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  2. Speed bumps don't work: New approaches challenge long-held ...

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    For decades, speed bumps have been a go-to solution for calming traffic and improving pedestrian safety. However, recent research and growing community concerns are challenging this long-held ...

  3. Speed bump - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. Traffic calming - Wikipedia

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    Traffic engineers refer to three "E's" when discussing traffic calming: engineering, (community) education, and (police) enforcement.Because neighborhood traffic management studies have shown that residents often contribute to the perceived speeding problem within their neighborhoods, instructions on traffic calming (for example in Hass-Klau et al., 1992 [4]) stress that the most effective ...

  5. Raised pavement marker - Wikipedia

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    The surface of this type of vibrating coating line is distributed and scattered with raised bumps. Some bumps are coated with high-refractive-index glass beads.When a speeding vehicle runs over the raised road lines, it produces a strong warning vibration to remind the car driver of deviation from the lane. [1]

  6. Road traffic safety - Wikipedia

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    Sidewalks, curbs and traffic signals in Hagerstown, Maryland, United States Speed limits in different areas; here unusually with only a "recommended" limit (Richtgeschwindigkeit) of 130 km/h on the Autobahn in Germany DRIP [Note 1] variable message sign guiding traffic on the Dutch A13 motorway Vehicles experiencing a breakdown or an emergency can stop in the emergency lane; these lanes may ...

  7. Low-speed vehicle - Wikipedia

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    Under Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations, a low-speed vehicle is defined as a vehicle, other than an all-terrain vehicle, a truck or a vehicle imported temporarily for special purposes, that is powered by an electric motor, produces no emissions, is designed to travel on 4 wheels and has an attainable speed in 1.6 km of more than 32 km/h (20 mph) but not more than 40 km/h (25 mph) on a paved ...

  8. Ministry of Industry and Trade (Vietnam) - Wikipedia

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    The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT, Vietnamese: Bộ Công thương) is the government ministry in Vietnam responsible for the advancement, promotion, governance, regulation, management and growth of industry and trade.

  9. Rumble strip - Wikipedia

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    The North Luzon Expressway's raised plastic transverse rumble strips approaching Balintawak Toll Barrier, Philippines. Rumble strips (also known as sleeper lines or alert strips) are a traffic calming feature to alert inattentive drivers of potential danger, by causing a tactile fuzzy vibration and audible rumbling transmitted through the wheels into the vehicle interior.