People who are speeding slow down for speedbumps because they know they will lose control going over them too fast, so when this thing turns into a bump when they don't expect it to they will panic and wreck into a tree.
Also, why are slow drivers hindered by speed bumps? They fixed a problem that didn't need fixing
you fail to realize that if a person is going a high rate of speed when they hit that they might lose control and crash possibly involving other cars as well
If people are determined enough they will drive dangerously no matter what the obstacles. All safety systems just make it more unlikely, which on roads reduces, but not eliminates, the number of deaths.
what would happen to lowered cars in this situation?
this could cause a really huge accident if used in public roads.
Where I live every 2 minutes or so you see a lowered or modified car. I personally drive one, I've had my exhaust ripped off by a SMALL speed bump I didn't see. so just imagine what would happen if this was out there
The advantage of my speed hump is that it only becomes operable if the vehicle is speeding - so if you are travelling in the speed limit you won't even notice it!
More speed + obstruction on the road = MOre chance to have accident. Best solution is PUT A REAL COP TO PULL SPEEDING DRIVERS OVER! That eliminates the danger of a driver potentially loosing control and smashing into something or someone. End of story. I do NOT approve speeding, but i do NOT approve something that endangers drivers and others eather.
Ah, so only the speeders get their suspensions broken, lose control of their vehicle and crash. You justify this by referring us to traditional speed bumps. But the problem is speed bumps of all kinds! They are all dangerous when used on public streets, and should be illegal. Speed doesn't kill - accidents do, and these cause them.
this could actually be more of a danger than a way to stop speeding unless its a little more thought throught as to were drivers would be also warned and have time to slow down but then again that pretty much render this useless...
in cases like these not only must you factor in the safety of others but also the driver who is speeding...
There is lots of research to show that uncertanty causes drivers to drive more slowly and carefully - which is the purpose of my idea. thanks for your comments
other speed bumps are different do to the fact that most time they are not in the middle of the road and they are constantly there without any way of being removed....
thing is speed bumps dont stop you from speeding they warn you or scare you into slowing down
chances are if you hit a speed bump while going over 10km/h you would catch air eventually causing in over correcting, skidding, or even flipping the vehicle
Nice idea gwynharvey! Don't worry... when the UK government realizes that using satellites is a much worse idea overall, they'll come back to you on their hands and knees, practically throwing money at you for your awesome concept :)
You don't know the UK gov. They can also use sat. technology for road pricing, making huge amounts of revenue and controlling congestion at the same time.
also what happens when the one that is speeding and doens't see a sign hit s a speed bump that pops up, then the re action cause the driver to skid or over correct and they hit another car? think things through please.
It's not we, you all didn't do shit your like sports fans saying "we" won the superbowl you didn't do shit either you probably just sat on your fat ass cheerin for a bunch of people you don't know and you will never meet and if you did would be ignored like the homeless guy beggin for change
what a pile of crap, like all speed cameras once you know they are there they become Irrelevant!, and all you would do is speed up and swerve around them, another usless idea, FACT you will never stop speeders. people enjoy the need for speed.
I agree that many people enjoy speed. However there is plenty of evidence to show that speeding not only cause accidents but also make accidents worse. Also speed bumps unarguably slow vehicles down.
also speed camera's where ment to have been placed in accident black spots to decrease the number of accidents,the statistics show that accident numbers have increased in these areas, but the government have made a shit load of money so i suppose they have served there real purpose.
one question-- how many accidents are there on the german auto ban?
its not the speed that causes the accidents, but slower drivers and drivers breaking for no reason.
im all for slowing traffic down!! but we pay road tax for smooth unobstructed roads and we dont even get that, plus they dont even facter in the low sports cars, there are roads i wouldnt even think of going down in my car its to low and wouldnt make it, why should i have to put up with this?
i pay my way just like everyone else, but yet im restricted.
That's right. Sensors are now very cheap and can even recognise individual cars - so it would be easy to lock the hump in the flat position for police vehicles. Also busses ambulances etc.. Thanks for your reply.
Thank you for your considered response. The Selective Road Hump was given the top award at the 2005 British Invention Show. Unfortunately the UK government have bought into satellite based systems - not only for remotely controlling road speeds but also for road charging and people monitoring (not very popular), so I have been unable to develop my idea here.
Looks like it jumps out to be honest, would be a fun game to jump over them though by going super fast. Most speed bumps mean people have to go over them at 10mph. If people speed, then they do like 60mph, then slow down to 10-20mph to go over the speed bumps, this device means people will be doing 60mph, then just hit the speed bump and wreck their car.
Good that it doesn't penalise normal motorists but does seem very dangerous and also a lot more expensive than normal tarmac speed bumps.
There will always be people who drive recklessly but my road hump would help the majority of drivers to stay within the speed limit, and there is plenty of evidence to show that this saves lives. There is also plenty of evidence to show that speed bumps cause damage to cars even when drivers are within the speed limit - which would not happen with my device. My device does not endanger drivers any more than traditional bumps.
As for the price it depends on how much you value life.
Motorcylists have the option of going between humps. Otherwise it is no more dangerous than present road humps which are used extensively. Thanks for your comment.
Nice try, but i'm fairly sure motorists need to see the bump for it to work... Also in the preview cars could just try to dodge the hump, which would make it a real hazard.
Good points. However it would be easy to sign and the hump could be sited in such a way as to deter dodging - there are wys to meet both your points but thank you taking the trouble to make them.
Such is the versatility of the system the hump can be configured to lock flat for emergency vehicles, allowing emergency vehicles to speed to the site of accidents whilst keeping any injured occupants safe if they are being transferred to hospital. Thanks for your comment
the hump is there all the time. The point is that it only reacts to vehicles travelling over the speed limit and does not penalize rivers who drive sensibly
I'd like to see you ignore one of those tickets. just because no one personally handed it to you doesn't mean it's not coming from an establishment of the law.
I already have. Where I live official papers such as warrents, tickets, etc. MUST be served by someone of the law. The reason for this is that those people see to it that you get whatever document you are supposed so you do not deny the fact that you have gotten it (among other reason) It is different in different places.
Here in the UK we have a well tested system for issuing penalties from speed cameras. They are not very popular but they raise a large income for the police and state.
you're saying a computerized hydrolic rubber hump controlled by a radar mechanism that's embedded into the asphault is less expensive and less complex to impliment and maintain than an above ground camera controlled by a radar mechanism? correct me if i'm wrong, but i think digging a hole into the road itself for your hump would cost far more than sticking a camera on a metal pole and staking it into the ground. and since when does it take a huge effort to mail a normal speeding ticket?
There are no expensive hydraulics and speed sensors are very cheap. There are very little maintenance charges and no wages topay as in a speed camera system.
Bums don't slow down cars, they're just a scare tactic for you to slow down. "You either slow down or your car gets pwned", ever seen a fast car going over a bump?
If the driver doesn't know there's one he can cause a great accident, this is stupid.
The whole point of road humps is to act as a deterrent to speeding. Undougtaly there is a possibility that they have the potntial to cause accidents however there is a greater danger to the indidvidual from excessive speed.
speed is a contributary accident in all road accidents. its a simple matter of physics. By getting drivers to travel within the speed limitmany injuries and deaths can be avoided. This is what my hump would undoubtably do.
What an astonishingly bad idea! Seems to me that is rather like tryng to stop an annoying motorcycle rider from speeding by stringing a clothesline across the road. It is bound to cause bad accidents.
yes, but on roads within residential areas, school zones and parking lots. not between main drags of road where speed limits upward of 40-50 mph. That's like saying 'traffic lights work well enough on through streets, so why not have highways intersect?'
I'm not sure of the point that you are making. Obviously road safety measures are dependant on the type of road. I do not see my device being suitable for high speed roads. I should imagine that US freeways like UK motorways have fairly low accident rates so would not need further mroad safety measures.
Gwyn, while I believe you have a great idea... it has to remain an idea unless you have the funding to saturate the public with knowledge of it.
See, the problem is, your "speed bump" is not a speed bump... it's a suprise. Yes, some people will know about it, and yes, others will learn, but what happens to the majority who have no idea that a bump will appear out of no where? They are way too dangerous and should not be used. Sorry.
Signing up speed bumps is straightforward so there should be no surprise. Also most vehicle journies are repeats so the drivers are familiar with the route so they will get used to driving within the speed limt
Even if 99% of journies are repeat, that leaves 1% that can possibly killed by this device. Should they be speeding? No. Do they deserve to be put in that risk? No. This is what cops are for. I know you back your idea to the grave, but you need to realize in reality its harmful... its only use is in maybe close-communities or something, but definately not public.
In the Uk road humps are very common and their contribution to road safety is acknowledged. Perhaps this is why the UK has one of the lowest road death rates. Also poice are not always on duty.
You're obviously very stuck on your invention being good, so there's no point in trying to explain the fact that your invention is dangerous and less cost efficient than a regular speed bump. What happens when you need to maintain it? What happens when the speed limit is 30 but the fire-fighters are 60 to get to a fire? What happens when you're wife is giving birth and you have to bend the rules a bit?
I forgot to add, please show me some sources that say UK has the lowest fatal accident rate in comparison to population. I've heard otherwise, so please enlighten me because right now I'm calling BS.
In 2005 there wee just over 3000 road deaths on UK roads which has a population of 60 million. It is one of the lowest rates in Europe especially as the UK has one of the highest rates of vehicle ownership
All these arguments alreay apply to conventional humps which are tolerated. As I have indicated before it would be fairly simple to configure the system to ignore emergency vehicles.
Here in the UK we have many traditional road humps. Although the public moan about them most accept that they slow traffic down and have saved many lives. My road hump would make them even more acceptable and many more lives would be saved.
what happens when some jackass is going way too fast, hits this thing and breaks it, will there be a giant hole in the ground? What if my suspension is lower than other peoples? will it rip the bottom of my car off?
its easy to say that. but honestly, someone somewhere along the line will break it. This seems like a huge hazzard.I like Everfalling's idea about the ridges...that seems alot less....umm... DEADLY.
seriously, if someone is driving too fast, why would you throw a barrier in his way that would make him loose control?
i have a better idea. instead of a large hump, have a panel that will switch from smooth to ridged when activated. you know, like the small close together depressions on the shoulders of freeways, telling you that you're moving too far off the road? it doesn't effect your driving, but the little depressions are such that you can hear the tire through them and it gives you a buzzing sound to warn you to keep in your lane, or in this case, slow down.
this doesn't take into account that though a speed limit may be 30, the speed average for a specific street might be a safe 40. many times, you can contest a speeding ticket if you show that your speed matches the average for that road. i know i go at least 5-10 miles faster than the speed limit, slowing to the speed limit when conditions warrent.
realistically you should do away with the bump and keep the flashing sign. people eiher speed because they dont realise it, or because they dont think anyone is watching. a flashing sign tells people that something is monitoring them. stick a sign saying the speed is monitored by a speed triggered camera and people will slow down on their own.
i still think this is a bad idea. a bump is too much for what you're talking about. normal speed bumps are implimented within parking lots, school zones and residential streets, places where 25-30 mph driving is a given and followed 90% of the time. on regular roads though, normal speeds can be upwards to 40-50 mph.
placing a bump large enough to slow someone down who's going FASTER than 45 mph is not going to be pretty. not to mention if that bump lasts longer than it needs to for that one car, you're fking it up for the person going the right speed in the same place. i still think my idea would be better. if a person going the correct speed hit those, it'd just be annoying, instead of possibly very dangerous.
One of the advantages of my device is that an upper limit can be built in so that if a driver is behaving recklessly he would be safer than going over a traditional hump
Here in the UK we have one of the best records for low road deaths in Europe, nevertheless all road deaths are needless and all accidents are mde worse by excessive speed. 10% of drivers trvelling at excessive speed can cause a lot of road accidents.
This is fucking dangerous. Nobody keeps in mind that there are motorbikes too ? I lost one friend on these bumps, and another bikers lost his life a week ago. There is no death penalty for speed excess !!!
You're a retard. This is more dangerous than regular bumps? No. If your friend had been driving a reasonable speed with THESE bumps, he would not have experienced any bump, MORON!
humps already in use aren't put on streets where the speed limit is 40-50 mph. speeding is only a real problem when people go 15-20 mph above already high speeds. this would be unnessecery to impliment in places like school zones, parking lots, residential areas. these places have enough bumps, stop signs, and short streets to combat speeding, unless you're insane. your idea would only be effective in higher limit areas, and even then it would be dangerous, not to mention expensive.
Without argument speed bumps save lives. My device has the advantages of traditional humps but does not penalize drivers travelling within the speed limit.
stupid and dangerous. if a car hit that too fast, regardles that he was speeding, he COULD vere into the other lane if he wasnt expecting it. older cars that dont stick to the road as much as modern cars would be particularly vulnerable. the biggest waste of money. you guys are all right - what about ambulances, what about suspension, what about low cars like lambo's, what about how much it costs?
Um, cost benefit analysis please? Asphalt hump plus yellow paint, vs electronics and hydraulics and power lines and electricity and training and parts and...
Cost benefit analysis very complex. What value do you put on lives. Hump activated by the vehicles own weight. Sensors and internal actuators very cheap requiring very litte power - a lot less than traffic lights for instance
If someone hits one of those going at a high speed their car is going to crash. I don't care if they are going 35 or 95... if they crash over a speed bump that just pops up, that is going to be a huge lawsuit for you.
why? Because I'm tired of driving 30mph in a 30mph zone and getting my suspension nearly destroyed. Too many speed bumps are WAY too "violent" for the area in which they're intended. If you want to lower the zone to 5mph, then do it, but don't put 5mph humps in a 30 zone.
This is retarded. The idea is impractical and unnecessary. No city is going to fund 5figure speedbumps, not to mention the multitude of wronful death lawsuits/injury payouts that are bound to follow.
Wtih mass manufacture the device will not be much moer expensve. There are already a large number of conventional humps in roads that do not initiate too many lawsuits
Sweet so instead of slowing down to 5mph in certain areas, I can slow down to 30mph in certain areas then fly down the rest of the road! Thanks for allowing me to save gas as I speed down roads!
Yeah, but that's the main reason most speed humps are installed--to reduce traffic flow. They're such a royal pain for most motorists that they'll avoid the area entirely unless they MUST go through there.
it would have to compensate for medical vehicles though. i dont think the heart attack patient would like it if the ambulance hit one of those things.
i could see this being used on highways quite effecivly, but replace the bump with spike strips.
Ambulances would prefer it as the device would allow them to drive up to the speed limit. Also it would be fairly simple to disable the device for emergency vehicles
Spike strips? Great idea Einstein - I hope you're the first one to be wiped out by the first car to spin off after losing it's tyres in the lane next to you.
1) wow. you're wishing harm on me because of an idea? thanks buddy.
2) i meant spike strip as built in devices to help law enforcement with chases. instead of having a cop in harms way by making them put out a strip themselves, they have the strips at intervals along the road that they can activate and deactivate at each strip point so they not only raise a complete barrier at will and turn off for cops and other cars. i did NOT mean it for the regular joe going 10 mph over the limit.
Actually something like this would be good for one of those exotics. They're so low to the ground they can't clear normal speed bumps. As long as they don't speed over 'em, they'll be fine. And from the looks of it, a bike could just run between the things and cruise right on by.
Hopefully the driver of an 'eighteen wheeler' would have more sense than to break the speed limit. If he does, then my device would make sure he did not do it again and possibly another life would be saved - perhaps yours or mine!. By the way the hump is designed to cope with the heaviest to traffic. Thanks for your comment
You apparently haven't seen the truckers around here. It's a moot point anyway--these would most likely be installed on surface streets, not freeways, and the trucks stay off the surface roads for the most part.
Here in the UK truck drivers are fairly good at driving within speed limits. If US drivers are different then you have even greater need for such a device.
US truckers are kept to strict timetables and severely penalized for being late. That means they speed like crazy to make their deliveries on time. I've been passed by trucks doing 90 MPH or faster on many occasions.
You do realise Gwyn (and I assume you're Welsh) that there are different speed limits for different classes of vehicles here. How do you propose to discriminate? Or will your invention only target cars and motorcycles?
I can see this wrecking a lot of suspensions in the near future. Plus this sucker's gotta have a weight limit. The first booming 18-wheeler that rolls over that thing will squash it flat.
FUCKING DANGEROUSLY HOMOCIDAL IDEA!
People who are speeding slow down for speedbumps because they know they will lose control going over them too fast, so when this thing turns into a bump when they don't expect it to they will panic and wreck into a tree.
Also, why are slow drivers hindered by speed bumps? They fixed a problem that didn't need fixing
MasterTenku 10 months ago
Wow that video wasn't too boring and uninteresting....
deckercreations 1 year ago
A metal poll should pop out of the ground... well that would be an instant "head spinning" stop ..literally.
kakompo 2 years ago
Yep we already have them in the UK. They sink into the ground to let busses pass.
gwynharvey 2 years ago
You do?? That must be some very nasty "speed bump" . That will ruin a car for sure.
kakompo 2 years ago
Thats why deaths in British roads are less than in most other countries.
We scare the bejesus out of drivers over here!
gwynharvey 2 years ago
This is a great problem solver. Very good idea!!!
MightyJustas 2 years ago
Awesome idea!
Spike1300 3 years ago
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Nza420 3 years ago
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indiextronic 3 years ago
ummm cant someone just go between the gap?
mohammadz 4 years ago
Probably could but they would have to slow down - which is the purpose of the exercise.
gwynharvey 4 years ago
what about moterbikes
ssoj007 2 years ago
you fail to realize that if a person is going a high rate of speed when they hit that they might lose control and crash possibly involving other cars as well
honestabe08 4 years ago
This also applies to present static humps which are quite common on roads and is after all the deterent value of all humps.
gwynharvey 4 years ago
That's actually a good idea, so if you are going over the set peed the bumps come up? And if you are going the speed limit do they just stay down?
Americanpie321 4 years ago
Thank you. Its good to have positive, sensible feedback.
gwynharvey 4 years ago
Your welcome, it really is a good ider, now do they have these on any roads yet? and is so are they on main roads?
Americanpie321 4 years ago
Still working on it. But its a long story.
gwynharvey 4 years ago
only problem i see with that is that people will just avoid it and drive in the middle of the road.
laserline2 4 years ago
If people are determined enough they will drive dangerously no matter what the obstacles. All safety systems just make it more unlikely, which on roads reduces, but not eliminates, the number of deaths.
gwynharvey 4 years ago
what would happen to lowered cars in this situation?
this could cause a really huge accident if used in public roads.
Where I live every 2 minutes or so you see a lowered or modified car. I personally drive one, I've had my exhaust ripped off by a SMALL speed bump I didn't see. so just imagine what would happen if this was out there
Brasilianplaya 4 years ago
The advantage of my speed hump is that it only becomes operable if the vehicle is speeding - so if you are travelling in the speed limit you won't even notice it!
gwynharvey 4 years ago
More speed + obstruction on the road = MOre chance to have accident. Best solution is PUT A REAL COP TO PULL SPEEDING DRIVERS OVER! That eliminates the danger of a driver potentially loosing control and smashing into something or someone. End of story. I do NOT approve speeding, but i do NOT approve something that endangers drivers and others eather.
sinda81 4 years ago
I don't believe that my device endangers anybody - quite the contrary. I agree that police presence is a deterent but it would be hugely expensive.
gwynharvey 4 years ago
Ah, so only the speeders get their suspensions broken, lose control of their vehicle and crash. You justify this by referring us to traditional speed bumps. But the problem is speed bumps of all kinds! They are all dangerous when used on public streets, and should be illegal. Speed doesn't kill - accidents do, and these cause them.
ccoraxfan 4 years ago
It's a simple rule of physics. Faster travelling vehicles are more likely to kill.
gwynharvey 4 years ago
You forgot one part. Faster traveling vehicles are more likely to kill *if disturbed from their normal operation.*
ccoraxfan 4 years ago 2
All safety equipment can be dangerous in certain cicumstances. It's a balance of risk.
gwynharvey 4 years ago
i cant see that slowing people down tbh.
road humps that you can clearly see are great at slowing traffic.
adamcowell 4 years ago
this fucking sucks
Tannybou123 4 years ago 2
good positive feedback
gwynharvey 4 years ago
this could actually be more of a danger than a way to stop speeding unless its a little more thought throught as to were drivers would be also warned and have time to slow down but then again that pretty much render this useless...
in cases like these not only must you factor in the safety of others but also the driver who is speeding...
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cmathew4 4 years ago
There is lots of research to show that uncertanty causes drivers to drive more slowly and carefully - which is the purpose of my idea. thanks for your comments
gwynharvey 4 years ago
other speed bumps are different do to the fact that most time they are not in the middle of the road and they are constantly there without any way of being removed....
thing is speed bumps dont stop you from speeding they warn you or scare you into slowing down
chances are if you hit a speed bump while going over 10km/h you would catch air eventually causing in over correcting, skidding, or even flipping the vehicle
cmathew4 4 years ago
Nice idea gwynharvey! Don't worry... when the UK government realizes that using satellites is a much worse idea overall, they'll come back to you on their hands and knees, practically throwing money at you for your awesome concept :)
kdawghomie07 4 years ago
You don't know the UK gov. They can also use sat. technology for road pricing, making huge amounts of revenue and controlling congestion at the same time.
gwynharvey 4 years ago
also what happens when the one that is speeding and doens't see a sign hit s a speed bump that pops up, then the re action cause the driver to skid or over correct and they hit another car? think things through please.
midwestboxer 4 years ago
Same logic applys to all road humps so I don't see your argument.
gwynharvey 4 years ago
same argument applys to ordinary road humps!
gwynharvey 4 years ago
I'm glad I don't live there I fucking hate speed bumps, dumb brits.
midwestboxer 4 years ago
We may be dumb but we invented the computer - and the internet
gwynharvey 4 years ago
It's not we, you all didn't do shit your like sports fans saying "we" won the superbowl you didn't do shit either you probably just sat on your fat ass cheerin for a bunch of people you don't know and you will never meet and if you did would be ignored like the homeless guy beggin for change
strange123456 4 years ago
what a pile of crap, like all speed cameras once you know they are there they become Irrelevant!, and all you would do is speed up and swerve around them, another usless idea, FACT you will never stop speeders. people enjoy the need for speed.
iceman080679 4 years ago
I agree that many people enjoy speed. However there is plenty of evidence to show that speeding not only cause accidents but also make accidents worse. Also speed bumps unarguably slow vehicles down.
gwynharvey 4 years ago
also speed camera's where ment to have been placed in accident black spots to decrease the number of accidents,the statistics show that accident numbers have increased in these areas, but the government have made a shit load of money so i suppose they have served there real purpose.
one question-- how many accidents are there on the german auto ban?
iansvecs 4 years ago
its not the speed that causes the accidents, but slower drivers and drivers breaking for no reason.
im all for slowing traffic down!! but we pay road tax for smooth unobstructed roads and we dont even get that, plus they dont even facter in the low sports cars, there are roads i wouldnt even think of going down in my car its to low and wouldnt make it, why should i have to put up with this?
i pay my way just like everyone else, but yet im restricted.
iansvecs 4 years ago
Most studies show a decrease in accidents after road humps are installed. Motorways or freeways have low accident rates anyway.
gwynharvey 4 years ago
u realise how much this will cost?
Tannybou123 4 years ago
That's probably his general idea....
jamieduff1981 4 years ago
thanks for your comment
gwynharvey 4 years ago
but if that ever happened, it needs, to bee on both sides of the road and it needs a sensor for police to pass by when chasing cars
CharlietoKind 4 years ago
That's right. Sensors are now very cheap and can even recognise individual cars - so it would be easy to lock the hump in the flat position for police vehicles. Also busses ambulances etc.. Thanks for your reply.
gwynharvey 4 years ago
and also, is this your idea or what
CharlietoKind 4 years ago
Yes it is. Unfortunately the UK government would rather use satellite based technology to control car speeds.
gwynharvey 4 years ago
"Road Hump" XD Lol
BEEMERFAN79 4 years ago
That is genius.
limitlessaviator 4 years ago
Thank you. I only wish the UK government had such vision.
gwynharvey 4 years ago
Thank god.
BernieSchmitt 4 years ago
Speed bumps destroy the environment,FACT...
TOMBSTONESTAN 4 years ago
They can lead to slight increase in emissions and noise by vehicles slowing down and speeding up, but destroying the environment????
gwynharvey 4 years ago
I only have patent protection for the UK so if anyone in the US wants to take on the development they are free to do so.
gwynharvey 4 years ago
it wont do anything to us hill folk with broke ass lifted trucks. i usually speed up when i see a speedbump
fattpieceofcrap 4 years ago
Thank you for your considered response. The Selective Road Hump was given the top award at the 2005 British Invention Show. Unfortunately the UK government have bought into satellite based systems - not only for remotely controlling road speeds but also for road charging and people monitoring (not very popular), so I have been unable to develop my idea here.
gwynharvey 4 years ago
Looks like it jumps out to be honest, would be a fun game to jump over them though by going super fast. Most speed bumps mean people have to go over them at 10mph. If people speed, then they do like 60mph, then slow down to 10-20mph to go over the speed bumps, this device means people will be doing 60mph, then just hit the speed bump and wreck their car.
Good that it doesn't penalise normal motorists but does seem very dangerous and also a lot more expensive than normal tarmac speed bumps.
originalMJG 4 years ago
There will always be people who drive recklessly but my road hump would help the majority of drivers to stay within the speed limit, and there is plenty of evidence to show that this saves lives. There is also plenty of evidence to show that speed bumps cause damage to cars even when drivers are within the speed limit - which would not happen with my device. My device does not endanger drivers any more than traditional bumps.
As for the price it depends on how much you value life.
gwynharvey 4 years ago
so you propose that because someone is speeding they deserve to cause a traffic accident possibly involving those who aren't speeding?
yeah great idea dipshit.
krowner408 4 years ago
No more dangerous than present static road humps that are an accepted method of enforcing road speeds, saving many lives.
gwynharvey 4 years ago
bad idea
eadad 4 years ago
Iwould welcome constuctive criticism
gwynharvey 4 years ago
wow is look very dangerous for a motorcyclist and expensive
IronDarky 4 years ago
Motorcylists have the option of going between humps. Otherwise it is no more dangerous than present road humps which are used extensively. Thanks for your comment.
gwynharvey 4 years ago
look very dangerous
bobit5555 4 years ago
No more dangerous than road humps commonly used.
gwynharvey 4 years ago
it'd be easier just to shoot people who insist on driving like a prick.
1988troth 5 years ago
Posibly more effective but expensive as you would have to pay for the service.
gwynharvey 5 years ago
Nice try, but i'm fairly sure motorists need to see the bump for it to work... Also in the preview cars could just try to dodge the hump, which would make it a real hazard.
tp97r 5 years ago
Good points. However it would be easy to sign and the hump could be sited in such a way as to deter dodging - there are wys to meet both your points but thank you taking the trouble to make them.
gwynharvey 5 years ago
wow thats a real good idea, a motorcyclist comes along and he's fucked, its like a fucking snare trap
steady2wheels 5 years ago
i dont wanna run into one o dose when im doin 180...lol
thastig 5 years ago
Which after all is the whole point of them
gwynharvey 5 years ago
What happens to emergency vehicles speeding to an accident?
ozjenva 5 years ago
Such is the versatility of the system the hump can be configured to lock flat for emergency vehicles, allowing emergency vehicles to speed to the site of accidents whilst keeping any injured occupants safe if they are being transferred to hospital. Thanks for your comment
gwynharvey 5 years ago
the hump is there all the time. The point is that it only reacts to vehicles travelling over the speed limit and does not penalize rivers who drive sensibly
gwynharvey 5 years ago
I'd like to see you ignore one of those tickets. just because no one personally handed it to you doesn't mean it's not coming from an establishment of the law.
Everfalling 5 years ago
I already have. Where I live official papers such as warrents, tickets, etc. MUST be served by someone of the law. The reason for this is that those people see to it that you get whatever document you are supposed so you do not deny the fact that you have gotten it (among other reason) It is different in different places.
aquanutz 5 years ago
Here in the UK we have a well tested system for issuing penalties from speed cameras. They are not very popular but they raise a large income for the police and state.
gwynharvey 5 years ago
Speed cameras are very expensive and complex. They also require a team of expensive personnel to maintain them and to enforce the penalties.
gwynharvey 5 years ago
you're saying a computerized hydrolic rubber hump controlled by a radar mechanism that's embedded into the asphault is less expensive and less complex to impliment and maintain than an above ground camera controlled by a radar mechanism? correct me if i'm wrong, but i think digging a hole into the road itself for your hump would cost far more than sticking a camera on a metal pole and staking it into the ground. and since when does it take a huge effort to mail a normal speeding ticket?
Everfalling 5 years ago
There are no expensive hydraulics and speed sensors are very cheap. There are very little maintenance charges and no wages topay as in a speed camera system.
gwynharvey 5 years ago
Bums don't slow down cars, they're just a scare tactic for you to slow down. "You either slow down or your car gets pwned", ever seen a fast car going over a bump?
If the driver doesn't know there's one he can cause a great accident, this is stupid.
k3ym4st3r 5 years ago
The whole point of road humps is to act as a deterrent to speeding. Undougtaly there is a possibility that they have the potntial to cause accidents however there is a greater danger to the indidvidual from excessive speed.
gwynharvey 5 years ago
If someone is doing 60 miles an hour and hits a bump he doesn't se, that doesnt slow him/her down, it just makes the car jump and lose control.
k3ym4st3r 5 years ago
Yes but he will be more careful next time. Which is after all the whole point of any road hump. My road hump is just more user friendly
gwynharvey 5 years ago
He'll be more dead next time.
Janos86 5 years ago
speed is a contributary accident in all road accidents. its a simple matter of physics. By getting drivers to travel within the speed limitmany injuries and deaths can be avoided. This is what my hump would undoubtably do.
gwynharvey 5 years ago
Aw dude, if you're going to be erasing comments, just because they show how stupid your idea is, then don't even post the videos.
k3ym4st3r 5 years ago
I'm not sure, but I don't think posters can erase comments. And there are plenty of negative comments here. They certainly haven't been erased.
fultonhoward 5 years ago
Well, I am sure, video owners can erase comments.
k3ym4st3r 5 years ago
What an astonishingly bad idea! Seems to me that is rather like tryng to stop an annoying motorcycle rider from speeding by stringing a clothesline across the road. It is bound to cause bad accidents.
jqp364 5 years ago
Road humps are already in common use on roads. This device merely mkes them more 'user friendly',
gwynharvey 5 years ago
yes, but on roads within residential areas, school zones and parking lots. not between main drags of road where speed limits upward of 40-50 mph. That's like saying 'traffic lights work well enough on through streets, so why not have highways intersect?'
Everfalling 5 years ago
I'm not sure of the point that you are making. Obviously road safety measures are dependant on the type of road. I do not see my device being suitable for high speed roads. I should imagine that US freeways like UK motorways have fairly low accident rates so would not need further mroad safety measures.
gwynharvey 5 years ago
The advantage of my hump would be that it can be easily configured to ignore motorcylists.
gwynharvey 5 years ago
Gwyn, while I believe you have a great idea... it has to remain an idea unless you have the funding to saturate the public with knowledge of it.
See, the problem is, your "speed bump" is not a speed bump... it's a suprise. Yes, some people will know about it, and yes, others will learn, but what happens to the majority who have no idea that a bump will appear out of no where? They are way too dangerous and should not be used. Sorry.
ssanders6 5 years ago
Signing up speed bumps is straightforward so there should be no surprise. Also most vehicle journies are repeats so the drivers are familiar with the route so they will get used to driving within the speed limt
gwynharvey 5 years ago
Even if 99% of journies are repeat, that leaves 1% that can possibly killed by this device. Should they be speeding? No. Do they deserve to be put in that risk? No. This is what cops are for. I know you back your idea to the grave, but you need to realize in reality its harmful... its only use is in maybe close-communities or something, but definately not public.
ssanders6 5 years ago
In the Uk road humps are very common and their contribution to road safety is acknowledged. Perhaps this is why the UK has one of the lowest road death rates. Also poice are not always on duty.
gwynharvey 5 years ago
You're obviously very stuck on your invention being good, so there's no point in trying to explain the fact that your invention is dangerous and less cost efficient than a regular speed bump. What happens when you need to maintain it? What happens when the speed limit is 30 but the fire-fighters are 60 to get to a fire? What happens when you're wife is giving birth and you have to bend the rules a bit?
ssanders6 5 years ago
I forgot to add, please show me some sources that say UK has the lowest fatal accident rate in comparison to population. I've heard otherwise, so please enlighten me because right now I'm calling BS.
ssanders6 5 years ago
In 2005 there wee just over 3000 road deaths on UK roads which has a population of 60 million. It is one of the lowest rates in Europe especially as the UK has one of the highest rates of vehicle ownership
gwynharvey 5 years ago
All these arguments alreay apply to conventional humps which are tolerated. As I have indicated before it would be fairly simple to configure the system to ignore emergency vehicles.
gwynharvey 5 years ago
Here in the UK we have many traditional road humps. Although the public moan about them most accept that they slow traffic down and have saved many lives. My road hump would make them even more acceptable and many more lives would be saved.
gwynharvey 5 years ago
what happens when some jackass is going way too fast, hits this thing and breaks it, will there be a giant hole in the ground? What if my suspension is lower than other peoples? will it rip the bottom of my car off?
oddmanarmy 5 years ago
The device is robust enough to withstand any abuse. Don't forget there are already many conventional road humps that drivers have to contend with.
gwynharvey 5 years ago
its easy to say that. but honestly, someone somewhere along the line will break it. This seems like a huge hazzard.I like Everfalling's idea about the ridges...that seems alot less....umm... DEADLY.
seriously, if someone is driving too fast, why would you throw a barrier in his way that would make him loose control?
oddmanarmy 5 years ago
The hump is a similar construction to drain covers. The chances of anyone breaking this all steel constuction are small
gwynharvey 5 years ago
i have a better idea. instead of a large hump, have a panel that will switch from smooth to ridged when activated. you know, like the small close together depressions on the shoulders of freeways, telling you that you're moving too far off the road? it doesn't effect your driving, but the little depressions are such that you can hear the tire through them and it gives you a buzzing sound to warn you to keep in your lane, or in this case, slow down.
Everfalling 5 years ago
thats a pretty good idea.
oddmanarmy 5 years ago
this doesn't take into account that though a speed limit may be 30, the speed average for a specific street might be a safe 40. many times, you can contest a speeding ticket if you show that your speed matches the average for that road. i know i go at least 5-10 miles faster than the speed limit, slowing to the speed limit when conditions warrent.
Everfalling 5 years ago
realistically you should do away with the bump and keep the flashing sign. people eiher speed because they dont realise it, or because they dont think anyone is watching. a flashing sign tells people that something is monitoring them. stick a sign saying the speed is monitored by a speed triggered camera and people will slow down on their own.
Everfalling 5 years ago
Agreed, until people realise that they can eventually get away with it.
gwynharvey 5 years ago
the whole point of speed limits is to create safer roads. Additionally my device does not rely on the issuing of speed ticktes to be effective.
gwynharvey 5 years ago
i still think this is a bad idea. a bump is too much for what you're talking about. normal speed bumps are implimented within parking lots, school zones and residential streets, places where 25-30 mph driving is a given and followed 90% of the time. on regular roads though, normal speeds can be upwards to 40-50 mph.
Everfalling 5 years ago
placing a bump large enough to slow someone down who's going FASTER than 45 mph is not going to be pretty. not to mention if that bump lasts longer than it needs to for that one car, you're fking it up for the person going the right speed in the same place. i still think my idea would be better. if a person going the correct speed hit those, it'd just be annoying, instead of possibly very dangerous.
Everfalling 5 years ago
One of the advantages of my device is that an upper limit can be built in so that if a driver is behaving recklessly he would be safer than going over a traditional hump
gwynharvey 5 years ago
Here in the UK we have one of the best records for low road deaths in Europe, nevertheless all road deaths are needless and all accidents are mde worse by excessive speed. 10% of drivers trvelling at excessive speed can cause a lot of road accidents.
gwynharvey 5 years ago
This is fucking dangerous. Nobody keeps in mind that there are motorbikes too ? I lost one friend on these bumps, and another bikers lost his life a week ago. There is no death penalty for speed excess !!!
BestKevin 5 years ago
"This is fucking dangerous."
You're a retard. This is more dangerous than regular bumps? No. If your friend had been driving a reasonable speed with THESE bumps, he would not have experienced any bump, MORON!
ayeroxor 5 years ago
I cannot see how the device is more dangerous than hups already in use. The wheel deflection (100mm/4in.) is the same.
gwynharvey 5 years ago
It would be safer for motorcylists as the hup is only effected when the speed limit is broken.
Also if by some chance it was more dangerous than present humps ti would be relatively simple to diable the device for motorcyclists
gwynharvey 5 years ago
humps already in use aren't put on streets where the speed limit is 40-50 mph. speeding is only a real problem when people go 15-20 mph above already high speeds. this would be unnessecery to impliment in places like school zones, parking lots, residential areas. these places have enough bumps, stop signs, and short streets to combat speeding, unless you're insane. your idea would only be effective in higher limit areas, and even then it would be dangerous, not to mention expensive.
Everfalling 5 years ago
Without argument speed bumps save lives. My device has the advantages of traditional humps but does not penalize drivers travelling within the speed limit.
gwynharvey 5 years ago
stupid and dangerous. if a car hit that too fast, regardles that he was speeding, he COULD vere into the other lane if he wasnt expecting it. older cars that dont stick to the road as much as modern cars would be particularly vulnerable. the biggest waste of money. you guys are all right - what about ambulances, what about suspension, what about low cars like lambo's, what about how much it costs?
robjohnston 5 years ago
Um, cost benefit analysis please? Asphalt hump plus yellow paint, vs electronics and hydraulics and power lines and electricity and training and parts and...
jamieflournoy 5 years ago
Cost benefit analysis very complex. What value do you put on lives. Hump activated by the vehicles own weight. Sensors and internal actuators very cheap requiring very litte power - a lot less than traffic lights for instance
gwynharvey 5 years ago
Stupid.
zagerman 5 years ago
Why?
gwynharvey 5 years ago
If someone hits one of those going at a high speed their car is going to crash. I don't care if they are going 35 or 95... if they crash over a speed bump that just pops up, that is going to be a huge lawsuit for you.
zagerman 5 years ago
why? Because I'm tired of driving 30mph in a 30mph zone and getting my suspension nearly destroyed. Too many speed bumps are WAY too "violent" for the area in which they're intended. If you want to lower the zone to 5mph, then do it, but don't put 5mph humps in a 30 zone.
ayeroxor 5 years ago
who wants to play hack the speedbump?
hempie 5 years ago
Probably some will but its a sad hobbie
gwynharvey 5 years ago
Stupid idea, if people see a speed bump there goin slow down, thats only going to fuck up alot of cars.
WhatTheTech 5 years ago
Good if vehicles slow down then the device is effective
gwynharvey 5 years ago
This is retarded. The idea is impractical and unnecessary. No city is going to fund 5figure speedbumps, not to mention the multitude of wronful death lawsuits/injury payouts that are bound to follow.
hempie 5 years ago
Wtih mass manufacture the device will not be much moer expensve. There are already a large number of conventional humps in roads that do not initiate too many lawsuits
gwynharvey 5 years ago
Sweet so instead of slowing down to 5mph in certain areas, I can slow down to 30mph in certain areas then fly down the rest of the road! Thanks for allowing me to save gas as I speed down roads!
rjb4000 5 years ago
You have a good piont. the device will not reduce traffic flows like conventional humps
gwynharvey 5 years ago
Yeah, but that's the main reason most speed humps are installed--to reduce traffic flow. They're such a royal pain for most motorists that they'll avoid the area entirely unless they MUST go through there.
jwrebholz 5 years ago
I'm sur that residents in the area would be grateful for a redution in theough traffic.
gwynharvey 5 years ago
it would have to compensate for medical vehicles though. i dont think the heart attack patient would like it if the ambulance hit one of those things.
i could see this being used on highways quite effecivly, but replace the bump with spike strips.
Everfalling 5 years ago
Ambulances would prefer it as the device would allow them to drive up to the speed limit. Also it would be fairly simple to disable the device for emergency vehicles
gwynharvey 5 years ago
Spike strips? Great idea Einstein - I hope you're the first one to be wiped out by the first car to spin off after losing it's tyres in the lane next to you.
jamieduff1981 4 years ago
1) wow. you're wishing harm on me because of an idea? thanks buddy.
2) i meant spike strip as built in devices to help law enforcement with chases. instead of having a cop in harms way by making them put out a strip themselves, they have the strips at intervals along the road that they can activate and deactivate at each strip point so they not only raise a complete barrier at will and turn off for cops and other cars. i did NOT mean it for the regular joe going 10 mph over the limit.
Everfalling 4 years ago
It would be possible tto incorporate spikes in my device that could be remotely operated
gwynharvey 4 years ago
Sounds like a good idea, wait till a sportbike going fast hits that... or a lowered sports car, like a ferrari, or lambo hits that.
p8baller02 5 years ago
Speed bumps already exist so comment not logical
gwynharvey 5 years ago
Actually something like this would be good for one of those exotics. They're so low to the ground they can't clear normal speed bumps. As long as they don't speed over 'em, they'll be fine. And from the looks of it, a bike could just run between the things and cruise right on by.
jwrebholz 5 years ago
Good points
gwynharvey 5 years ago
Hopefully the driver of an 'eighteen wheeler' would have more sense than to break the speed limit. If he does, then my device would make sure he did not do it again and possibly another life would be saved - perhaps yours or mine!. By the way the hump is designed to cope with the heaviest to traffic. Thanks for your comment
gwynharvey 5 years ago
You apparently haven't seen the truckers around here. It's a moot point anyway--these would most likely be installed on surface streets, not freeways, and the trucks stay off the surface roads for the most part.
jwrebholz 5 years ago
Here in the UK truck drivers are fairly good at driving within speed limits. If US drivers are different then you have even greater need for such a device.
gwynharvey 5 years ago
US truckers are kept to strict timetables and severely penalized for being late. That means they speed like crazy to make their deliveries on time. I've been passed by trucks doing 90 MPH or faster on many occasions.
jwrebholz 5 years ago
That is an issue for separate to speed bumps.
gwynharvey 5 years ago
You do realise Gwyn (and I assume you're Welsh) that there are different speed limits for different classes of vehicles here. How do you propose to discriminate? Or will your invention only target cars and motorcycles?
jamieduff1981 4 years ago
Can't give you an answer in space provided, but it's possible to discriminate for any variable (speed, colour, number plate, size etc.)
gwynharvey 4 years ago
I can see this wrecking a lot of suspensions in the near future. Plus this sucker's gotta have a weight limit. The first booming 18-wheeler that rolls over that thing will squash it flat.
jwrebholz 5 years ago
cool
crazyjoezx 5 years ago