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The extent of the damage: Minor scrapes and scratches caused by a speed bump are unlikely to be covered by your car insurance policy, as they fall under the category of "wear and tear."
Speed humps, parabolic devices that are less aggressive than speed bumps. Speed cushions, two or three small speed humps sitting in a line across the road that slow cars down but allows wider emergency vehicles to straddle them so as not to slow emergency response time. Speed tables, long flat-topped speed humps that slow cars more gradually ...
While speed bumps generally slow cars to 10–15 km/h (5–10 mph), humps slow cars to 25–30 km/h (15–20 mph). The narrow traverse distance of speed bumps often allows vehicles to pass over them at high speed with only mild disturbance to the wheels and suspension, and hardly affecting the vehicle cab and its occupants.
Fresno’s most famous speed bumps have admirers everywhere. Thousands of online viewers take great delight in watching some of the city’s worst drivers fail to slow down for a set of speed bumps.
Unsafe at Any Speed: The Designed-In Dangers of the American Automobile is a non-fiction book by consumer advocate Ralph Nader, first published in 1965. Its central theme is that car manufacturers resisted the introduction of safety features (such as seat belts ), and that they were generally reluctant to spend money on improving safety.
The National Transportation Safety Board has recommended that all new automobiles come equipped with technology meant to make speeding difficult or impossible, a move that comes after an accident ...
The article as currently written seems to be primarily about why speed bumps are bad for you, your car, and Mother Teresa, and then proposes a "solution" available for a reasonable price at a dealer near you! 150.148.0.27 22:31, 25 September 2008 (UTC) I disagree.
It should be illegal to drive your car in a circle like a jerk.” New laws would bring higher fines and harsher penalties for motorists. Boise plans legal speed bumps for downtown cruise, targets ...