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Author Re: A "Traffic Calming" area?
Jackal24

2004-11-01, 4:07 am

poboxdc@ix.netcom.com wrote in news:3F8612E2.65FF1A94@ix.netcom.com:

> ORIGINAL POSTING:
>
>
> I took this photo this afternoon. Notice how everything has
> a new, glamorous name nowadays? Then I soon encountered five (5)
> speed bumps on this street.
>
> (ken)
>
> http://www.zyworld.com/maryland/traffic.htm
>
>
> john wardle wrote:
>
> I'll tell you what ..... if I lived in a house where the local
> fire truck, medic unit or a local police car had to respond
> and drive over five or ten speed humps, I think I'd go ahead
> and move. While some firemen have said they can travel
> over them at close to full speed, I believe it's a great
> way to damage a costly fire truck or medic unit. If I need
> an emergency vehicle at my home for a life-saving emergency,
> I don't want them taking additional time -- trying to slow
> down (and speed up) over speed bumps.
>
> (ken)


I have found in my Suburban that I can go over a speed bump at full
speed, while a speed hump requires a major slowdown.
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