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Can someone enlighten me on why we need a smarter speed bump? If cars going too fast are going to be damaged either way, there's no benefits on that end. If t
by bfung 9y ago
Can someone enlighten me on why we need a smarter speed bump?
If cars going too fast are going to be damaged either way, there's no benefits on that end.
If the motivation is that cars can go slightly faster overall over the bump to reduce traffic... then don't put a bump there!?!?
Slow traffic will still be slow?
- freditup 9y agoSpeed bumps can be painful for those with back injuries (and likely other injuries). An elderly relative of mine would have to get out of vehicles at curbs or speed bumps and get back in the car on the other side. A smarter speed bump could presumably reduce this pain as long as one goes over the speed bump at a slow speed.
- azinman2 9y agoIt’s so that when you go the appropriate speed you don’t feel the bump.
- allannienhuis 9y agoWhich can reduce damage of delicate loads, like ambulances. I expect it would reduce wear-and-tear on suspension of heavy vehicles too.
- bfung 9y agoI wonder if that would make people drive progressively faster over a stretch of road until they notice the bump. Or more common, people will speed towards the bump and again, brake right before it.
- dsfyu404ed 9y ago...and the neighborhood Concerned Mothers Association (TM) that worked so hard to get the town to install them will then start complaining when they have to listen to every motorcycle and riced out Civic accelerate after the bump.
- masklinn 9y ago> Can someone enlighten me on why we need a smarter speed bump? So that there is only a "bump" if you're above the limit, that would be less annoying (and potentially damaging for low-clearance cars) for people who follow the rules.
- jacquesm 9y agoWell, let me give you one reason why: Last year I got launched by a speedbump on my bicycle and broke my leg in six places. I could have really done without that given the fact that I wasn't exceeding the speedlimit and wasn't driving a car.
- bfung 9y agoI believe only in Russia does a speedbump launch someone and in America, you only launch yourself off speedbumps. Apologies if joking about it is too soon =P Unsure how this fluid bump would affect bikes - maybe it has too much traction and you get launched over the handles at certain speeds?
- rconti 9y agoBecause speed bump design varies greatly; many are very hard on your vehicle to go over at very low speeds, the size/shape of the bump has nothing to do with the speed limit, it seems. Often I need to go 5mph over a speed bump in a 25mph zone. It's bad for everyone. Wear and tear, noise pollution, brake dust+emissions pollution from speeding up and slowing down, etc. Sometimes there are big long speed bumps that are actually MORE comfortable to take at higher-than-legal speeds. And it's encouraged an arms race in vehicles in the US; it undoubtedly influences people to buy bigger/heavier/taller vehicles with longer-travel suspension.
- lloeki 9y agoSome square speed bumps have a square form factor, wedge shaped sides over here so that if you aim with the bump right in the middle of the car, sufficiently wide-tracked wheels are on each side, negating the bump, presumably for emergency vehicles and buses to not be concerned with the bump. Obviously obnoxious SUVs and the like are impervious to this, obliviously driving over. Conversely, a chat with my local mechanic turned up an issue with unprotected engine underside (like with most cheap to mid-range cars) means there's a sufficiently higher chance to rip the oil drain plug, meaning slightly increased tow-in rates with each new speed bump. Nasty, although more recent cars have undersides now in an effort to reduce drag and improve compliance with emission regulations.
- celticninja 9y agoIf this encourages everyone to drive at a similar speed then it will improve traffic throughput overall. hard braking by someone speeding can have a wave effect miles down the road.