I too hate the damn things, and in my business I am required from time
to time to have them installed on properties my company manages. The
plastic "removable" ones are bad news, as they are steep and severe on
cars, and they get dislodged which tears holes in the paving. The
asphalt bumps can be made so that they are not as steep, but it's the
height that snags my MGs. Neither type does much to slow the people whom
one wants to slow.
There is another type of speed control that does seem to work better to
control speeds, yet doesn't rack up the cars. It's like a raised sidewalk
crossing the road, about six inches high, ramped up to a three or
four-foot wide sidewalk, then down the other side. These are easy to run
up on, but driving over fast launches the car skyward, so nobody does it
a second time. They don't just bump up the wheels and rip off the
exhaust. Alas, as they are more than just a simple strip of paving, they
cost lots more, so are infrequently used.
Bob
On Fri, 5 May 2000 11:19:25 -0700 "Dave Wood" <djw69@idt.net> writes:
> Does anyone besides me hate those damn speed bumps. I crawl over
> them and
> still drag most of the time. Perhaps there is some really rough
> sandpaper
> that we could put on the bottom of our B at the low spots and
> gradually sand
> down the bumps as be scrape over them. Any suggestions?
>
> Dave 72 B
>
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