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2007-07-09 22:12:16 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
shall i press the clutch so the car rolls or shall i just ease off the accel?
2007-07-09 22:20:45 · update #1
carefully.
2007-07-09 22:26:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Face the humps squarely, position the car so the wheels on both sides go over the middle of the humps, so the front and then the back wheels go over without twisting the car. DON'T straddle as this pushes the tyres sideways.No more than 8 mph, and dip the clutch as the wheels hit the hump so that the speed change doesn't hit the transmission. Works for me!
Note. If you religiously do this and you get damage, then either the humps are wrong (council to make good) of the car wasn't suitable for use on the road (dealer to sort out)
2007-07-10 05:43:04 · answer #2 · answered by The original Peter G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These damn things are a curse to all motorists. They cause extra pollution cos people brake and accelerate between each one, they can not only damage car suspension but also cause injury to passengers if you're not careful. As well as petition every councillor and MP to have them removed, talk to the local ambulance service who have to transport injured patients over them and then if all else fails drive over them exactly at the speed limit and sue the authority who put them there for all damage caused. I am sure a JCB with lowered bucket would flatten them out a bit.
Edit - ah yes I forgot about the extra noise caused to locals through braking, acceleration and any empty trucks or trailers bouncing over them.
Ban them
Eradicate speed humps
Start a campaign exposing all the bad points and as said above stress that they dont stop the speeders anyway.
More edit: who started me on this hobby horse?
It is about time those responsible for introducing such "traffic calming" measure are brought to task. They do nothing to calm traffic they make me mad. I have one example where a front tyre failed prematurely and they think that was cos of the speed humps everywhere. If they want to enforce speed limits thats one thing but the authorities have a duty to provide safe roads for us to use and roads full of hazards like speed humps and chicanes are not safe.
Better stop here before I blow a fuse.
Bloody speed humps!
2007-07-10 05:40:23 · answer #3 · answered by oldhombre 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gently does it all the time and try to get even wear on tyres. Best of all is on a quiet safe road to go between so-called "cushion" humps, which completely negates the reason for these horrible things. No-one in their right mind would speed over the wretched things.
They also cause more pollution due to slowing down and then speeding up with resulting emissions and noise and wear on the gear box and brakes.
2007-07-13 10:05:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dont make the mistake that most people do and only use one wheel to go over the hump whilst the other runs on the flat road at the side.
Dont brake as you are just about to hit the hump, brake beforehand and gently cruise over the hump.
Petition your local MP to have the humps removed, they do not deter chummy who is intent on speeding (especially in a stolen car), they are only there for the inconvenience of law abiding motorists who care for their cars and dont want to damage them.
2007-07-10 05:24:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I have an old Sierra,and if you aim at them so your wheels straddle them you dont have to slow down at all.
Obviously this will only work if your car is about the same width and ride height,but i always get a (very)little feeling of satisfaction when I do it
Only on the cushions though
If you do damage your car on some,especially on your own street,sueing the council is a very good idea.If more people did that they might think twice about putting them in
2007-07-10 06:14:53 · answer #6 · answered by salforddude 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just before you get 2 speed bump, select a low gear - 2nd will do, and floor throttle. Only joking!! OR Find a friendly contractor with a Cat D9 or similar dozer to precede you down the road with blade just skimming road surface -- takes them out a treat !! Failing that, if they are 'mini humps ' not extending over full width of road try to aim to go over at lowest point. Possible damage to exhaust, steering racks / boxes, steering geometry - tracking , camber angles, suspension struts , and i have heard of windscreens cracking due to excessive flexing of the car body if driven too fast over them. Plus cans bounce out of cup holders !!!
2007-07-12 15:22:18 · answer #7 · answered by george d 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on ground clearance. If you have a truck or something with lots of ground clearance the smoothest way is to slow down coming up to the bump and accelerate over it. If you drive a Corvette or some other car with rather low ground clearance you may have to drive over the bump sideways. (I see lots of friends with rice rockets do this, I can't help but laugh).
2007-07-10 05:20:00 · answer #8 · answered by junkmailque 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gently, and square on so both your front wheels take an even strain. If only one front wheel hits the hump, especially with those "cushion" things, it can eventually put your tracking out.
2007-07-10 05:22:20 · answer #9 · answered by champer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have this problem, go to fast or too slow and u feel it right thru u
i find that if i brake til about 20 then just as im about to go over it i take my feet off all the pedals it seems to be the smoothest
hope this helps
2007-07-10 08:04:01 · answer #10 · answered by lou0810 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everything Oldhombre said.
2007-07-14 03:04:05 · answer #11 · answered by jjohnny65 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋