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Speedbumps. Really, they are nothing more than upside-down potholes. Wasn't there one counclil who decided not to repair knackered roads as a traffic calming measure?
There may be a measurable reduction in casualties at speedbump sites, but the London Ambulance service claimed that casualties had increased because ambulances could not get people to hospital quickly enough. They were claimed to kill more than they save.
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-3091358-details/999+patients+'killed+by+speed+bumps'/article.do
I expect this to be debunked, but if this sort of traffic calming costs any lives then it's the wrong sort.
We need something far more intelligent than speedbumps. I really like the idea of shared space roads, and will be watching the K&C experiments with interest. Whereabouts are they doing it? I heard Exhibition Rd.