OK, OK, Y'All... It was a goof. Which, as some posters have iterated, happens. Just be aware: Karma remembers EVERYTHING... Especially those of you who're laughing and pointing at the poor schlub!
But that's just me.
FYI: This is exactly the reason I GoogleStreetView anything and everything that isn't Interstate Standard. Saved me from a nightmare situation in Pennsylvania Dutch Country on a picturesque rural road! (We did, eventually, traverse it in the toad.) From the Wikipedia page :
"Interstate Higway Standards":
"Vertical clearance: Minimum vertical clearance under overhead structures (including over the paved shoulders) of 16 feet (4.9 m) in rural areas and 14 feet (4.3 m) in urban areas, with allowance for extra layers of pavement. Through urban areas at least one routing should have 16-foot (4.9 m) clearances. Sign supports and pedestrian overpasses must be at least 17 feet (5.2 m) above the road, except on urban routes with lesser clearance, where they should be at least 1 foot (30 cm) higher than other objects."
In essence, watch out for urban areas where clearances are 14' (if YOU are taller than that)... and adhere to my sig line. :B
