That doesn't sound like a speed bump, that sounds like a speed Matterhorn!
Alan
On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 3:42 PM, Jaap Aeckerlin <j.aeckerlin@gmail.com>wrote:
> Well, Alan, if speed bumps are never a problem for you, you have never been
> driving in my country!
> Recently I drove over one at 30 mph and for a moment I was afraid it
> broke my frame. 45 degrees slope up, then about 6 inches horizontal and then
> 45 degrees downslope - I can assure you I crept over the remaining bumps in
> that village! More and more we are faced with 30 km ( 18 ml) speed limits in
> town and village areas and the way to remind you of that limit is now
> frequently a speed bump every 100 yards or so. Can you image what fire
> engine and ambulance drivers' opinion is?
> Jack Aeckerlin, The Netherlands
> 1964 BJ8 29432
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