Comments on: Don't Fear the Speed Hump http://blog.tstc.org/2008/07/28/dont-fear-the-speed-hump/ News and opinion from the Tri-State Transportation Campaign Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:36:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Jim http://blog.tstc.org/2008/07/28/dont-fear-the-speed-hump/comment-page-1/#comment-591 Jim Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:58:37 +0000 http://mobilizingtheregion.wordpress.com/?p=511#comment-591 Tests show Speed Bumps [or "Speed Humps"] are bad for the planet.... Posted on "autoblog" by Jonathon Ramsey: The British Automobile Association recently completed an environmental impact study using the Millbrook Proving Ground for the test, by installing temporary speed bumps at prescribed intervals, then using a test car that averages 58mpg @ a constant 30mph, then slowing down and speeding up for each bump. Fuel economy dropped to 31mpg, The findings correlate with those of Great Britain's Transport Research Laboratory that found the level of poisonous CO Emissions rose as much as 82% and nitrous oxide emissions increased by as much as 37% on roads equipped with speed bumps. [Source: Channel 4](UK) Tests show Speed Bumps [or "Speed Humps"] are bad for the planet….

Posted on “autoblog” by Jonathon Ramsey:

The British Automobile Association recently completed an environmental impact study using the Millbrook Proving Ground for the test, by installing temporary speed bumps at prescribed intervals, then using a test car that averages 58mpg @ a constant 30mph, then slowing down and speeding up for each bump. Fuel economy dropped to 31mpg,
The findings correlate with those of Great Britain’s Transport Research Laboratory that found the level of poisonous CO Emissions rose as much as 82% and nitrous oxide emissions increased by as much as 37% on roads equipped with speed bumps.

[Source: Channel 4](UK)

]]> By: Antonio http://blog.tstc.org/2008/07/28/dont-fear-the-speed-hump/comment-page-1/#comment-592 Antonio Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:35:44 +0000 http://mobilizingtheregion.wordpress.com/?p=511#comment-592 James: Some factory vehicles do have a low profile, namely being high performance sports cars. James:

Some factory vehicles do have a low profile, namely being high performance sports cars.

]]> By: James http://blog.tstc.org/2008/07/28/dont-fear-the-speed-hump/comment-page-1/#comment-593 James Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:47:08 +0000 http://mobilizingtheregion.wordpress.com/?p=511#comment-593 This fear is not a legit one. The article states that the municipality is worried about lawsuits that could arise from damage to the undercarriage of cars with low profiles. The only cars which could be damaged from traffic calming infrastructure are those that are modified ("dropped") to make them lower to the ground than they are from the factory. No showroom stock vehicle is going to have a problem with speed bumps or rumble strips, and a court would throw this out because no one forced the motorist to make the modifications to the vehicle in the first place. This fear is not a legit one. The article states that the municipality is worried about lawsuits that could arise from damage to the undercarriage of cars with low profiles. The only cars which could be damaged from traffic calming infrastructure are those that are modified (“dropped”) to make them lower to the ground than they are from the factory. No showroom stock vehicle is going to have a problem with speed bumps or rumble strips, and a court would throw this out because no one forced the motorist to make the modifications to the vehicle in the first place.

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