RE: Worst Speed Bumps Name And Shamed

[march]

I'm sick of speed bumps, although I drive a Micra they still take their toll, since they were introduced on my estate I have had to replace all four engine mounts and the ball joints, these were changed 18 months ago and need doing again.

[Hooli]

slow down for them?
HTH

[march]

Any road with speed humps carries a mandatory 20mph speed limit, and as my estate is full of kids (including my own) I always drive slower than that, yet the damage still occurs.

[Sheriff JWPepper]

Never liked or understood speed humps. Especially those half ones that encourage you to weave all over the road to avoid.

Why don't they just lower the speed limit if that is what's deemed to be necessary rather than causing unnecessary wear & tear on vehicles and extra noise & pollution for residents.

[VictorMeldrew]

There are a few near me that started off bad enough, but have developed a dip on the far side where cars and particularly busses crash back down onto the road. This makes them twice the height the started out, and you go up a hill, a long way down into a valley then up the other side, if you see what I mean.

I swear at very moderate speeds my wife's A2 feel like its about to nose dive and flip end over end - there's a distinct feeling of the front wheels getting trapped in the dip. I wouldn't like to ry at any speed in a Smart car.

[deeps]

march said:

I'm sick of speed bumps, although I drive a Micra they still take their toll, since they were introduced on my estate I have had to replace all four engine mounts and the ball joints, these were changed 18 months ago and need doing again.

You say "although I drive a Micra" but that is the type of bouncy jelly car that will suffer the most from obstructions in the road.

My car has race suspension and even a smooth road shakes you to bits, but the Tein adjustable shocks are built to handle and take abuse, and don't allow much movement. Yours are soft and allow alot of movement in the joints as the wheels bounce up and down, which is knackering them twice as quick as should happen. Send the bill to the council and see what they say.

[Chrispy Porker]

replacing engine mounts after 18 months sound a bit extreme.
Poor you.

[streaky]

march said:

Any road with speed humps carries a mandatory 20mph speed limit, and as my estate is full of kids (including my own) I always drive slower than that, yet the damage still occurs.

Er, no. I know of many roads with speedbumps and 30mph limits - Streaky

[cuneus]

march said:

Any road with speed humps carries a mandatory 20mph speed limit, and as my estate is full of kids (including my own) I always drive slower than that, yet the damage still occurs.

As Streaky says that's wrong

[EU_Foreigner]

It encourages me to drive my X5 instead of any other car in town as it is wide enough to go over the bumps without any need to slow down. I now have to overtake cars that have to almost stop for the bumps. Guess it has achieved the opposite effect then ...