speed hump
Pavement traffic calmer
A speed hump is a raised section of pavement designed to slow traffic, typically found in parking lots and residential streets.
Broader and more gradual than a speed bump, it allows vehicles to pass at low speeds without the jarring impact: The neighborhood installed speed humps to discourage cut-through traffic.
Measures slowing vehicle speeds
- chicaneDeliberate tight turns
- chokerClose-fitting neck jewelry
- rumble stripTextured pavement safety feature
- bollardTraffic-blocking vertical post
traffic island · warning sign · yield sign · slow zone · deflection
Device to slow motion
- decelerateReduce velocity
- slow downReduce pace or speed
- joltAbrupt forceful shake
- bounceSpring back after impact
suspension · bottoming out · approach · crawl · creep · clearance · undercarriage · scrape
Petroleum-based paving material
- concreteSolid building mixture
- rubberElastic polymer from trees
- pavementHard road covering
- elevationHeight above reference point
height · width · taper · slope · installation · marking · striping · reflector
Residential area nearby
- school zoneTraffic area near campus
- subdivisionPortion of something larger
- cul-de-sacStreet closed at end
- parking lotOutdoor vehicle storage area
residential street · quiet street · children playing · pedestrian safety · dog walking · joggers · cyclists · sidewalk
traffic calming
Measures slowing vehicle speeds
- chicaneDeliberate tight turns
- chokerClose-fitting neck jewelry
- rumble stripTextured pavement safety feature
bollard · traffic island · warning sign · yield sign · slow zone · deflection
brake
Device to slow motion
- decelerateReduce velocity
- slow downReduce pace or speed
- joltAbrupt forceful shake
bounce · suspension · bottoming out · approach · crawl · creep · clearance · undercarriage · scrape · tire
asphalt
Petroleum-based paving material
elevation · height · width · taper · slope · installation · marking · striping · reflector · signage
neighborhood
Residential area nearby
- school zoneTraffic area near campus
- subdivisionPortion of something larger
- cul-de-sacStreet closed at end
parking lot · residential street · quiet street · children playing · pedestrian safety · dog walking · joggers · cyclists · sidewalk · driveway
- barrierswalls, wall, fences, fence, barrier
- traffic controlstop light, traffic light, traffic signal, crosswalk, traffic camera
- traffic signsstop signs, stop sign, yield signs, yield sign, no entry
- street designcrosswalk, sidewalk, curb, median, roundabout
- speed controlcruise control, throttle, regulator, limiter, governor
- road featurescurve, bend, straightaway, stretch, junction
speed humpopen highway
expressway · autobahn · freeway · fast lane · acceleration lane
speed humppothole
Cavity in pavement
dip · depression · trough · drainage ditch · sinkhole
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