Speed Humps - A Safe And Effective Method Of Reducing Vehicle Speeds

By Author: Mike Nichoson
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If you remember until the 1970’s, residential traffic problems were not a significant issue. In fact, anybody would hardly bother about fitting speed humps on public residential roadways. However, a lot has changed in all these 30-40 years, especially the number of cars, bikes, trucks, and buses in the country. The 1991’s economic reforms accelerated the growth rate of automotive industry (and, many other industries) in the country.

Today, it seems everybody has a vehicle. Traffic jams have become common place these days. Now residents of hundreds of colonies feel that they need some sort of residential traffic control devices so as to limit the speed of vehicles on public residential roadways. Speed humps are one such speed control devices, which are used for the purpose of slowing traffic movements in residential neighborhoods. They ensure safety for the residents.

Speed humps are three to four inches high, and 12-22 feet long, and should be placed near street lights. Avoid using them on curves, transit routes, or major emergency response routes. They should be visible from a distance so that the drives ...
... can prepare themselves in advance.

It is to be noted that the main purpose of speed humps is to slow the speed of vehicles so neighborhoods remain safe and secure all the time. These humps are self-enforcing and often called "sleeping police officers."

Besides Speed Humps, the other traffic safety products include Dock Bumpers and cable protector. At present, there are many companies, which are into manufacturing these traffic safety products. If you too are looking for top quality devices in bulk, make sure you look for the best suppliers in the city so you never regret the purchase. Do not compromise on the quality even if you’ve to pay a little extra to the supplier.

There is more to humps than just being a devise used to control the traffic movement on public roadways. The devices come pre-colored with bright colors so cost of coloring for the buyer is nil. Most importantly, humps are there 24 hours forcing drivers to reduce the speed of their vehicles, and hence, saving millions of lives, which would have been lost in the absence of this traffic safety device. Of course, there are rules and regulations that need to be taken care of, before humps are approved for a certain neighbourhood. We’ll talk about these rules and regulations in our upcoming articles, which we’ll share with you.

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