speed bumps

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• Speed cushion — Speed cushions are traffic calming devices designed as several small speed humps installed across the width of the road with spaces between them. They are generally installed in a series across a roadway resembling a split speed hump. The design… …   Wikipedia

• Speed bump — A speed bump (in British English a speed hump, road hump or sleeping policeman) is a velocity reducing feature of road design to slow traffic or reduce through traffic. A speed bump is a bump in a roadway with heights typically ranging between 3… …   Wikipedia

• Speed hump — A speed hump (also called a road hump or undulation,cite web |author=ITE title=Traffic Calming Measures – Speed Hump url=http://www.ite.org/traffic/hump.htm publisher=Institute of Transportation Engineers] and in Ireland called a speed ramp) is a …   Wikipedia

• speed bump — noun a hindrance to speeding created by a crosswise ridge in the surface of a roadway • Hypernyms: ↑hindrance, ↑hinderance, ↑hitch, ↑preventive, ↑preventative, ↑encumbrance, ↑incumbrance, ↑interference * * * …   Useful english dictionary

• Speed table — A speed table is a traffic calming device designed as a long speed hump with a flat section in the middle. Speed tables are generally long enough for the entire wheelbase of a passenger car to rest on top. [cite web |author=ITE title=Traffic… …   Wikipedia

• Bumps race — Bumps redirects here. For other uses, see Bump (disambiguation). A bump during Torpids at the University of Oxford, 1999: Jesus College Men s 1st VIII catch Hertford College. A bumps race is a form of rowing race in which a number of boats chase… …   Wikipedia

• speed hump — (SPEED hump) n. A low ridge that runs across a street and that is designed to slow down cars. A speed hump is a longer, flatter version of a speed bump. Example Citation: New York City, prepare for the speed hump. A hump, not to be confused,… …   New words

• Radar speed sign — Standard radar speed sign with block letters. Pictured with solar panel. A radar speed sign (also called a driver feedback sign, radar signs, Vehicle Activated Sign (UK), changeable message sign, Your Speed sign, radar feedback sign, speed radar… …   Wikipedia

• mobile speed bump — n. A car that travels at the speed limit to force the cars behind to do the same. Example Citations: The city of Vancouver is exploring the idea of sanctioning a grass roots traffic calming program that enlists the silent majority of reasonable,… …   New words

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• Traffic calming — is a set of strategies used by urban planners and traffic engineers which aim to slow down or reduce traffic, thereby improving safety for pedestrians and bicyclists as well as improving the environment for residents. Calming measures are common… …   Wikipedia