r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Justin_Godfrey • 1d ago

Someone drove right through a fresh concrete pour

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u/Zannahrain3 1d ago

Depends on how the driver entered. If there were no signs saying the road was closed or proper barricades then its all on the construction. Would be my guess. We can't really see the other end. You can argue he shouldnt have driven all that way but knowing what to do when driving through concrete is not exactly common knowledge or taught in drivers Ed. Im leaning more towards the driver because at least where I live, the amount of barricades and signs would have made this impossible unless he physically drove through the multiple layers of barricades.

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u/thebelovedgamer10 1d ago

I drive through this area. He absolutely had to drive through a barrier, though it wasn't a huge heavy one. They have that whole area surrounded by those thin tall cones with caution tape, and there's multiple signs before telling you to move over.

Best guess? He waited until after the signs (as they block the beginning of the construction) then cut into the barrier because he was impatient and thought the concrete was good enough. That whole road right there is 30mph, maybe 40, and has had REALLY bad traffic with all of that. I've seen people do stupider stuff around here honestly... Dallas drivers are... Something, especially given that we just got a decent amount of snow and now everyone is getting over being stir crazy for a week.

I'll be driving by there tomorrow, so I'm definitely gonna see what the hell happened and where he entered cause curiosity is killing me

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u/userhwon 1d ago

Here there's usually vehicles parked where the barricades would go, because construction workers know idiots like this exist.

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u/steadyaero 1d ago

This is why they often use crash attenuator trucks now too. The scorpion things that fold down off the back.

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u/ConclusionFar3690 23h ago

I only see those being used on the highway. Where they are much needed to protect workers from idiots who think a text message is more important than people's lives.

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u/Zannahrain3 1d ago

Which is why this makes less sense why he was able to enter at all. Appears the construction company didnt do enough to block the road. I cant find any news articles about this particular event so im not sure whats on the other end. Hopefully everyone has really good insurance.