‘Save a rented moving truck today’: DCR puts out storrowing warning in Sarah McLachlan-inspired vid
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September is creeping closer and the Department of Conservation and Recreation is trying to get the word out on a disaster that affects rental trucks and bridges around Boston each year.
Accompanied by the dulcet tones of Sarah McLachlan, instantly recognizable for anyone who watched daytime TV in the 2000s, the DCR makes an impassioned plea for drivers moving into Boston this September to avoid “storrowing” themselves.
“For just zero dollars a day, you can not hit a bridge or an overpass on Storrow Drive and Soldiers Field Road in Boston and Memorial Drive in Cambridge,” a DCR official said in a video posted Wednesday. “Seriously, that moving truck is not going to fit on those roads.”
The officials pleads with drivers to adhere to signs warning of the low-hanging bridges.
“We put signs up everywhere, please look for them. Pay attention to what they say,” the official says. “Save a rented moving truck today by not blindly following your GPS directly into a low clearance bridge.”
Drivers should also make note of the height of their truck, often put on the side of the vehicle.
“So do your part by looking for the signs and together, we can not hit a bridge with a truck,” the DCR official says. “The bridges and the trucks will thank you.”
With move-in day right around the corner, overpasses all over the Boston area need your help. They need to not be hit by a moving truck on Storrow Drive or Soldiers Field in Boston & Memorial Drive in Cambridge. Plan your move in day route accordingly & watch for the signs! pic.twitter.com/Wkfgcg6Nx3
— MassDCR (@MassDCR) August 23, 2023
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