IMPACT OF ROAD HUMPS ON VEHICLES AND THEIR OCCUPANTS

The study's aim was to investigate the possibility that road humps cause increased wear to vehicle components and injury to vehicle occupants and to suggest how these problems can be ameliorated. The study was based on: four different hump types, selected to be representative of those in common use (round top, flat top and sinusoidal humps and a speed cushion), all 75 mm high; and five different vehicle types, each representative of models currently found in vehicle fleets (medium saloon car, London taxi, ambulance, single deck bus, and minibus). The study involved testing of vehicles driven repeatedly over road humps, computer modelling of the road humps and vehicles, and biomechanical modelling of the human spine.

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  Crowthorne House, Nine Mile Ride
  Wokingham, Berkshire  United Kingdom  RG40 3GA
• Authors:
  • Kennedy, J
  • OAKLEY, C
  • Sumon, S
  • Parry, I
  • Wilkinson, E
  • Brown, J
• Publication Date: 2004

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 48 p.
• Serial:
  • Publication of: TRL LIMITED
  • Publisher: TRL
  • ISSN: 0968-4093

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Biomedical engineering; Occupant dynamics; Simulation; Speed control humps; Traffic calming; Traffic control; Vehicle design
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00978919
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: TRL Report TRL614
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Sep 25 2004 12:00AM