No Access to Home without Several Speed Humps

Gordon_Hose

I've never damaged any of the cars I've owned on speed humps...

withabix

The forces on a car in normal driving (such as going round corners) are much more severe than going over a speed hump.

Car suspension is intended to deal with physical changes in the road surfice, so speed humps should not be an issue to a properly maintained and un-modified car. I drive 30,000 miles or more per year and have done for the last 25 years. I've never damaged a car on a speed hump.

As for being able to drive over the speed humps at the speed limit of the road....what utter nonsense that is. They are there so that you DON'T drive at that speed and to discourage the use of certain roads as rat-runs.

misssarahleigh

Ah, but have any of you owned a 96 Corsa or are you all driving relativly new cars which are ultimatly better equiped and more durable?

As for being able to drive over the speed humps at the speed limit of the road....what utter nonsense that is. They are there so that you DON'T drive at that speed and to discourage the use of certain roads as rat-runs.

Well, should they not reduce the speed of the road? If it states 30 mph but you can only reasonably take the speed hump at 20 mph, should it not then become a 20 mph road?

And i don't quite understand "They are there so that you DON'T drive at that speed".

Speed humps are there so i don't drive at the legal limit?

The road isn't a rat run. Once at the top of my road it ends. There isn't anywhere to cut through to so that isn't an issue.

The speed hump has the same effect of some potholes. Your repeatedly jolting you car (depending on the type of hump). It is surely common sence that this makes your car do more work? The pressure exerted on your car traverling 1/2 mile on a flat surface is different to that same 1/2 mile with speed humps.

flyingscotno1

misssarahleigh wrote: »

The ones on my other route i go over at bearly 5 mph in first gear and they still make my entire car shudder.

Even if i go over them at 10/20 mph it still jolts the car.

I did see on another forum while having a nosey. If the road is 30 mph then you should be able to pass safley over the speed humps at 30 mph. I don't see this happening.

Jeeze, either they are huge humps or you have one hard sprung car! The council near me puts in humps that are dead easy to cross at 30 mphs, the ramps are shallow so do 25mph and it is comfortable but higher it is annoying. It is all about installing the correct profile and many are too steep but anyway.

The if it is a 30mph limit you must be able to cross at 30 is nonsense surely. In my years in transport I've never heard it quoted by councils et al. In that analogy if the country road near me is 60mph limit I should be able to take every corner at 60 no issues even though it would need a Ferrari F1 car to get round the corner without crashing a that rate?

In my view the speed limit is the maximum speed permissible by law but it is up to the driver to pick and appropriate speed given the road features, their vehicle, alignment and weather conditions, speed humps or no humps.

Gordon_Hose

misssarahleigh wrote: »

Ah, but have any of you owned a 96 Corsa or are you all driving relativly new cars which are ultimatly better equiped and more durable?



Well, should they not reduce the speed of the road? If it states 30 mph but you can only reasonably take the speed hump at 20 mph, should it not then become a 20 mph road?

And i don't quite understand "They are there so that you DON'T drive at that speed".

Speed humps are there so i don't drive at the legal limit?

The road isn't a rat run. Once at the top of my road it ends. There isn't anywhere to cut through to so that isn't an issue.

The speed hump has the same effect of some potholes. Your repeatedly jolting you car (depending on the type of hump). It is surely common sence that this makes your car do more work? The pressure exerted on your car traverling 1/2 mile on a flat surface is different to that same 1/2 mile with speed humps.

I drive a 1999 Ford Escort, and my Oh has a 2000 Vauxhall Corsa.

Before that I had 2 2000 Vauxhall Astra's.

None of them suffered at the hands of speed bumps.

Speed bumps do not have the same effect as pot holes, pot holes are often missed and hit at speed, hence why there's damage to a car. Generally, you see a speed bump coming and slow down accordingly.

Have you ever damaged a car on speed bumps?

misssarahleigh

Gordon_Hose wrote: »

I drive a 1999 Ford Escort, and my Oh has a 2000 Vauxhall Corsa.

Before that I had 2 2000 Vauxhall Astra's.

None of them suffered at the hands of speed bumps.

Speed bumps do not have the same effect as pot holes, pot holes are often missed and hit at speed, hence why there's damage to a car. Generally, you see a speed bump coming and slow down accordingly.

Have you ever damaged a car on speed bumps?

I don't know, i avoid them lol

My main thought is 4 bumps to work, 4 on the way back, wanna go out thats another 4 bumps there and 4 back. I see it as, if somebody gives you a prod in the arm it may not hurt. But if they prod you day in day out 8-16 times a day, it's gonna start hurting. (sorry for the random metaphore)

It is quite well documented if you have a quick google search that repeatedly gowing over them does cause damage.

I wouldn't mind so much if i thought there was genuine need but i truely don't think there is.

Gordon_Hose

Going over speed humps may well speed up the wear on shock absorbers, but not by much (unless you hit them at Dukes of Hazzard speeds, screaming "YEEHAW!!" as you land the other side).

Just drive over them sensibly, and you'll be fine. I think you're worrying unnecessarily.

There is no way I can get in to the road my flat is on without going over speed bumps, so I'm in a similar situation. But I've never worried about it, it's not like either of us drive a particularly expensive or posh car, nor are they expensive to repair if something does break. It's just normal wear and tear, no road is perfectly flat!

You should try the M20 at Maidstone, that's like being on a waltzer lol

ariba10

There are two Potholes at the end of our road, but I know they are there and drive accordingly.

I do not see what the problem is.

Badger_Lady

I've been over humps at 10mph in my Daihatsu Hijet before, and the chassis has hit the floor from bounce! Driving down a newly-tarmac'd road is like a fairground ride to me. Some cars really aren't built to cope

wealdroam

Badger_Lady wrote: »

I've been over humps at 10mph in my Daihatsu Hijet before, and the chassis has hit the floor from bounce! Driving down a newly-tarmac'd road is like a fairground ride to me. Some cars really aren't built to cope

I don't know, but perhaps 5mph would be more appropriate then?