Cars plunge into river as bridge collapses in southern China!!

Interesting... since before the 1800's I see there...

Bridges are scary.. I've always been wary of crossing them.. never liked them..

Thanks for that link :-)

I usually listen to a local talk radio station while in the car. A few months ago they had people calling in discussing their fears while driving. It was interesting how many would not drive over a bridge. There were also several who would not drive on major highways. They would go miles out of their way to get to their destination on local roads with traffic lights. lol

Where's that thread where China says the U.S. is "so dangerous?"

Chinese bridges! Chinese elevators! Chinese Fake Food!

Chinese drivers, Chinese organ farmers...

That's interesting and understandable actually... I know the feeling..

I feel the same way crossing over bridges.. I have seen myself travel to work in other routes because of this bridge thing... it takes a lot longer but to my mind, I don't care and am more than willing to travel with the extra expenses, lol...

Not one for bridges at all, me :-)...

There’s a certain 100+ year-old bridge in my area, a good 150’ above the water surface that I will not drive across. It was hit twice by barges in less than a year. Officials said it was ok and did no repairs or maintenance either time.

Oh Gosh! Look at this one, lol...

I'd die of fright

If it were me, I'd steer clear of that one at all costs! Lol...



Last Edited by ~Blue Spirit~ on 06/15/2019 10:25 AM

Oh dear! That's scary!

vids are "too steady" to be random captures

looks more like traffic monitoring / surveillance camera footage

Absolutely awful. Greed, ignorance and quality don't mix

I remember I asked my dad..

"Did your company ever work with the Chinese?"

His response...

"Yes, one time we sold them equipment. They immediately tried to knock it off and build their own. They couldn't do it they completely screwed up and people died."

The Chinese completely FAIL at doing anything on their own.

Which is why their army could never take on the USA.

Go to 1:20.

Lol.. that was extremely nauseating to watch...

No way would that have been me on that bridge..

Oh boy!

that's a long time before failure
to be under that kind of stress and load from the wind and not drop any chunks before collapse
even though it failed
it's a testament to the quality of materials used in the construction

This is why you don’t buy anything from China or any communist country. Forced labor, child labor, sweatshops, etc do not have any pride in craftsmanship. They can’t afford to. It’s all about quantity, not quality. They may get a another rice ball if they turn out another steel ibeam.

no, no, no, you got ALL wrong, ZETAS right yet again.

Now that is terrifying. Did they survive?

Because they build them on the cheap.

Not enough information; too many variables.

Corrosion of metals; poorly stressed cables; end anchors fail?

Poor quality concrete?

Yes I'm guessing it's the quality of the materials used for this bridge that caused it to collapse...

With all the rain, bad weather, flooding etc coupled with poor concrete and steel.. erosion of the materials over the years and then this time it eventually collapsed...

My best bet on this...

So, poorly built quality bridge...

It's still being investigated as far as I know...

What's even stranger to me is the fact that only part of that bridge collapsed whilst most of it stayed securely put...

So for it to be general wear and tear, erosion, I'm not too certain...

Just a guess...

OH Yeah, America is the best!!! China is the worst.

LOL. Americans are the dumbest fool in this world.

How many bridge went down in US in the past years?
I bet a lot.
I am not going to bother find all that for you fools. but what some said are so laughable. hahahaha.

keep taking vaccines and drink flourid water. You guys will feel even better.

Pretty sure someone will be executed for this blunder.
That's China.

Too bad they are not in US. In US they will be promoted.

I'm waiting for CCTV footage of the inevitable high speed rail disaster in China. You know they built those tracks with the same care and engineering standards as everything else.

poor chinese. If they weren't a clear and present threat to the world I,d feel pity for them.

Now I know why I have panick attacks when I go over a bridge. lol

Another Chinese bridge just went down!

dumbest quote of the day, or the month!