# Speed Bumps: Seriously - 1 MPH? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 6, 2010, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speed-bumps-seriously-1-mph/552780 "2010-09-06T08:57:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![El\_Presidente](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c2a13f/32.png) [@El\_Presidente](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Presidente)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2010, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speed-bumps-seriously-1-mph/552780/21 "2010-09-07T04:29:05Z")
> [@MOIDALIZE](#): > > I always go as slow as possible over speedbumps, train tracks, potholes, etc. > > Fuck what the drivers behind me think. Let them ruin their own suspensions if they want. I do to. I’ll make a deal with the other posters on this thread. I’ll start riding over speed bumps at ANY speed you want(Especially the ones at angles so all four of your wheels get to go up and down, independently, doing twice as much damage to your car and your spine. Those are a joy.) Just send me your address so I can mail you my car repair bill. Oh, I also have a herniated disc in my back, will you foot my medical and physical therapy bills, as well? ---
**Author:** ![GHO57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/df788c/32.png) [@GHO57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GHO57)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2010, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speed-bumps-seriously-1-mph/552780/22 "2010-09-07T04:42:15Z")
I just hit the gas slightly to lift the front end over to go over speed bumps smoothly. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2010, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speed-bumps-seriously-1-mph/552780/23 "2010-09-07T05:26:40Z")
> [@CrazyCatLady](#): > > I find that craaaaaaawwwwwwllllliiinnnnnggggg over a speed bump or train track jolts me around _more_ than just driving over the damn thing at 15 miles an hour. And indeed, when the Mythbusters team tested this with a washboard road, you got a smoother ride closer to normal driving speeds. This is exactly what I wanted to point out. Speed bumps are not designed to slow you down to the point where you have to accelerate just to get over the bump itself. You’re not doing yourself any favors for slowing down that much, and you annoy the people behind you. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2010, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speed-bumps-seriously-1-mph/552780/24 "2010-09-07T07:43:13Z")
I find speed bumps smoothest at a reasonable speed with the clutch held in for the bump in my Corolla. My brief experience with 4x4s is that many may be designed for off road use but that doesn’t mean they’re designed to be comfortable. The suspension is often stiff and you really feel the bumps. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2010, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speed-bumps-seriously-1-mph/552780/25 "2010-09-07T13:28:30Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > if my Corolla can take the speed bump at 15 kph with no problem, so can your Yukon Denial. I did not say they couldn’t. I was simply explaining why some folks would prefer not to. ---
**Author:** ![fjs1fs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9e8a1a/32.png) [@fjs1fs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fjs1fs)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2010, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speed-bumps-seriously-1-mph/552780/26 "2010-09-07T13:41:12Z")
I think you’re all missing the main point. I hate fucking speed bumps, Period! Most annoying fucking things on the road. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2010, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speed-bumps-seriously-1-mph/552780/27 "2010-09-07T16:19:36Z")
> [@fjs1fs](#): > > I think you’re all missing the main point. I hate fucking speed bumps, Period! Most annoying fucking things on the road. People are already driving through parking lots like they’re at the fucking Indy 500 - I actually think there should be MORE speed bumps. I got out of my car at the Wal-Mart parking lot Sunday evening, to come face to face with some jerk practically cornering on two wheels - he slammed on the brakes to avoid hitting me. Some day, and it’s probably not too far off, I’m going to start seriously yelling at these people - “SEE THAT FAMILY WITH THE SMALL CHILDREN? SEE THAT FAMILY? SEE THE OLD PEOPLE OVER THERE? THIS IS A PARKING LOT, NOT A FUCKING FREEWAY!” ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2010, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speed-bumps-seriously-1-mph/552780/28 "2010-09-07T17:27:50Z")
> [@Lynn\_Bodoni](#): > > …But yeah, I do think that people who drive SUVs or pickups could go a little faster over the speed bumps, in most cases. However, after a hard night or day of pulling slots, and sopping up the free booze,… Damn, free booze…they must be playing the 25 cent machines. I have to ask where the water fountain is - And yes, it’s not just in LV. It’s all over. People just can’t negotiate a speed bump properly. I think it’s the same people who believe a turn signal means “Look out, I’m turning now, get out of my way” instead of “please make room for me.” ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2010, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speed-bumps-seriously-1-mph/552780/29 "2010-09-07T17:58:53Z")
When my kids were younger, I had them believing that speed bumps were called that because you were supposed to speed over them. I drove a Jeep Wrangler, and if the kids hadn’t been seat-belted in I woulda lost 'em. I also had them believing that STOP signs with white borders were optional. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2010, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speed-bumps-seriously-1-mph/552780/30 "2010-09-07T19:44:06Z")
My sister told her kids and my daughter that Stop and Yield signs were purely for decoration purposes. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2010, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speed-bumps-seriously-1-mph/552780/31 "2010-09-07T19:52:19Z")
Have you _seen_ the old people in casinos? The are the walking dead. Many of them look like they’re on a weekend pass from Treblinka. Seriously, you’re lucky you’re not stopped more often by cars in the lots with dead drivers at the wheel. ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2010, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speed-bumps-seriously-1-mph/552780/32 "2010-09-07T21:03:18Z")
What the duck, you want me to spill my drink? :rolleyes: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speed-bumps-seriously-1-mph/552780.md?page=1)