WATCH: Speed bump overdose

[robcornelius]

This video really needs a smart car in it

[oisin]

I have on the authority of a Northern Ireland friend that while in most of the UK they are known as sleeping policemen, in the North of Ireland they were known sometimes as dead policemen.

[phuzz]

I’m told that one should slow down whilst driving over these things. Never seen the point meself, that’s what the suspension is for.

[ugh]

So what do they call policemen who are sleeping? (Or is that a self-answering question?)

[davolente]

Agree. The “sleeping policeman” term has long since gone out of fashion in the UK. Probably went the same way as other buzz-words created by publicists like “chunnel” for the channel tunnel and “open channel” (a great UK government creation) for CB radio. Also agree that the bumps are (along with mini-chicanes, 20 mph speed limits and speed cameras) the the invention of the devil incarnate. I drive for a living and there’s hardly a bump-free zone anywhere in my home town. I’m convinced that they do the car’s suspension and tyres no good at all. Great scheme, eh? Yes - we’ll give you roads but then we’ll make it more difficult for you to actually use them. In fact, we’d rather you not use them at all.

[anon24181555]

Wait! I got it!

[anon68952647]

Coffeemilk Bubblers

poetry.

[shaddack]

Random thought…

Electrically actuated/assisted suspension. Laser scanner for 3d-scanning the road surface in front of the car. (Which may also auto-upload the location and size of potholes to the road-repairing agency.) Active lifting or lowering the wheel, in addition to the mechanical suspension action, based on the 3d model of the road and model of the car’s dynamic behavior. Possibly able to “thump” the wheel down to force a slight car jump over particularly bad-edge holes.

Could be useful for quite some roads too.

[WearySky]

I remember seeing them called “speed ramps” somewhere when I was living in Ireland. I liked that term, sounded more like a challenge than a request to slow down.