Tommy from Denver writes, “What’s driving you crazy? Could you please explain the difference between speed bumps and speed humps? The people on Knox Court between 6th and Alameda don’t know how to navigate them.”
Those things on Knox Court aren’t speed humps or speed bumps. They are speed cushions and are a little different than the other two.
Speed bumps are small, abrupt vertically raised bumps we all loathe to go over. They are designed to have an impactful contact with vehicle tires, so drivers will reduce their speed to single digits or barely moving while going over them. Some speed bumps are so vertical that a low profiled vehicles scrape on them. They are most often found in parking lots and residential areas where the risk of collision between vehicles and pedestrians is high…