Originally Posted by ianathuth

When I take my grandson to nursery school we have to drive over half a mile down a road with a 30 mph speed limit which has traffic calming humps at very frequent intervals. Thes humps are square, one on each side of the road. If you try to drive over them at under 30 mph in a car you get jolted very badly no matter how slow you go. This is very painful for someone with back problems.

Do these humps slow down traffic? No, they do quite the opposite. Motorbikes just drive at ridiculous speeds in the centre of the road in the gap between the humps. Large lorries have a wheelbase wide enough to avoid them having to put a wheel on the humps. Most car drivers, particularly the locals, drive like a bat out of hell over the humps saying the faster you go, the less you feel them.

I wonder what the legal position is if you claim compensation for injury to your back or damage to your vehicle as a result of having to drive over these humps?