motorhomes etc and low bridges?

milo · Senior Member

motorhomes etc and low bridges?

Peter_n_Margaret · Guru

Firstly Milo, you must know your height accurately in METRIC measurements (metres) because that is what all warning signs display.

Secondly, here are some POIs for your GPS of low bridges (and other stuff) in Australia.
http://www.gps-data-team.com/poi/australia/safety/

Cheers,
Peter

milo · Senior Member

thanks peter, any ideas on how to put that in my tom tom app for the iphone??

Allara · Senior Member

Oh God

That is something I never thought about.. I wonder how high my van is , with the air conditioner on the top?

There's no way I could get up there with a tape measure. Is there an easy way of finding out how high you are?

Hadn't thought of it as I obviously haven't come across (under) any bridges yet.

jimricho · Guru

Peter n Margaret make a valid point about knowing the height of your rig in metric.

Some people do have a problem with metric measurements as it's only been around for 200 years and 30 odd years in this country. It also requires an ability to divide and multiply by 10 which may be a challenge to some people confuse

I recently booked in at a caravan park and the receptionist asked me the size of my van, I replied "4 metres or a bit under 6 metres if measured overall." She said "what's that in feet, I'm an older person and I don't understand metric." I replied "I'm 67 and I have more trouble with imperial as I've been using metric for at least the last 3 decades."

-- Edited by jimricho on Sunday 9th of May 2010 06:55:55 PM

Peter_n_Margaret · Guru

milo wrote:
thanks peter, any ideas on how to put that in my tom tom app for the iphone??

Sorry Milo, someone will need to help you there.....

Cheers,
Peter

Rolly · Guru

Lasy mines rules, Ok!?

Rolly · Guru

Rolly wrote:

Lasy mines rules, Ok!?

Bugga!
That was meant as a quip on Jim's comment

PeterD · Guru

Allara wrote:
There's no way I could get up there with a tape measure. Is there an easy way of finding out how high you are?

There should be a ladder somewhere on the farm ! ! ! !

Measure the height of the body and allow 0.3 metres extra for the A/C.

jimricho · Guru

Rolly wrote:

Rolly wrote:

Lasy mines rules, Ok!?

Bugga!
That was meant as a quip on Jim's comment

Don't quite follow your point, did you mean "lazy minds rule". If so, hear! hear!

I plead guilty to having a lazy mind which is why I use metric....it's so much simpler and more logical than a system of weights and measures that belongs back in the medieval era.

12 inches = 1 foot, 3 feet = 1 yard, 440 yards = 1 furlong, 8 furlongs = 1 mile, 66 feet = 1 chain, 10 square chains = 1 acre, 100 links = 1 chain, (how many bloody inches is a link for gorsake), and (I like this one, you're supposed to sing it like we did in school) "5 and a half yards = 1 rod, pole or perch!!!!"

and that's easier than 1000 millimetres = 100 centimetres = 1 metre, 1000 metres = 1 kilomere, 10,000 square metres (100 metres X 100 metres) = 1 hectare, c'mon! folks!

PS: I thought I would have had a more "heated" reaction by now.

-- Edited by jimricho on Tuesday 11th of May 2010 06:52:06 AM

Cruising Granny · Guru

If there's a trucking yard somewhere near you, maybe someone there will help your measure the size of your rig. They have to know the height of their loads if it's bigger than the normal sized load.
Even the garage where you get your rig serviced, could help you. Good luck.