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Title: After eye30's "now that's a speed bump", see what we use
Post by: Shambles on September 22, 2008, 19:24:34

These are in force in Manchester where I live.

Absolutely devastating to vehicles that do not comply  :lol:


http://www.biertijd.com/mediaplayer/flv ... ue&fs=true (http://www.biertijd.com/mediaplayer/flvplayer.swf?file=http://media.biertijd.com/movies/200610/onderen.flv&autostart=true&fs=true)

Title: Re: After eye30's "now that's a speed bump", see what we use
Post by: eye30 on September 22, 2008, 20:13:41

Yes I've seen then before.
Although I didn't see it happen, a car was perched on top of a bollard and it had gone through the sump.  Oil everywhere.

Title: Re: After eye30's "now that's a speed bump", see what we use
Post by: Hemmi on September 22, 2008, 20:58:46

 stupid people.

Title: Re: After eye30's "now that's a speed bump", see what we use
Post by: bez10y on September 22, 2008, 22:31:18

How do they work? Do you have like a control box in your vehicle to make them lower? I notice a lot of the vehicles are buses, are they used a lot for dedicated transit lanes?

Title: Re: After eye30's "now that's a speed bump", see what we use
Post by: Dazzler on September 23, 2008, 07:25:16

I reckon the're crazy! A tourist could easily get caught out just following a bus a bus or something innocently...

Title: Re: After eye30's "now that's a speed bump", see what we use
Post by: Shambles on September 23, 2008, 08:37:08

Quote from: "bez10y"

How do they work?

Sensors, front & rear, only fitted to buses and taxis.

There are loads of other clips like the one I posted. Some show utter carnage. Still, if it keeps the private traffic out of the reserved bus lanes then I'm all for it

Title: Re: After eye30's "now that's a speed bump", see what we use
Post by: kinesiologykid on September 23, 2008, 12:31:52

Lokks like its the ONLY thing that keeps cars out, they take no notice of all the signs!
They will not make the same mistake twice!

Title: Re: After eye30's "now that's a speed bump", see what we use
Post by: donc on September 23, 2008, 13:04:12

That's insane - what's the idea of these things? Are they just designed to hurt people? Smash a car and potentially hurt the occupants just because some city beuracrat doesn't want them driving down a bus lane ???

Title: Re: After eye30's "now that's a speed bump", see what we use
Post by: Shambles on September 23, 2008, 13:24:10

Quote from: "donc"

That's insane - what's the idea of these things? Are they just designed to hurt people? Smash a car and potentially hurt the occupants just because some city beuracrat doesn't want them driving down a bus lane ???

yes