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road hump

n
(Automotive Engineering) the official name for sleeping policeman
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"That's what we did." Full plans include: Catesby Road speed cushions Catesby Road/Jubilee Crescent junction tightening Cheveral Avenue/Jubilee Crescent junction tightening Jubilee Crescent pedestrian crossing areas Cheveral Avenue speed cushions, pedestrian refuge, and existing zebra crossing raised The speed cushions - a type of road hump - will not stretch across the whole of the road, but be split in "twos and threes" to keep noise disturbance to a minimum.
However over the next few days it transpired that the authority had already erected a road hump warning sign in Woodgate, before the whole legal process had been completed.
By HENRYK ZIENTEK henryk.zientek@trinitymirror.com @HenrykZientek A SHOPPER has warned people to take care crossing a busy town centre street - after she fractured a knee tripping over a road hump.
The draft Order and Road Hump Notice together with plans and a statement of the Council's reasons for the proposal, may be examined at the information desk on the ground floor of Gateshead Council's Civic Centre, Regent Street, Gateshead NE8 1HH, Monday to Thursday between 8.45am and 5.30pm and Friday between 8.45am and 5.00pm and online at: http://www.gateshead.gov.uk/transportconsultations (Ref: TS/858).
We can but hope her latest film, based on an off-Broadway musical, is a mere road hump on her journey to the top of the Hollywood A-list.
There is no doubt that the design of the Hurdis Road hump - and other problem humps identified in today's report - could be improved.
His work on the Selective Road Hump has been supported by the Wales Innovators' Network, which runs monthly clubs for Inspector Gadget types throughout the country, guiding them through the maze of patents and confidentiality.
After being forced to stop when Frank Tyrrell walked across the road hump in the High Street at Witney, Oxfordshire, the driver got out of his car, shouted abuse at Mr Tyrrell and then head-butted him, causing a deep gash to his head.
CITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF ROAD HUMP WESTBOURNE AVENUE 1.
The City Council of Liverpool (Walton Breck Road) (Removal of Existing and Construction of New Road Hump) Notice, 2015 (Ref: LS/P&EU/NRB/TRO 8661M/TM 3215/2081.17) Notice is hereby given that the Council, as authorised by Section 90C of The Highways Act, 1980, proposes to:- (a) Remove an existing flat topped road hump from Walton Breck Road, L5, from a point 45m north west of its junction with Oban Road; & (b) Construct one 10.25m long flat topped road hump on Walton Breck Road, L5, at a point 50m north west of its junction with Oban Road.
The car driven by 16-year-old S.A.M hit a road hump and lost control, overturning several times before hitting the roadside fence, said Colonel Hamad Nasser Al Beloushi, Director of the Traffic Police in Abu Dhabi's External Area.
The builder, wearing a fluorescent jacket, was at the controls of the digger, tearing up the road hump and scooping the rubble away before leaving it at the side of the road.