jump that was not too shabby but for him it wouldn't even be a squeeze.

[Birdflu]

Friday at 2am...hmmm...I'm sure there weren't any mind altering substances involved...

[Mytur Binsdirti]

"Louisiana State Police later identified the two men as Alejandro Cazares, 23, and Roberto Alejandro Moreno, 32."


Hmmm, no mention that the car was stolen.

[chargerperson]

Natural selection.
Why did they possibly think the jump was survivable?

[Mike DC]

          

Natural selection.
Why did they possibly think the jump was survivable?

I saw some pics of the site.  The distance actually was jump-able with the right conditions.  But they didn't have the right conditions.  And they must have known they would wreck the car even if they did make it. 


The whole thing would be a lot easier to understand if it was a couple of teenage kids joyriding in their stepdad's Corvette and getting chased by the cops.  Or some meth addicts running from the cops in a ratty '93 Grand Prix.  But two guys 23 and 32 years old?  In a presentable 2016 Chevy sedan?  You'd think they would know better.

[RallyeMike]

I've rehabbed a few moveable span bridges. When the machinery is being replaced, they run on big temporary electric winches. The set up is slower than the existing system because of the risk and extra precautions that need to be in place when you lift a 100 foot, 2-million pound span up to 75 degrees with nothing but a couple of winches and a hand brake!

We had a guy on an HD sportster get impatient with the slow system and go around the gate - He actually made it to the other side. The bike didn't. He survived, but from the looks of the whole mess I'd guess with confidence that his jewels did not.   

[Ghoste]

How big was the gap the Evil Knievel wannabe was trying to leap?

[Aero426]

How big was the gap the Evil Knievel wannabe was trying to leap?

165 feet.

[Mike DC]

  
165 feet is well within the range of a Hollywood car jump.  

But that takes everything being prepped just right for it.  The ramp size/shape, ballast weight inside the trunk (and securely fastened down), safety gear for the people, airbags disconnected, etc.

[chargervert]

"Just the good ole boys...." 

"Just the DEAD ole boys"

[held1823]

it's a pontoon bridge with a lengthy section of roadway that also swings out of the way

doubtful even a hollywood stunt man would attempt this one

[Mike DC]

                           
The distance itself was do-able.





Whether a Hollywood crew would have attempted it, that's another story.  

175 feet of obstacle . . . that calls for a much bigger jump to have a margin of safety.  

The narrow width of the lane on the other side would be a big concern too.  At those kinds of distances it only takes a gust of wind or a bad bounce off the ramp to send the flight off course.  And they wouldn't be thrilled about having water on either side.  

[6bblgt]

& not to mention the "take-off" ramp (length & at any angle on its way up) would not be proper for a jump of any distance

[green69rt]

Darwin Award winners!!

[krops cars]

I think they call this thinning the herd.

[moparent]

need I say more....

[odcics2]

Darwin Award winners!!

Lets hope they didn't breed first...   

[Ghoste]

They always breed.

[alfaitalia]

Yep.....probably got more kids than teeth!!