That's OK, we'll just have to look out for our own topes, like the ones I happened upon today.
Even though they were on a side street that dead ends in a parking lot for a hiking trail, so not quite the same as ones on a main road, but seeing them made me think of your posts ;)
My neighbors recently passed around a petition to have two of them installed on the street where I live. There's no escape...
Looking forward to when you can pick this up.
Looking forward to when you can pick this up.Originally Posted by Rick Quinn
Yee Ha!
Mark
a/k/a "SLEEPING POLICEMEN"
In Merry Ole England they refer to these as being a "SLEEPING POLICEMEN."
Mark
Enjoying the report!
They are also commonly referred to as "Speed Humps" (or Bumps) here in the UK. They're commonly used to try and reduce speed in built up residential areas and rural villages, that would be considered a 'cut through' by locals in an attempt to save time and avoid queues on the main routes, especially during morning and evening rush hours.
Dave
RoadTrip Guru & Moderator
The Difference
Speed 'bumps' and speed 'humps' are two different animals. About a year ago I did a fair amount of research on this when my local homeowners association was proposing to spend $30,000 to rip up our existing humps (which had replaced previous bumps that the neighbors hated) and replace those humps with bumps!!! Bumps are high and very narrow, force you to slow to about 5 mph, and are meant for parking lots. Humps, sometimes referred to as 'tables', are lower and wider, force you to slow down to about 15 mph, and are meant for neighborhood streets.
AZBuck
I much prefer Humps!
I will be darned, learn something new here, just about every day. Armed with this new information -- I much prefer Humps!
Mark
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