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New Update - 'Check Your Height': Bridge Strikes Target Of New Enforcement Campaign Across NY New Update - 'Check Your Height': Bridge Strikes Target Of New Enforcement Campaign Across NY
New Update - 'Check Your Height': Bridge Strikes Target Of New Enforcement Campaign Across NY Know before you go: That’s the message from state leaders overseeing a new campaign aimed at preventing bridge strikes in New York. Earlier report - Bridge Strikes: Police Patrol For Oversized Trucks On New York Parkways To Stop Collisions Now through Saturday, Nov. 11, troopers will patrol known trouble spots at bridges and overpasses across the state as part of the Department of Transportation’s “Check Your Height, Know It’s Right” campaign. The goal is to prevent commercial and oversized vehicles from colliding with overpasses, crashes that often lead to costly repairs and long traff…

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by Michael Mashburn
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New Measure Will Increase Penalties On Oversized Vehicles That Could Cause Bridge Strikes New Measure Will Increase Penalties On Oversized Vehicles That Could Cause Bridge Strikes
New Measure Will Increase Penalties On Oversized Vehicles That Could Cause Bridge Strikes New measures are being introduced to crack down on oversized and restricted vehicles that could potentially strike an overpass on area roadways. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that his new budget includes new penalties for vehicles that violate height and weight restrictions and could cause bridge strikes.  Under the new measure, owners and operators in violation of the restrictions would face significant fines and possible suspension of vehicle registrations. The new proposal breaks down fines and penalty by weight class: less than 10,000 pounds; between 10,000 pounds…

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by Zak Failla