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Chimaera · 16-08-2005, 22:30

Well when we have any sort of 'traffic calming' measures going in any of the roads round here, copies of the proposed plans are submitted to the relevant agencies (including the emergency services) to ensure that the measures will not impede their response times. They have objected at times to the position and size of road humps on occasions, and changes have been made to accomodate their requirements. Having said that, I'm sure it must slow them down.
Round here we have the 'cushion' type in pairs across the road, so in theory emergency vehicles should be able to straddle them. In practice it doesn't work because of parked cars on both sides of the road.

16-08-2005, 22:30	#8
Chimaera Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 4,223	Re: Do speed bumps slow down response times ? Well when we have any sort of 'traffic calming' measures going in any of the roads round here, copies of the proposed plans are submitted to the relevant agencies (including the emergency services) to ensure that the measures will not impede their response times. They have objected at times to the position and size of road humps on occasions, and changes have been made to accomodate their requirements. Having said that, I'm sure it must slow them down. Round here we have the 'cushion' type in pairs across the road, so in theory emergency vehicles should be able to straddle them. In practice it doesn't work because of parked cars on both sides of the road.