| ▲ | maratc 9 hours ago | |||||||||||||
Street bumps are much more efficient in lowering speed than either "automated controls" or "manual controls". You (plus neighbours, probably) could petition your council to put one (or several) on your street. | ||||||||||||||
| ▲ | buran77 9 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |||||||||||||
The elegant way to implement such a speed limit is to have the driver do a "slalom" between things like trees or parking spots set alternatively between the two sides of the street, or green islands in the middle of the street. It forces a low driving speed without the discomfort and potential damage caused by speed bumps. Street bumps are a discomfort even for those who respect the speed limit, and sometimes for residents (more noise) so they don't have popular support unless it's a problematic area, with a low safety record. There are high tech bumps that incorporate a radar sped detector and instantly raise in front of speeding cars but there are costly and require more maintenance. | ||||||||||||||
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| ▲ | eloisant 9 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||||||||
Street bumps are no longer allowed in France. Existing ones can stay, but cities can't create new ones. Instead they create bottlenecks and turns to force cars to slow down. | ||||||||||||||
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| ▲ | trgn 9 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||||||||
My street has speedbumps since a few years and its been an amqzing improvement | ||||||||||||||
| ▲ | sam_lowry_ 9 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |||||||||||||
Street bumps damage cars, make noise and create even more pollution. I head of a neighborhood action were drivers were honking on newly installed speed bumps. Until they got removed. | ||||||||||||||