Do speed humps really slow down drivers? Here's what the data says

Road safety measures such as speed humps and speed tables play a vital role in reducing road casualties, but there are more factors at play.

Mandeville speed tables slowing down traffic in neighborhood streets

Instead of only using radar machines in the neighborhood to slow people down, the City of Mandeville has taken a different ...
Hawaii News Now

Speed humps reduce crashes, but may be slowing Honolulu fire’s response times

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The state’s speed humps, designed to get drivers to slow down, may be impacting Honolulu Fire Department response times. HNN Investigates found it’s of particular concern in ...
KHON2

Hawaii’s speed calming device data shows it works

HONOLULU (KHON2) — It’s been a deadly year on roads statewide. On Oahu, there have been 43 traffic deaths, which is more than double that this time last year, 19. But one area in particular has seen a ...
Bloomberg L.P.

All Hail the Humble Speed Hump

You can find lots of things on the streets of Cambridge, Massachusetts: an abundance of bike lanes, shops hawking Harvard merch, and empty Sam Adams bottles. But you won’t find the raised, rounded ...
MassLive

Many Boston residents want speed humps — but worry about where they’re installed

One way Boston is trying to tame its infamously unruly traffic problem is by installing thousands of speed humps on small streets around the city to force drivers to slow down. Unlike some other ...
KOMU

Speed humps to be reinstalled on three Columbia streets

The city of Columbia Public Works announced that speed humps will be reinstalled on three city streets. Beginning at 7 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9, crews will reinstall speed humps and speed tables that had ...