Storrowing video 2024: New state video warns drivers about dangers of trucks slamming into low bridges

A new public service announcement from the state is warning drivers (yet again) about the notorious Boston tradition of "Storrowing": moving trucks slamming into the low bridges on Storrow Drive.

In a video posted to X on Monday , the state Department of Conservation and Recreation warns, "Watch for the signs, don't get Storrowed!"

"Let's not do this again! Pay attention to the signs and don't take that moving truck on to Storrow Drive and Soldiers Filed Road in Boston and Memorial Drive in Cambridge!" officials wrote in the post.

The state released a similar public service announcement last year.

In last year's video, Ryan Hutton, digital strategist and staff photographer and videographer for the state Department of Conservation and Recreation, speaks in a soft, sincere tone while Sarah McLachlan sings "Angel," in the background, just like she does in commercials for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals .

"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," Hutton says as he looks earnestly at the camera.

As images of smashed truck roofs cross the screen, Hutton gives some friendly advice to people arriving in Boston who may be unfamiliar with those roads.

"We know you are excited to be moving to the Boston area, and we're happy to have you. But seriously, that moving truck isn't going to fit on those roads," Hutton says. "We put up signs up everywhere. Please, look for them. Pay attention to what they say. Yes, they are trying to warn you. Save a rented moving truck today by not blindly following your GPS directly into a low-clearance bridge."

Hutton ends the video by reminding drivers to note the height of their truck before getting behind the wheel, and "do your part by looking for the signs."

"Together, we can not hit a bridge with a truck," he says. "The bridges — and the trucks — will thank you."

Maybe more photos will help:

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