Interesting Facts About Regular and Portable Speed Bumps
Here are some interesting facts you might not have known about speed bumps and their worldwide application to keep car speeds in check:
– Speed bumps as we know and understand them today were an invention of a renown physicist. Arthur Holly Compton recognised the potential danger from cars speeding passed Washington University – his place of work at the time – and went on to create the first speed bump. This creation had nothing to do with his field of expertise, for which he had already won a Nobel Prize. It was merely a side project.
– One can manufacture speed bumps from a surprising amount of materials. The more common materials include asphalt, concrete, rubber, metal, and even recycled plastic. Nowadays, these bumps can also be portable or fixed in location, depending on requirements.
– Speed bumps have a wide range of different names, even though they all do the same thing. Common other nicknames from various dialects include, ‘sleeping police officer’, ‘judder bar’, and ‘lomos de burro’ (meaning the donkey’s back).
– Various types of speed humps do different jobs. While some – such as ours – can reduce speed to as low as 5mph, others will only reduce speeds to around 20mph – a crucial difference to understand when you consider which you want to buy.