Do speed humps really slow down drivers? Here's what the data says

Road safety measures such as speed humps and speed tables play a vital role in reducing road casualties, but there are more ...
Jalopnik

Harvard Is Hurting But At Least Cambridge Is Finally Getting Speed Humps

The humble speed hump is a proven winner when it comes to, in the terminology of transportation geeks, "traffic calming." They compel leadfoots to slow down when driving through residential ...
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Dougherty County neighborhoods petition for speed humps

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - Several Dougherty County neighborhoods are petitioning for speed humps, to try to improve traffic safety. They’re each asking the Dougherty County Commission for thousands of ...
WDRB

Speed hump policy change eases application process, does not guarantee installation

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — If you want to get drivers to slow down on your street, the city of Louisville is making one solution easier. Public Works is changing their policy for the process of ...
AOL

Kennewick adopts new speed hump rules. Half in this neighborhood had to be ripped out

After hard-to-find guidelines led to an incorrectly issued permit and neighbors clashing about new speed humps, the Kennewick council has approved new codes. And the speed humps installed in this ...
Jalopnik

Here's Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About The Different Types Of Speed Humps

According to a study from AAA, the average risk of severe injury for a pedestrian struck by a vehicle reaches 10 percent at an impact speed of 16 mph, 25 percent at 23 mph, 50 percent at 31 mph, 75 ...
NJ.com

On Newark block, neighbors wonder if speed hump does more harm than good

When Tina Cyran bought her Newark house in 2016, the lone speed hump in the middle of her block on South 11th Street was not a concern. After all, research had long established that speed humps, as ...
Tennessean

Since 2022, Nashville neighborhood speed barriers have more than quadrupled. Here's why

The number of Nashville streets with speed humps has jumped from 22 to 162 in three years Most drivers interviewed said they hate them while at the same time understanding the need to slow vehicles ...
MassLive

Many Boston residents want speed humps — but worry about where they’re installed

One way Boston is trying to tame its infamously unruly traffic problem is by installing thousands of speed humps on small streets around the city to force drivers to slow down. Unlike some other ...
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Burnham Park residents want new speed humps. Here's how to request one

Burnham Park resident Saúl Lopez Jr. woke to the sound of a crash outside his home in October 2020. When he went to investigate, several neighbors were gathered in the street. His car and four others ...
Tennessean

I giggled at every ‘speed hump’ sign. Then I realized there was a story to tell

Brad Schmitt has been living in Nashville and writing on and off for The Tennessean since 1990. Schmitt first presented a speed humps story to his colleagues by saying, this is the dumbest idea I've ...