# Is it better for a car to go over a speed bump on one side or both?

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**Created:** [March 29, 2013, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-better-for-a-car-to-go-over-a-speed-bump-on-one-side-or-both/654266 "2013-03-29T15:20:31Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 1, 2013, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-better-for-a-car-to-go-over-a-speed-bump-on-one-side-or-both/654266/21 "2013-04-01T16:22:07Z")

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> [@Ethilrist](#):
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> I’ve always felt that slowing down for speed bumps is a sign of weakness.
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> Berkeley has installed speed humps, which are longer and lower, and specifically designed to be navigable at the speed limit. Any faster, and it’s a bit more exciting.

Yes, a lot of people don’t seem to get that 2 mph is not the optimum speed to travel over all speed bumps. For many (most?) speed bumps, riding over them with a little speed allows the suspension to take the vertical motion and keeps the passenger cabin more level.

I lived in an apartment complex for 6 years for which I had to ride over 7 speedbumps to get into/out of. I have collectively wasted weeks of my life waiting for idiots to slowly creep over those things.

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