UK Level Crossings Channel I don’t mean to ask such a grim question...but has anyone ever gotten hurt or even killed on this bridge? If so, then it’s obvious as to why...people have no regard for safety...I understand waiting for a bridge to open and close is annoying, especially if people are in a hurry, but that doesn’t give people the right to flat out ignore safety lights, sirens, etc...that’s how deaths and serious injuries occur 💀 I saw a car get t-boned one time because the driver thought he could drive through a red light...I Hope never to see an accident like that again >.
I don't actually know you'll have to look that up. Plenty of cyclists jump the lights here as they don't want to wait. I would wait anyday for this bridge though lol ☺️
How high do you think it raised......this bridge usually does either a 40 degree lift for small boats, or 75 degree lift for large boats. The maximum the bridge can lift to is 87 degrees, which is only ever done if the Queen is passing under the bridge.
Tower Bridge is a double bascule bridge - the northern and southern halves of the central span swing up and away from each other to allow passage of tall vessels. Kingsferry bridge on the A249 south of Sheerness, Kent is a lift bridge - the entire section of roadway over The Swale is hoisted vertically on 4 very large towers to allow passage of tall vessels!
This is less cool if it's your commute to work and you get caught out on the way home during summer four out of five times in a week. There's a small ship with a single tall mast on hand that they keep going back and forth in tourist season to keep the visitors happy.
Thanks Modster. I first wasn't expecting the motorbike to weave around the shut gate but then I wasn't expecting the two cyclists to almost hit the closing gate too. The motorcyclist just broke the law and the cyclists could have been hit by a big blue gate.
Funny how they're using normal traffic lights here instead of Wig-Wags used at other swing bridges..... But it's obvious that those cyclists have gone behind the stop line; they're past the traffic light.
Just because its a massive tourist attraction and many foreign drivers cross here, it would be more suitable for red/amber/green traffic signals instead of wigwags. The cyclists and traffic should know better.
+UK Railway Hub But I believe that it helps with the PA system used by the Bridge controller so (British) drivers don't get confused as to why there's traffic lights on the swing bridge instead of Wig-Wags; I often hear the announcement reminding them to wait for the green signal before moving off....
Sharon Hubbard Sadly, it’s not much better on this side of the Atlantic either! Accidental ignorance I can forgive, but willful ignorance should be considered something that must be cured forthwith at best and borderline criminal at worst!
Thanks Sam. I thought I might as well film it after a year since I last went. Its really cool to watch but also really packed full of tourists too. Great place to visit though C:
The Explorer Returns I’m assuming he meant the wigwags which have an amber light and two alternating flashing red lights. They’re commonly seen at level crossings but are also used at opening bridges (see Newhaven Swing Bridge for example), ambulance & fire stations.
Well, the alarms in this case are for the pedestrians to clear the bridge. I don't know why they stop mid closing as it might have avoided cyclists cutting round the closed gates.
we all thought London Bridge falls down like in the song says. London Bridge is falling down, London Bridge is falling, down falling down, falling down.
So4y, why when lifting the bridge wasn't videoed from distance so we could have seen buat passing. How many times the lifting done a day and How long does the lifting take place. When was the construction begin and when was it completed.? thanks
Not sure. It might be because many foreign drivers and pedestrians use this bridge so traffic lights are clear and more understandable than wigwags. This is just a guess.
DJ_URBAN_BG: Depends on how many tall ships need to pass through but nowhere near as many these days as when the Pool of London was a part of the Port of London and ships needed to dock at the wharves so that cargo from all over the world could be unloaded and stored in the many warehouses which once lined both sides of the River Thames between London Bridge and Limehouse, and beyond. Building a fixed bridge at this point along the river would have prevented vessels from proceeding further upstream towards London Bridge and so that's why a bascule and suspension bridge was designed and built; and so named Tower Bridge not for the fact it has two towers but for the fact it is next to the Tower of London..
I really thought European's mindset for traffic was different than here in Latin America where they don't even care about traffic lights and people in motorcycles or bikes were the worst but I'm glad we're not the only ones
Have a thick rope raise up at both sides of the gates of the bridge, but only a short distance. Exiting cars can just drive over it, but illegally-entering cyclists will be tripped up, or will have to get off the bike before lifting it over, by which time, the gates will probably be closed!
Nathan Rigby Well, I have never heard bells ring at this bridge. Only alarms which I presume replaced the bells around 1990s 2000s. There use to be bells on the back of the old GEC Traffic signals. There's some bells on the walls also. Two Klaxon alarms are in use currently I think.
That last motorbike to go through should be done for "jumping" a red light at the very least, no excuse end of; as for the last two cyclists whom tried to get through even though the 2nd gate was closing, what the hell where they thing of? just sheer damned impatience by the looks of it
If anything it’s a good thing. They reduce the congestion behind then they go infringe tif the lights. If they cut the lights and go round the gate is when it causes problems. I dint see why they can’t put a red light camera nearby.
The traffic light is basically just there for decoration...
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No, The Traffic Lights Are Warning Lights So All People Will Know A Boat Is Coming.
Easy way to stop them when red is on rows of stingers come out of the road and blow their tyres simple to fit or lift the bridge with them on it
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Built by Victorian builders...that's why it still works perfectly 150 years later...gawd bless em...
It only works perfectly because the knackered Victorian engines and lifting gear were replaced in 1974.
Been restored but that just wear and tear
forresg500 no the Victorian era equipment was replaced
cyclists actually make my blood boil.....red light ffs -__- next time let them blindly go over when the bridge is up
ikr I always wait for the green light even though there is no traffic, im a cyclist :D
Apparently some people don’t know what the sounding of the sirens and the red light mean...
Nope, some don't unfortunately 🙄
UK Level Crossings Channel
I don’t mean to ask such a grim question...but has anyone ever gotten hurt or even killed on this bridge?
If so, then it’s obvious as to why...people have no regard for safety...I understand waiting for a bridge to open and close is annoying, especially if people are in a hurry, but that doesn’t give people the right to flat out ignore safety lights, sirens, etc...that’s how deaths and serious injuries occur 💀
I saw a car get t-boned one time because the driver thought he could drive through a red light...I Hope never to see an accident like that again >.
I don't actually know you'll have to look that up. Plenty of cyclists jump the lights here as they don't want to wait. I would wait anyday for this bridge though lol ☺️
@@UKLevelCrossingsChannel Even if you were late to School, Work, ETC you would still wait??
Yeah probably.
Very beautiful tower bridge. I like it
Thanks! 😃
@@UKLevelCrossingsChannel but I have a train cart house
Thank you. London looks amazing and just like the pics
No problem 😎
How high do you think it raised......this bridge usually does either a 40 degree lift for small boats, or 75 degree lift for large boats. The maximum the bridge can lift to is 87 degrees, which is only ever done if the Queen is passing under the bridge.
Probably between 40 degrees and 75 degrees. I have not filmed it raised full.
The_ALEX_ELLIS_Channel the bridge will never tilt more than 75 degrees
God I hate cyclists who think the highway code doesn't apply to them
I hate cyclists aswell u know i have failed my driving test bcz of them annoying
Daimo Serves those twonks right!
Me too🙅😠😠😬😬
Daimo I hate cyclists full stop. Can’t be bothered to get their car out 🙄 tut tut
@@jasskaur8673 Well it's against the law to ride on the fucking pavement
Wow I have never seen this in London. I have been there before but didn’t see it in operation but I’m glad you did and also great Video!!!👍🏻😄
600th like from me - Great Victorian Engineering!
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Am I the only one who was hoping the bridge opened again as the cyclist's sprinted away? "Look mum , it's raining lycra" 😂😂😂
Where
8:32 didn’t know Tour De France started at Tower bridge 🤣
Yeah lol
When you say london bridge instead of tower bridge... the difference between them is quite impressive
Let's just point out all of those cyclists and a couple of motorcycles went through the red light.
Yeah, just because they can't wait 🙄 It always happens here
London no one has patience
Tower Bridge is a double bascule bridge - the northern and southern halves of the central span swing up and away from each other to allow passage of tall vessels. Kingsferry bridge on the A249 south of Sheerness, Kent is a lift bridge - the entire section of roadway over The Swale is hoisted vertically on 4 very large towers to allow passage of tall vessels!
This is less cool if it's your commute to work and you get caught out on the way home during summer four out of five times in a week.
There's a small ship with a single tall mast on hand that they keep going back and forth in tourist season to keep the visitors happy.
Very nice video. Thanks for sharing this
Thank you! 😃
Oh it's amazing
Nice video Jamie, those idiots running across when the sirens went off.....do they not see the red light?
Thanks Modster. I first wasn't expecting the motorbike to weave around the shut gate but then I wasn't expecting the two cyclists to almost hit the closing gate too. The motorcyclist just broke the law and the cyclists could have been hit by a big blue gate.
@Baldi's Basics your username is literally Baldi's Basics, I don't think you have the right to talk.
UK Level Crossings Channel It would’ve served those twonks right if they had!
Funny how they're using normal traffic lights here instead of Wig-Wags used at other swing bridges.....
But it's obvious that those cyclists have gone behind the stop line; they're past the traffic light.
Just because its a massive tourist attraction and many foreign drivers cross here, it would be more suitable for red/amber/green traffic signals instead of wigwags. The cyclists and traffic should know better.
+UK Railway Hub But I believe that it helps with the PA system used by the Bridge controller so (British) drivers don't get confused as to why there's traffic lights on the swing bridge instead of Wig-Wags; I often hear the announcement reminding them to wait for the green signal before moving off....
Beautiful city and beautiful bridge. Glad I was born here.
Shame about the rising stupid levels though.
Sharon Hubbard Sadly, it’s not much better on this side of the Atlantic either! Accidental ignorance I can forgive, but willful ignorance should be considered something that must be cured forthwith at best and borderline criminal at worst!
It would be easy to hold on! And footing as well. I'd love to try! 😁
Awesome video Jamie! I have always wanted to see the London bridge and maybe I will one day, but for now its great to see a video of it.
Thanks Sam. I thought I might as well film it after a year since I last went. Its really cool to watch but also really packed full of tourists too. Great place to visit though C:
Yea :)
Sam Weller this is tower bridge, not London Bridge. London Bridge is a rather disappointing 1960's reinforced concrete bridge.
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me:
*The London Tower Bridge snapped in half.*
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Thanks! 😁
I want to go to the UK and see that live!
Blake Hutchison you’ll have to be lucky it hardly every raises
great video
Thanks. C:
I never knew they use traffic lights instead of the level crossing lights
darkblakmagic it would make more sense to have a level crossing
The Explorer Returns I’m assuming he meant the wigwags which have an amber light and two alternating flashing red lights. They’re commonly seen at level crossings but are also used at opening bridges (see Newhaven Swing Bridge for example), ambulance & fire stations.
very good video interesting all the best from australia
Thank you 👍
Whatever we say about cyclists ignoring traffic lights action will result only if any untoward incident happens in the bridge.
Level Crossing wig-wag lights are also used at many fire stations.
Yes they are; and at airport runway crossings / low flying aircraft crossings, ambulance stations, lift / swing bridges and a few other places too ☺️
Very beautiful place and city of London . Traffic is cycle only I like it
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It would be awesome if we had a drone shot of it opening
the alarms went out early usually the alarms go out when the gates are closed
Well, the alarms in this case are for the pedestrians to clear the bridge. I don't know why they stop mid closing as it might have avoided cyclists cutting round the closed gates.
I suspect that the alarms are controlled manually, thus the operator probabaly switched it off.
I missed this
Nice video bro 💪💪❤
Thank you! C:
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What amazing place London is
This is why your package is late. Tom Scott made a video where he operates the bridge.
I have lived in London for 63 years, have seen the bridge hundreds of times, but have never seen it open.
Oh really? On some days the bridge will open a few times a day. There's a lifting schedule online.
Nice video
Thanks 😎👍
Sad to see that the old GEC halogen traffic lights have been replaced.
Yeah they were replaced ages ago
I would like to see tower bridge from above the bottom of glass...
My uncle worked there so I operated it once
Cool 😉
I love London city
Yeah, it's very nice 😁
I like the warning sound
What brand of traffic lights are they?
Motus I believe
It looks like a flashmob :-D
I can see the sailing boat approaching on the left trying to get underneath that bridge
Que lástima que estabas fijo todo el tiempo, el mismo ángulo, tampoco girabas. Una pena, pena teniendo todo a la vista :-)
i think they should add more barriers - maybe one at traffic light to prevent any more going through before swinging gates closes
You mean closed
where that ship is there used to be docks and warehouse steps went down to the thames used to swim there among the barges
The Motus lights are nice but I still prefer the Mellors 😎
Yeah deffo. Glad I managed to film the Mellor lights before they were replaced
Motus is extremely cheap and tacky
@@RandomStuffByNoah Agreed
@@LiftEnthusiast2020OFFTOPIC Because they copied Siemens
Wonderful
Thanks 👍👍
Why am i singing the nursery rhyme while watching this !!!! Ok I need to sleep 😴
Lol ☺️
Not sure I know any nursery rhymes about Tower Bridge.
What Nursery rhyme about Tower Bridge? I only know the one about London Bridge the next bridge on from this one!
Saz B A bridge is a Bridge isn’t it ?
@@passionangel1043 🤔Are you by any chance related to the Yank who bought the old London Bridge thinking he was getting Tower Bridge?
Wow London bridge good
Prattish cyclists going through a red light as usual
Yeah 🙄
Just like in Manitowoc Wisconsin with our bridges
the girl at the front, until, yes, it is actually opening, and it is being filmed - priceless
So cool
Yeah I know it's a cool bridge 👍
Nothing can stop me im all the way up
Amazing bridge
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I wish there
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we all thought London Bridge falls down like in the song says. London Bridge is falling down, London Bridge is falling, down falling down, falling down.
Nice video!
Thanks! 😊
@@UKLevelCrossingsChannel My big dream to visit London from my Saratov!)
It's very nice think
OK I am wondering exactly what part of STOP did those people crossing the bridge after the lights had changed did not understand
Its amazing how much risk people take trying to get across this bridge
So4y, why when lifting the bridge wasn't videoed from distance so we could have seen buat passing. How many times the lifting done a day and How long does the lifting take place. When was the construction begin and when was it completed.? thanks
Nice vlog
Thanks 👍
Very nice
Thanks! 😁👍
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This is an oddly specific and narrow channel topic
London... Where the locals still haven't figured out what the red lights mean.
Why I live in Newcastle U.T
How come Tower Bridge doesn’t have flashing red lights (wigwags) like other lift bridges?
Not sure. It might be because many foreign drivers and pedestrians use this bridge so traffic lights are clear and more understandable than wigwags. This is just a guess.
So the bike still go through
How often does the bridge go up?
There's a list of schedule raises online
why are there so many bikers? and why do they think they own the damn road?
Cyclists are common in London
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how often the bridge raises daily ?
DJ_URBAN_BG: Depends on how many tall ships need to pass through but nowhere near as many these days as when the Pool of London was a part of the Port of London and ships needed to dock at the wharves so that cargo from all over the world could be unloaded and stored in the many warehouses which once lined both sides of the River Thames between London Bridge and Limehouse, and beyond. Building a fixed bridge at this point along the river would have prevented vessels from proceeding further upstream towards London Bridge and so that's why a bascule and suspension bridge was designed and built; and so named Tower Bridge not for the fact it has two towers but for the fact it is next to the Tower of London..
Once in a blue moon. I’ve lived in London all my life and only seen raise about 3 times
DJ_URBAN_BG it raises on average about 1000 times a year these days, so 2 point something times a day.
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It’s sad that they replaced the old traffic light
They were replaced back in 2016
Up until 1977, there were no traffic lights at tower bridge
Ah wow, that's interesting
Wow...
Which country from?
UK.
i have never seen tower bridge raise EXCEPT on tv
I really thought European's mindset for traffic was different than here in Latin America where they don't even care about traffic lights and people in motorcycles or bikes were the worst but I'm glad we're not the only ones
wow
And song is London bridge is falling down falling down falling down London bridge is falling down my fair lady
Have a thick rope raise up at both sides of the gates of the bridge, but only a short distance. Exiting cars can just drive over it, but illegally-entering cyclists will be tripped up, or will have to get off the bike before lifting it over, by which time, the gates will probably be closed!
Nice to see the old mechanical bells gone and replaced with alarms.
Nathan Rigby Well, I have never heard bells ring at this bridge. Only alarms which I presume replaced the bells around 1990s 2000s. There use to be bells on the back of the old GEC Traffic signals. There's some bells on the walls also. Two Klaxon alarms are in use currently I think.
How does no one know this is tower bridge
That last motorbike to go through should be done for "jumping" a red light at the very least, no excuse end of; as for the last two cyclists whom tried to get through even though the 2nd gate was closing, what the hell where they thing of? just sheer damned impatience by the looks of it
That's London for you lol
Why have the stupid cyclists gone in front of the traffic lights ???
Because everyone is in a rush in London and people can't wait.
This is not excuse
@@mike.5050 I agree with you. Them cyclists should get fined.
@@UKLevelCrossingsChannel or they can't be arsed to cycle to another bridge 12 metres upstream.
If anything it’s a good thing. They reduce the congestion behind then they go infringe tif the lights. If they cut the lights and go round the gate is when it causes problems. I dint see why they can’t put a red light camera nearby.
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More like London bridge is going up than London bridge is falling down.
Average_Joe87 It’s not London Bridge it’s Tower Bridge ... London Bridge is a different bridge
that was so close that gate could have hit the cyclist and the motorbike rider if they risk their lives going through here before the bridge goes up
IT NOW HAS LEVEL CROSSING LIGHTS
Really? I doubting that as I've seen videos filmed recently that show these traffic lights still in place
@@UKLevelCrossingsChannel they were replaced in 2019
Ganon pala yun...
How many times a day did the bridge to be lifted?
Mahirap pag rush hours nila tinaas ang bridge...late sa trabaho ang mga tao
There's an online timetable for bridge lifts here
She spoke kannada ! Wow
Wait what is that UK
Yes in London