speed bump
Pavement-raised traffic calmer
A speed bump is a raised ridge across a road designed to slow vehicles.
Drivers must reduce speed or suffer a jarring jolt.
Figuratively, a speed bump is any minor obstacle that slows progress without stopping it entirely: The delay was just a speed bump—we're still on track to finish by Friday.
Rounded raised mass
- ridgeNarrow raised strip
- moundHeaped earth formation
- elevationHeight above reference point
- rumble stripTextured pavement safety feature
undulation · cushion · table top · plateau
Petroleum-based paving material
- pavementHard road covering
- streetPublic urban roadway
- parking lotOutdoor vehicle storage area
- drivewayPrivate residential road
residential street · school zone · crosswalk · intersection · lane · cul-de-sac · entrance · exit ramp
One traveling afoot
- childrenYoung human beings
- cautionCareful attention to risk
- warningAlert about danger
- signagePosted public displays
visibility · reflective · striping · traffic calming · school crossing · playground · neighborhood
Decrease in speed
- brakingReducing speed deliberately
- joltAbrupt forceful shake
- bounceSpring back after impact
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
shock absorber · crawl · low gear · approach · slowing · traffic flow · bottoming out · scraping
hump
Rounded raised mass
rumble strip · undulation · cushion · table top · plateau
asphalt
Petroleum-based paving material
- pavementHard road covering
- streetPublic urban roadway
- parking lotOutdoor vehicle storage area
driveway · residential street · school zone · crosswalk · intersection · lane · cul-de-sac · entrance · exit ramp · loading zone
pedestrian
One traveling afoot
signage · visibility · reflective · striping · traffic calming · school crossing · playground · neighborhood
deceleration
Decrease in speed
suspension · shock absorber · crawl · low gear · approach · slowing · traffic flow · bottoming out · scraping · undercarriage
- Road Safetyseatbelt, stop sign, crosswalk, traffic light, turn signal
- Traffic Enforcementtraffic cop, traffic citation, traffic stop, traffic violation, parking ticket
- traffic signsstop signs, stop sign, yield signs, yield sign, no entry
- neighborhood featurestownhouse, boulevards, duplex, parkways, avenues
- delaysdelays, delay, delayed, postponement, postpone
- obstaclesbarriers, block, obstacles, barrier, blockers
speed bumpstraightaway
Without pause or hesitation
acceleration lane · speedway · fast lane · expressway · autobahn
speed bumpcatalyst
Agent enabling change
fast track · green light · tailwind · smooth sailing · accelerant
speed, bump, speedy, speeding, speeds, speedily, bumpkin, speedboat, speediness