Rouen underpass eats another British motorhome

[klaatu]

This afternoon, August 10th.

L'IMAGE. À Rouen, un camping-car s'encastre sous la trémie du rond-point de la Motte

Un camping-car s'est encastré dans la trémie du rond-point de la Motte, à Rouen, lundi 10 août, au milieu de l'après-midi. Ce type d'incident est fréquent en période estivale.

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[Figaro]

Ouch !

 

[Hawkstone]

Gonna be expensive

 

[mikebeaches]

Oh dear - that spoilt somebody's day today!

 

[olley]

Not a nice way to start your holiday.

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[Manxcat]

I was talking to Guy Martin a few years ago. As I don't know much about bikes so we discussed motorhomes. He nearly fell for it here. Before too late just stopped and jammed Rouen until the police could back up all the cars behind and get him out. Very embarrassing!

 

[Barclaybasher]

Can't see any chains or height barrier....

 

[thebriars]

No too difficult to realise a motorhome is higher than the average car I would have thought. The height restrictions are well signed.

 

[Crazylegs]

No too difficult to realise a motorhome is higher than the average car I would have thought. The height restrictions are well signed.

Slavishly following the purple line on their gps no doubt, all low bridges are signed both on the bridge and in advance.

 

[cmcardle75]

No too difficult to realise a motorhome is higher than the average car I would have thought. The height restrictions are well signed.

Easily done. As a pilot I would never judge another who landed with the wheels up! It's only a matter of time!

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[Wissel]

Sleep under the stars tonight.

 

[h1ghway1]

Thats very sad... I really feel for the owner....probably thrilled and excited about his French holiday..and then disaster..

 

[thebriars]

Easily done. As a pilot I would never judge another who landed with the wheels up! It's only a matter of time!

Never done that, although most of mine have fixed wheels.

 

[Two on Tour]

Are the lines going across the roof of the tunnel the distance in that others have got to, if so, he's got a new record.

 

[Mark and Mindy]

I've heard about this Rouen underpass before and I'm actually terrified that I may encounter it one day. What is the height restriction?

Our van is a 5.4 m panel van and I have a sticker on the dashboard that says Height: 2.6m (8' 7"). Would we make it?

Mark

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[Jim]

I've heard about this Rouen underpass before and I'm actually terrified that I may encounter it one day. What is the height restriction?

Our van is a 5.4 m panel van and I have a sticker on the dashboard that says Height: 2.6m (8' 7"). Would we make it?

Mark

Best avoid at 2.6m I think. I'm sure parts are posted at <2.6m

 

[Emmit]

I've heard about this Rouen underpass before and I'm actually terrified that I may encounter it one day. What is the height restriction?

Our van is a 5.4 m panel van and I have a sticker on the dashboard that says Height: 2.6m (8' 7"). Would we make it?

Mark

It says India on my tyres but they've never been there. (Old joke but relevant.)

Don't trust a sticker on your dashboard if you didn't put it there.

Go out and measure it yourself and then, add 15cms (6") to the figure you've got.

 

[Jimbohorlicks]

It's 1.8 metres, just allows cars. Afraid you would lose your roof if you tried it. Best to get behind a Spanish /Portuguese truck, bus and follow them through Rouen

I've heard about this Rouen underpass before and I'm actually terrified that I may encounter it one day. What is the height restriction?

Our van is a 5.4 m panel van and I have a sticker on the dashboard that says Height: 2.6m (8' 7"). Would we make it?

Mark

 

[DigglyDog]

No....1.8m only. early did it myself a couple of years ago

Height: 2.6m (8' 7"). Would we make it?

 

[Nixdorfer]

Just had a look on street view, not found that one but another signed as 2.4m where it starts, then further on suddenly becomes 1.9m when its way too late to do anything about it.

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[klaatu]

I've heard about this Rouen underpass before and I'm actually terrified that I may encounter it one day

The first time I drove through Rouen, my hands were clenched to the wheel, just waiting for the evil underpasses to appear. And... nothing.

The next time, I deliberately took a different route, and... nothing.

I am very disappointed with Rouen.

 

[Two on Tour]

Difficult to not notice these and then you have an escape gap, unless they thought they would be clever and dodge in the escape gap and missed the height fingers further back.

 

[Jimbohorlicks]

Just had a look on street view, not found that one but another signed as 2.4m where it starts, then further on suddenly becomes 1.9m when its way too late to do anything about it.

On the same link there is a caravan that has been jammed, in June, and the sign is clear at 1.8metres

 

[matt34]

Hate that place been stuck in that place going around in circles still makes my heart rate go through the roof, now sat nav takes us around through industrial states and easy , find out again 7 nights time

 

[68c]

We nearly did the same there, without any obvious warning the lane suddenly starts to go down. My OH shouted stop. Luckily it was August most French on holiday so little traffic, managed to reverse back out and carry on.

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[Barclaybasher]

So what's the point in building underpasses so low.....
They should all be capable of taking a double decker bus.....numpty designers
Sue the local authority !!

 

[Two on Tour]

We used to go through Rouen on the way to Classic Le Mans and Angouleme and it was always a nightmare, so now we skirt around Rouen to the East missing it altogether.

 

[The Wino]

I wonder if it eats other flavours of MH other than UK registered ones! Are we the dopiest motorhome drivers in Europe?

 

[Jim]

We were in a tall RV trying to get out of a small medieval Spanish village, when Siân screamed "Stop" I stood on the brakes and as the van rocked on its springs the wadge of electric cables that were strung across the street from bedroom window to bedroom window in a casual loop, were just touching the windscreen. They must have been not more than 2.2m high That meant a long reverse, with a trailer!

 

[tonyidle]

Never done that, although most of mine have fixed wheels.

Bet they leave long black marks on touchdown .

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