Retractable Speed Bump awards Slow Drivers *New must see*

[MadisonMPG]

Originally Posted by dcb

reminds me of cornstarch (or some other non-newtonian fluid), or a Tibetan monk maybe.

Reminds me of the opposite.

[dcb]

if you hit the cornstarch quick, then it firms up. push slowly and it yields.

[MadisonMPG]

Originally Posted by dcb

if you hit the cornstarch quick, then it firms up. push slowly and it yields.

Oh, I was thinking something along the lines of...

---v--- where the "v" is a recess full of cornstarch


you are saying
---^--- where the "^" is somehow held in shape and if you go across slow it lets you go through.

[wagonman76]

Let's see how well they function in the great frozen north. Or how long they even stay in place after a snowplow.

I wonder how it accurately measures the vehicle speed. A 2000 lb car should produce half the force at the same speed as a 4000 lb car. But in either case, you have to hit it regardless. So assuming the speed measurement works properly, if you've got a low slung car or spoilers or whatever, you're going to suffer damage even if you're going the speed limit.

I avoid places with speedbumps as well. There isn't a single speedbump or speedhump I know of that you can drive over at the legal posted speed without damaging your car. You have to come to a near complete stop and crawl over them.