Found this in my inbox this morning from a local newsgroup that I guess forages for info from other cities:
Bloody Hell! If I saw something like that in the road, I'd come to a screeching halt for fear of ruining the undercarriage of my car! Um...last time I encountered one, a speed bump was kinda *rounded* and *smooth* on top, and not as steep. Looks like this would cause accidents, not prevent them. And what about the cry wolf effect? Pretty soon residents of that area will come to think all images like that are illusions, until three pointy dangerous triangles actually fall off the Pyramid Delivery Truck...
Labels: This Boring Life
3 Comments:
I think it might work as a kind of reminder to slow down, but clearly people will learn fast that these things are illusions and drive over them as fast as they like. I really hate real speed bumps and I don't believe they help all that much. If there is a speed bump I'm going to be paying more attention to it than I am looking around for the people or children the speed bumps are suppose to protect. Speed bumps are a distraction from genuine safe driving.
If the illusionary ones are going to be used they should look like normal speed bumps rather than tall structures that are too high to drive over with a car. It makes no sense to put something in the road that is impassible and will just make people more likely to speed over them for spite.
Exactly. The cry wolf effect.
They really needed an artist to design these. Looks like someone from Triangle Fraternity did these.
But a dumb idea nonetheless.
I can just imagine people swerving out of the way to avoid driving over them or slowing down and stopping- think of the accidents!
I can't believe they didn't test these in a smaller area first! These people are genuinely not very smart. They will only slow down for the bump, even people driving the actual speed limit, and only at the intersections. If they want to ensure people stop speeding, hire more cops to give out tickets, or make them harsher. Sheesh!
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