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Paul Boyd wrote on 04/10/2006 18:52 +0100:
On 04/10/2006 16:04, POHB said, I'd guess that most damage caused by humps is because folks have gone over them too fast anyway "Most" maybe, but there are a lot of humps that feel as if you're driving over a kerb. Doing that regularly will cause more than usual wear and tear on suspension. I gather they removed the speed bumps in Helsinki after wrecking a few snow ploughs in the first snowfall and having the city sued for repairs to the underside of a low slung and expensive Ferrari. -- Tony "Anyone who conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence; he is just using his memory." - Leonardo da Vinci |
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POHB wrote:
I'd guess that most damage caused by humps is because folks have gone over them too fast anyway Would you expect to be able to drive along a 30 mph limited road, at 30 mph (assuming that 30 mph was not excessive for the other conditions), without damaging your vehicle? -- Matt B |
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I had a really heavy fall on one of these, off to hospital, the lot. It's a
big mistake to introduce actual hazards while citing safety. In this I'd include overwide/ unnecessary central bollards, also projecting pavement widenings. These are often unmarked. -- John Clayton www.calder-clarion.co.uk "Tony Raven" wrote in message ... Commiserations but write to the Council and inform them of the danger. I find speed humps at night on a bike a real danger. The full width ones knock you around a bit but the really bad ones are the square ones with quite steep sides. Its only the white paint that picks them out from the tarmac and if you hit the side unexpectedly it can throw you |
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John Clayton wrote:
I had a really heavy fall on one of these, off to hospital, the lot. You should report it to the police. The 'contributory factors' for injury accidents are collected and reported, and used, to some extent, to develop, and to justify, road safety policy. The last report showed "Traffic calming" as a factor in 0% of all injury accidents, probably because nobody ever reports it. The powers-that-be will cite it as evidence for claiming humps never cause accidents. -- Matt B |
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"Matt B" wrote in message ... John Clayton wrote: I had a really heavy fall on one of these, off to hospital, the lot. You should report it to the police. The 'contributory factors' for injury accidents are collected and reported, and used, to some extent, to develop, and to justify, road safety policy. The last report showed "Traffic calming" as a factor in 0% of all injury accidents, probably because nobody ever reports it. The powers-that-be will cite it as evidence for claiming humps never cause accidents. A few years back there was a speed hump on the road from Downton into the New Forest. Built like the ski-jump flight deck of the Invincible (designed to get planes aloft in an upwards direction)... killed a family... got ripped up soon after. |
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ian henden wrote: "Matt B" wrote in message ... John Clayton wrote: I had a really heavy fall on one of these, off to hospital, the lot. You should report it to the police. The 'contributory factors' for injury accidents are collected and reported, and used, to some extent, to develop, and to justify, road safety policy. The last report showed "Traffic calming" as a factor in 0% of all injury accidents, probably because nobody ever reports it. The powers-that-be will cite it as evidence for claiming humps never cause accidents. A few years back there was a speed hump on the road from Downton into the New Forest. Built like the ski-jump flight deck of the Invincible (designed to get planes aloft in an upwards direction)... killed a family... got ripped up soon after. As a cyclist, I dislike speed humps. They cause discomfort and confusion. As a parent, I am grateful for their probable saving of one of my children from hurt, by having slowed down the car in front of which he had stupidly walked. As a participant in transport groups I also feel obliged to say that he might have been paying more attention if the traffic had been able to go faster. And humps have caused 4x4s, haven't they? |
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scott135 wrote: My local Highways department has seen fit to create new speed humps . . . [snip] Dear Scott, Here I was looking forward to seeing some racy posts--pardon the pun-- about rapid intercourse from the usually reserved British crowd. But instead it's just about some new road bumps, possibly created by your local Highways department sleeping with policemen. Disappointedly, Carl Fogel |
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Little/ big bit of new news. Driving home (this time) down the same bit of
road. Cyclist in front of me falls off on the first hump (I fell on the second one). He seemed unhurt, certainly claimed so. Blody buggaring things. -- John "showing my bias" Clayton ... John Clayton wrote: I had a really heavy fall on one of these, off to hospital, the lot. |
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Matt B wrote:
The last report showed "Traffic calming" as a factor in 0% of all injury accidents, probably because nobody ever reports it. The powers-that-be will cite it as evidence for claiming humps never cause accidents. One of my main gripes about speed humps, as we enter the darker and wetter half of the year, is that they cause cars' headlights to bounce as they pass over them, which can vary from distracting to dazzling, and can seriously hinder the visibility of the most vulnerable road users - cyclists and pedestrians. -- Stevie D \\\\\ ///// Bringing dating agencies to the \\\\\\\__X__/////// common hedgehog since 2001 - "HedgeHugs" ___\\\\\\\'/ \'///////_____________________________________________ |
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Stevie D wrote:
Matt B wrote: The last report showed "Traffic calming" as a factor in 0% of all injury accidents, probably because nobody ever reports it. The powers-that-be will cite it as evidence for claiming humps never cause accidents. One of my main gripes about speed humps, as we enter the darker and wetter half of the year, is that they cause cars' headlights to bounce as they pass over them, which can vary from distracting to dazzling, and can seriously hinder the visibility of the most vulnerable road users - cyclists and pedestrians. The law of unintendes consequences in operation. pk |
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