Effect of speed hump characteristics on pavement condition

Abdel-Wahed, Talaat; Hashim, Ibrahim H.

doi:10.1016/j.jtte.2016.09.011

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“…A speed hump is a raised, paved deflection, oriented transversely to the flow of traffic, and having a sinusoidal, circular, parabolic or flat-topped profile in the direction of travel [6]. The purpose of the hump is to force drivers to reduce their speeds to mitigate an ''unpleasant'' bounce or jolt when traversing the device [6].…”

Section: Speed Humpmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The purpose of the hump is to force drivers to reduce their speeds to mitigate an ''unpleasant'' bounce or jolt when traversing the device [6]. They are the most common type of traffic calming devices due to their low cost and easy installation.…”

Section: Speed Humpmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…There are many traffic calming measures such as speed humps, speed bumps, speed tables, roundabouts, transverse rumble strips, optical speed bars, textured pavement, and cat-eye reflectors, are spreading across Egypt [5,6]. While speed humps are always considered as the best and cheapest solution to reduce over-speeding along roads.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…While speed humps are always considered as the best and cheapest solution to reduce over-speeding along roads. Since speed humps are very effective means of calming traffic, therefor the main purpose of its installation is to reduce speed and volume of traffic to acceptable limits in order to enhance roads safety for pedestrians and motorists [6].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, speed humps may have a negative impact on the level-of-service, as they increase travel time. They can also cause serious damage to vehicles, inconvenience to passengers, increasing pollution and fuel consumption [6]. In short, despite the importance of speed humps effectiveness on road safety, they may have negative impacts on the surrounding environment, vehicles, and pavement and road users.…”

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Public Evaluation of Speed Humps Performance and Effectiveness

Shwaly¹,

Al-Ayaat

Zakaria

2018

CivileJournal

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In Egypt, it is believed that speed humps are the cheapest and best solutions to reduce vehicles speed and thus reduce the number of potential accidents. Due to the lack of specifications in Egypt that govern the installation of speed humps, they were spread randomly and with different dimensions without adequate studies. Consequently, this practice can cause adverse effects on the road users and the surrounding environment. For this purpose, a questionnaire was designed to discuss the different effects of using speed humps in Kafr El-Sheikh city as a typical model in the Egyptian cities. To verify that the questionnaire is appropriate for the intended task, it was evaluated by 30 respondents aged 18 years and over. After the trial process, the required corrections were made to the proposed form of the questionnaire. Then, final questionnaires were distributed and 1000 responses were collected from all road users, whether they were pedestrians, drivers, and owners of vehicles or vehicle repairmen by using face-to-face interviews. The responses were analysed using SPSS program. The results reflected that the installation of speed humps contributed greatly to reduce vehicles speed, the flow of traffic and accidents rate. On the other hand, the results proved that humps also contribute significantly to the environmental pollution, damage to the pavement and vehicles especially when they are poorly designed and located. The majority of respondents attributed the random spread of the speed humps to the weakness of the authorities in law enforcement and the prevention of the installation of new humps without authorization. Finally, with the widespread use of speed humps and with the exception of the positive impact on traffic safety, it also has negative impacts on both the economy and the environment. Finally, the use of speed humps can cause many harmful effects to the neighbourhood, if there no strict control on its installation process. Unless specifications and some standards should be strictly followed, other means of traffic calming measures should be considered.

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Section: Speed Humpmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Speed Humpmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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