Re: [FWDLK] IML: about (torsion bars) speed bumps

[Garrett <TheBulkster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

We have those #$!%&*&%$ speedbumps where I live, the ones that basically
fill an entire intersection (at least 10-15 feet long, and span the entire
road).  They are mostly in residential streets.  I guess people were driving
too fast in that area (speed limit is only 25mph).  The ironic thing is,
every car I've ever driven or ridden in seems to travel over them at
30-35mph with more ease than they do at 25 or even 20mph.  My fantasy is to
some day rent a big bulldozer or frontloader, and just go down the street
with the bumps, scraping them up as I go...they've never slowed me down, and
all they do is cause un-needed wear on any car that passes over them.


Garrett in Central Ohio....where "slowdown buildings" thrive


----- Original Message -----
From: "Philippe COURANT" <accf_clb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 4:23 PM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] IML: about (torsion bars) speed bumps


> Hi,
> Thanks to all, i know now that "slowdown building" are called
> "speed bumps" (but also as in France "sleeping policemen"....)
> Difference is the size ! In France we've short speed bumps (4 to
> 6 inches height and 8 to 10 inches widht) but also long speed
> bumps: same height but the widht goes from 6 feet to 10 or more.
> The problem comes from  those which are 6 to 8 feet :You have the
> front wheels ahead the bump and the rear wheels backward. Imagine
> where is the center of the car if the speed bump is too high
> (some of them are higher than 6 inches ...) and not enough long
> !!
> My car has radial WWW Coker tires 225/75/14. Overall diameter is
> around 27.6 inch. Original 9.50 x 14 have an overall diameter of
> 31 " .... the car is too low in front, not in rear; need perhaps
> KYB shocks in front (mine came from Kant...r, not made in USA..)
>
>
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> Philippe COURANT (Pau, France)
> Imperial 57 Crown convertible
> Buick 58 Roadmaster sedan
>
> - American Car Club de France (ACCF) : http://www.accf.com
>
> - Chrysler Imperial France : http://www.ifrance.com/c-i-f
>
> - Cadillac " Standard of Excellence " :
> http://www.ifrance.com/accf-cad
>
> - SportsCars : http://www.ifrance.com/accf-sprtcar
>
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