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?
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.
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.
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!”
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.”
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.
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.