"Jim Spanfeller" (awesomeaustinv)
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"Jim Spanfeller" (awesomeaustinv)
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Speed cushions.
Just Jeepin'
> Jim Spanfeller
03/07/2020 at 18:26 |
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This image came up when I searched for “ugly couches” and now I have more questions.
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> Jim Spanfeller
03/07/2020 at 18:27 |
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They are like speed bumps (or humps), but they are squishy to the touch, so if you go over them really fast you barely feel it
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Just Jeepin'
> Just Jeepin'
03/07/2020 at 18:27 |
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Source: https://picasilly.wordpress.com/tag/ugly-couches/
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Jim Spanfeller
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03/07/2020 at 18:41 |
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I was imagining some sort of catapult linked up to a speed camera so that if it catches you speeding, it flings a giant throw pillow at you to make you stop.
That is why it is important to always be cautious of the speed cushions.
smobgirl
> Just Jeepin'
03/07/2020 at 18:45 |
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Nom De Plume
> Jim Spanfeller
03/07/2020 at 18:48 |
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I thought it was probably a heavy duty truck fitted with the enormous bumper on the back they keep a few hundred feet behind actively working highway crews. I guess this video calls it a scorpion truck mounted attenuator.
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> Jim Spanfeller
03/07/2020 at 18:50 |
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They're very nice, I'll even get out of my car and lie on them for a quick power nap in the road.
facw
> Jim Spanfeller
03/07/2020 at 19:00 |
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They are generally considered to be better than speed bumps (or speed humps to use the correct term no normal person uses).
They slow down cars with similar effectiveness, but allow wider track emergency vehicles and bicycles to easily bypass the feature.
Editor_In_Grief
> Jim Spanfeller
03/07/2020 at 19:04 |
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Speed cushions are basically speed bumps with gaps in them. The gaps allow emergency vehicles to pass through at speed by straddling the centerline which lines the wheel paths up with the gaps . The gap can also be used by bicyclists and moped/motorcycle riders to bypass the bump. They’re called speed cushions because, on a two-lane roadway, you end up with three approximately square bumps across the road. The bumps are beveled on all sides, so they look like a throw pillow. I don’t know if there’s a technical name, but I’d think of them more like “emergency- vehicle- traversable speed bumps. ” Interesting to see a temporary sign specifically call them out, though, especially considering the general public probably has no idea what they are.
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> Just Jeepin'
03/07/2020 at 19:05 |
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That actually reminds me of an idea I had. I was having a discussion with someone, and came up with the idea of the “camel couch”. Basically, imagine a giant stuffed camel, but with part of the side cut out for seating. Like Gru’s alligator couch from Dispicable Me, except with a camel:
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> Jim Spanfeller
03/07/2020 at 19:06 |
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I prefer speed humps.
Shoop
> facw
03/07/2020 at 19:08 |
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Those are speed tables no? I thought speed cushions are filled with water or something
farscythe - makin da cawfee!
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03/07/2020 at 19:12 |
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soooooo..... kids?
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> Shoop
03/07/2020 at 19:15 |
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Speed tables don’t have the separation, and are generally made of asphalt or concrete.
SmugAardvark
> Jim Spanfeller
03/07/2020 at 19:23 |
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Damn it, who ran over my pillow fort?!?
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> farscythe - makin da cawfee!
03/07/2020 at 19:27 |
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They are much too bony to cushion speed in comfort
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Jim Spanfeller
> BaconSandwich is tasty.
03/07/2020 at 19:37 |
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So basically a camel with bucket seats? I like it.
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BaconSandwich is tasty.
> Jim Spanfeller
03/07/2020 at 20:37 |
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Kind of.
The more I think about it, the more I might have to try making it, filming the making of it, and try to cash in on those sweet YouTube views.
Urambo Tauro
> Nom De Plume
03/07/2020 at 20:44 |
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Yeah, that’s definitely more of a “cushion”.
Although if we were to call those attenuator s “speed cushions”, that would then leave “speed” as the more questionable part of the terminology...
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facw
> Shoop
03/07/2020 at 20:49 |
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No speed tables are more like big flat-topped speed bumps:
Extreme cases are the raised crosswalk and raised intersection, which strictly speaking are types of speed tables.
In any event, if you want to learn more, check out this DOT site on traffic calming, especially module 3: https://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/speedmgt/traffic_calm.cfm
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Urambo Tauro
> Jim Spanfeller
03/07/2020 at 20:52 |
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Apparently the word “humps” was just too suggestive
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Nom De Plume
> Urambo Tauro
03/07/2020 at 22:09 |
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The average only doing 10-15 over the posted when it’s already 70 or 75 mph driver is going to use up every bit of that cushion at those speeds. 200' rolling or static buffer is probably optimistic in many real world situations.
I think speed is the least questionable and most constant variable here. 55-45-35 even 25 mph can grievously injure or kill.
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Urambo Tauro
> Nom De Plume
03/07/2020 at 22:49 |
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I was thinking more along the lines of how “cushion” is a very good word for describing what an attenuator literally is, but a poor choice for describing what is literally a “ hump/bump ” . If anything, it’s only highlighting a specific feature of a particular type of hump/bump. “Speed”, on the other hand , is exactly what the “hump/bump” is trying to regulate, while the attenuator’s job is less about speed, and really has more t o do with dealing with a driver’s error in trajectory . Thus the term “speed cushion” makes less intuitive sense than “speed hump/bump” . An attenuator would have a better claim to the term “cushion”, but I would hesitate to use the word “speed” there. If we were to officially start referr ing to attenuators as cushions , I’d be inclined to call them “crash cushions”.
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Jim Spanfeller
> BaconSandwich is tasty.
03/08/2020 at 17:47 |
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Do it.