fungus wrote:Depends which car I'm driving. The wifes old Peugeot 306 estate would take some at 30 without discomfort. The same speed hump in the daughters Cooper S would probably be taken at under 10mph.
martine wrote:I try and stick to the speed limit - if the bumps are designed properly then it's not viscious and no damage will result. I don't move out to the centre to try and avoid speed 'cushions' - I've seen people get dangerously close to oncoming traffic doing this...
There is the opinion that it's best not to straddle speed cushions as the sloping sides create wear on the inside edge of the tyres. I can't see how in practice this would make any noticable difference but it's only a gut feeling.
Is this an urban myth or does anyone have proper evidence (kwik-fit tyre monkeys 'opinion' doesn't count).
michael769 wrote:I don't believe that the slope on the side of a cushion is steep enough to come into contact with the side walls. The tyre walls a vertical and you'd need a near vertical edge (like a kerb) to harm the side walls....
Gumby wrote:Speed bumps- do you:
Take them at full speed
Slow down a bit
Slow down a lot so as not to damage your suspension/throw you and your passengers around/scrape the front bumper
revian wrote:Gumby wrote:Speed bumps- do you:
Take them at full speed
Slow down a bit
Slow down a lot so as not to damage your suspension/throw you and your passengers around/scrape the front bumper
I tend to brake a tad just before the bump, then release the brake so that the car nose is up a bit when it comes into contact with the thing.
Ian
TripleS wrote:revian wrote:Gumby wrote:Speed bumps- do you:
Take them at full speed
Slow down a bit
Slow down a lot so as not to damage your suspension/throw you and your passengers around/scrape the front bumper
I tend to brake a tad just before the bump, then release the brake so that the car nose is up a bit when it comes into contact with the thing.
Ian
That sounds like a good idea in theory, but I imagine it needs considerable accuracy to make it work.
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