Interesting story in The Guardian about using paint to create the illusion of a speed bump that isn't really there.
https://www.theguardian.com/cities/shortcuts/2017/aug/20/invisible-speedbumps-tfl-london-illusion
I'm a bit sceptical they'll work for long, but if they're cheap and can pop up in new locations, maybe they'll help a bit.
'Fake' speed bump to slow traffic?
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We see quite a few here. Have done for years. The higher angle of view from a bike means that you can usually tell them apart from real ones.
Have we got time for another cuppa?
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The problem with such inventive drawings on the road is that sooner or later everyone in the locale gets to know they're fake and they become ineffective.
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Re: 'Fake' speed bump to slow traffic?
At one time Wakefield Council seemed keen on these and IMO they are a waste of paint. To be fair, the Wakefield version used the same white triangles as those painted on the face of real speed cushions so something more imaginative as the linked illustration might be more effective, or not.
In Wakefield these virtual speed cushions were alternated with real ones, but which tended to be much narrower than more generally seen, apparently to avoid problems for buses. Those were a waste of paint and tarmac.
In Wakefield these virtual speed cushions were alternated with real ones, but which tended to be much narrower than more generally seen, apparently to avoid problems for buses. Those were a waste of paint and tarmac.
Re: 'Fake' speed bump to slow traffic?
There's a set near me, outside a primary school. They don't seem to slow traffic down but they're not quite as cleverly painted as those Southwark ones. I do like the Chinese "3d" zebra crossing.
Going astray a little:
This is no circle to square. It is one thing. Yes, speed bumps increase CO2 (and presumably therefore also other exhaust gas) emissions locally but that can only be a tiny amount of the total. The best way to improve both air quality and road safety is to reduce traffic volumes and speeds.
Going astray a little:
The new paint-bumps are part of its attempt to square the circle between Vision Zero – the long-term goal of targeting zero traffic deaths in London – and Sadiq Khan’s big push for cleaner air.
This is no circle to square. It is one thing. Yes, speed bumps increase CO2 (and presumably therefore also other exhaust gas) emissions locally but that can only be a tiny amount of the total. The best way to improve both air quality and road safety is to reduce traffic volumes and speeds.
Re: 'Fake' speed bump to slow traffic?
Something like this may be effective :- https://www.google.co.uk/search?client= ... U3QhU8IN5M:
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"All we are not stares back at what we are"
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"All we are not stares back at what we are"
W H Auden