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The traverse distance of a speed bump is typically less than or near to 0.3 m (1 ft); contrasting with the wider speed humps, which typically have a traverse distance of 3.0 to 4.3 m (10 to 14 ft). [5] [6] Speed bumps are used in parking lots and on small-neighborhood roads where space and cost are limited.
The term was originally used to refer to the Gravelly Hill Interchange on the M6 in Birmingham. [11] Map of types of special routes Special route A prefixed or suffixed numbered road in the United States that forms a loop or spur of a more dominant route of the same route number and system. Speed bump, speed hump, speed ramp, speed cushion, or ...
soft bread roll or a sandwich made from it (this itself is a regional usage in the UK rather than a universal one); in plural, breasts (vulgar slang e.g. "get your baps out, love"); a person's head (Northern Ireland). [21] barmaid *, barman a woman or man who serves drinks in a bar.
Speed bumps have limited effectiveness: They only modestly reduce average speeds and their impact is localized. Unintended consequences exist: Speed bumps can pose safety risks, increase noise ...
Drivers race on the apron at Chicagoland Speedway (the area between the white and yellow lines). aero cover See wheel shroud. air jacks Pneumatic cylinders strategically mounted to the frame near the wheels of a racing car, which project downwards to lift the car off the ground during a pit stop to allow for quick tire changes or provide mechanics access to the underside of the car for repairs.
CB slang is the distinctive anti-language, argot, or cant which developed among users of Citizens Band radio (CB), especially truck drivers in the United States during the 1970s and early 1980s. [1] The slang itself is not only cyclical, but also geographical. Through time, certain terms are added or dropped as attitudes towards it changed.
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.
A speed bump is a bump on a road designed to slow traffic. Speed bump may also refer to: Speed Bump, a comic strip by Dave Coverly; A skin rash that may result from injecting methamphetamine; A type of task assigned to teams on the reality TV series The Amazing Race; Speedbumps: Flooring It Through Hollywood, a 2006 autobiography by American ...