Tuesday, October 06, 2009

'Smart' speed bumps being developed in Mexico

By Chris Hawley, USA TODAY

TOLUCA, Mexico — Speed bumps are so common here that residents sometimes decorate them for the holidays, painting "Happy New Year" or "Happy Independence Day." One rock band, The Sam-Sam, even has dedicated a song to them.

Yet concerns over the environment — and the utter annoyance of having to brake and accelerate frequently — have prompted one Mexican state government to embrace a "smart" speed bump that could make driving smoother, without sacrificing safety.

The device, being developed by Mexico-based Decano Industries, automatically lowers into the ground when drivers go the speed limit or slower. Drive too fast, and the bump stays up.

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2 comments:

Calypso said...

While I would love to see the topes go away - popping up speed bumps seems to be fraught with potential problems like a law abiding speed car being slightly in front or even next to a speeder - it seems that popping up bumps could get confused.

I think the U.S. strategy of camera and tickets by mail is more sensible - but then Mexico would have to get a real mail system together ;-)

sparks_mex said...

And a real registration system and get rid of all the US plates

The construction of the house finished in April 2011 and I'm pretty much settled in. As of March 2014 I'm in preparation for rain mode for this coming summer. That includes sealing and painting things and dealing with drainage issues from last year.

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