Speed bumps how effective?
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If it's the square LUMPS rather than the HUMPS: Get a WIDER car! The thing I can't stand are those road narrowing thingymajigs! you take a busy road, block one lane off and FORCE the traffic to use the same piece of Tarmac! Before too long this little piece of tarmac has broken into "Potholes" from being totally overloaded!Very clever these councilors! 
Trying to get one removed from a road in my village, as it's over the maximum height (100mm), never mind the maximum government recommended height (75mm), with approach and departure ramps far steeper than allowed. Result? My car can't actually get over it. It turns out that its size makes it legally an obstruction in the highway, and the council must remove it. Their engineer doesn't believe me about the dimensions, so he's agreed to meet me on site to check.
Best part is, prior to these bumps, there had been no accidents. Since the installation, some poor sod has been knocked down by a car which had just travelled over the speed bump. That worked then....
Best part is, prior to these bumps, there had been no accidents. Since the installation, some poor sod has been knocked down by a car which had just travelled over the speed bump. That worked then....
SS - How would I go about measuring them, ie: from what point?
I live in an area that has speedbumps on every street. In my TVR T350 it's a nightmare. I have to slow down to almost zero to take the bumps, and even then a couple of them still scrape the car, no matter how slow I go, ie: stopping completely before the bump. They are all clearly different heights, which is annoying because you think you know what speed to take them without damaging your vehicle, but then the next bump is higher and 'crunch'. I'm pretty sure some near me are too high. Would like to know how to measure them.
I live in an area that has speedbumps on every street. In my TVR T350 it's a nightmare. I have to slow down to almost zero to take the bumps, and even then a couple of them still scrape the car, no matter how slow I go, ie: stopping completely before the bump. They are all clearly different heights, which is annoying because you think you know what speed to take them without damaging your vehicle, but then the next bump is higher and 'crunch'. I'm pretty sure some near me are too high. Would like to know how to measure them.
Speedhumps don't really slow me down at all.
I don't tend to do much more than 30-90mph on the types of roads that have them anyway, and those ones that are ambulance freindly are also large car freindly so no slowing down is required, you can straddle them easily.
Having said that, I do need new front balljoints again and these ones have only done 10,000 miles...
I don't tend to do much more than 30-90mph on the types of roads that have them anyway, and those ones that are ambulance freindly are also large car freindly so no slowing down is required, you can straddle them easily.
Having said that, I do need new front balljoints again and these ones have only done 10,000 miles...
Speed humps are very effective...at costing you money! I went around to my mates(over about 15 of the bloody things)at 40mph straddling them no problem. Two mates get in the car and the first hump we got to and WHAM!...I need a new exhaust system! M.
PS - I'm praying it's done for Wednesday when I leave for Le Mans.
PS - I'm praying it's done for Wednesday when I leave for Le Mans.
Shouldn't tell you this but after a bottle of Goats do Roam I love my fellow man, then look at the speed hump on approach.
Ten to one at the kerb side it will be flush with actual road height to allow water to drain away. Now if this is wide enough for your nearside wheel use it leaving your offisde wheels to take the height of the bump. You will find that you can travel faster over the hump that both wheels over the hump.
Remember that:
1. All the broken glass/crap lies at the verge edge, and
2, Bumps were put down for a reason despite the fact that you may not agree.
DVD
Ten to one at the kerb side it will be flush with actual road height to allow water to drain away. Now if this is wide enough for your nearside wheel use it leaving your offisde wheels to take the height of the bump. You will find that you can travel faster over the hump that both wheels over the hump.
Remember that:
1. All the broken glass/crap lies at the verge edge, and
2, Bumps were put down for a reason despite the fact that you may not agree.
DVD
My everyday car is a 1966 mini which I have optimised the suspension. My fellow villagers (numpties) got speed bumps installed and I have to go less than 5mph over them to avoid bashing my head on the roof/collapsing my seat. The accelleration noise reminds them that it was a stupid decision. All the people who speed ridiculously on their rat runs drive over them at silly speeds. My mums Pug 106 diesel will go over the harshest of bumps with ease. The quicker the better. So, by installing speed bumps in your area, you do nothing to tame the traffic, just give yourself a headache from people with interesting cars (usually with big engines).......
My village has been ruined (used to be a good hillclimb)
My village has been ruined (used to be a good hillclimb)
crunch, crunch, crunch...Id just like to say my everyday car is a 1965 MG Midget, if I cannot fit between the gap of a speed bump I have to slow to almost nothing to then lightly scrap my exhust.
What I find as a problem is that almost every new car can take these doing 30 with little problem, hence when I slow down for every speed bump im almost in an RTA as every joy is not expecting a car to practicly stop for what is Mount Eversit for such a small car.
What I find as a problem is that almost every new car can take these doing 30 with little problem, hence when I slow down for every speed bump im almost in an RTA as every joy is not expecting a car to practicly stop for what is Mount Eversit for such a small car.
SoftwareSorcerer said:
Trying to get one removed from a road in my village, as it's over the maximum height (100mm), never mind the maximum government recommended height (75mm), with approach and departure ramps far steeper than allowed. Result? My car can't actually get over it. It turns out that its size makes it legally an obstruction in the highway, and the council must remove it. Their engineer doesn't believe me about the dimensions, so he's agreed to meet me on site to check.
Best part is, prior to these bumps, there had been no accidents. Since the installation, some poor sod has been knocked down by a car which had just travelled over the speed bump. That worked then....
100mm ... unlucky. There are 4 on my road which are all around 90mm in height. The clearance under my T350 is tiny to say the least (less than 1cm). Unfortunately these bumps do follow the rules so I just need to accelerate between them. (This was much noiser in my old Chimaera though ... the neighbours used to get really pissed at me popping and banging my way down the road ... yeah, so complain to the council please).
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