SpeedBumps


Go slow and be rewarded with flat speed bumps

We happen to know of a housing development in Southern California that recently had its central road repaved. Out went the crumbling asphalt and nasty old speed bumps, and in went shiny new black pavement... and an additional helping of nasty new speed bumps. The paving company had actually doubled the number of bumps, presumably in an attempt to slow down traffic through this residential area. What actually resulted was cars now speeding up even quicker and slowing even faster between the bumps, wasting gas, wearing out brakes and putting out ... Read more →

Speed bumps are bad for the planet Jonathon Ramsey

Britain's Automobile Association has found another bump in the road to environmental kindness: speed bumps and really low speed limits. They took a car that got 58-mpg running a constant 30-MPH, and ...

Selective speed bumps only nail you if you speed Erin Mays

Yeah, somebody finally figured out a way not to penalize the rest of us for people who speed in low-limit areas. Observe the embedded video, which depicts a new invention by Gwyn Harvey. ...

Go slow and be rewarded with flat speed bumps 11 months ago on Autoblog

We happen to know of a housing development in Southern California that recently had its central road repaved. Out went the crumbling asphalt and nasty old speed bumps, and in went shiny new black pavement... and an additional helping of nasty new speed bumps. The paving company had actually doubled ...

Speed bumps are bad for the planet 1 year ago on Autoblog

Britain's Automobile Association has found another bump in the road to environmental kindness: speed bumps and really low speed limits. They took a car that got 58-mpg running a constant 30-MPH, and ran it over speedbumps at the Millbrook Proving Ground, slowing down and speeding up for each bump. ...

Selective speed bumps only nail you if you speed 3 years ago on Autoblog

Yeah, somebody finally figured out a way not to penalize the rest of us for people who speed in low-limit areas. Observe the embedded video, which depicts a new invention by Gwyn Harvey. Selective speed bumps gauge your speed upon approach, a sign flashes to warn you if you're speeding, and ...






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