WATCH: Muizenberg's truck-eating bridge gobbles up marble slate, leaving driver in shock
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22 November 2024 | 11:40Eyewitness Kevin Rack says he 'feels sorry for the drivers' who usually drive on this road for the first time and most likely follow their GPS.
Lester Kiewit speaks to Kevin Rack, who works close to the infamous truck-eating bridge in Muizenberg and has witnessed many accidents.
Listen below.
Despite all the warnings, stories and articles about the bridge, trucks continue to test their luck against Bridget.
This time, Bridget ate well, claiming another victim, as shown by Muizenberg's Famous Truck-Eating Bridge's Facebook group.
But it's Bridget's latest victim that got everyone talking, yet again.
On 18 November, the truck-eating bridge nipped off some marble carted at the back of a truck, damaging the precious cargo.
Rack says he 'feels sorry for the drivers' who are usually driving on this particular road for the first time and most likely just following their GPS.
"I really do feel sorry for the drivers. A lot of the guys are in shock... and so the very first thing we do is to make sure that they're calm and don't drive on... this driver's eyes were massive... he lost all his marbles."
- Kevin Rack, Muizenberg eyewitness
"What is really going on with the drivers is that they usually have to make a whole lot of decisions before they get to the bridge... usually it's the first time they've driven this road and they're guided by the maps... so that's also part of the problem besides the poor design."
- Kevin Rack, Muizenberg eyewitness
"We have interviewed 95 drivers... 85 were using Google Maps."
- Kevin Rack, Muizenberg eyewitness
"If there are any of your listeners out there that work for 'Alphabet' or 'Google' and you're able to put a low bridge warning on the maps - that would reduce the number of incidents we have by 85%."
- Kevin Rack, Muizenberg eyewitness
Rack believes this points to larger urban design issues in Muizenberg.
"Having a person standing there would make a big difference. However, I don't think that's possible in these days and times having someone standing there for 24 hours - it points to poor urban design and it also points to a City that shows a bit of neglect for Muizenberg roads.... it's just pointing to a series of issues that should be fixed."
- Kevin Rack, Muizenberg eyewitness
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