The Ultimate Speed Bump: Instant Traffic Jam!

Posted by Alex in Car & Vehicle on August 25, 2008 at 2:07 pm


The authorities in ShanXi province, China, have had enough of people speeding so they decided to build the ultimate "speed bump":

In an effort to stop speeders once and for all, they built a 100 foot long and 2 foot high winding speed block in the middle of the Jing Zhuang highway.

Unfortunately for the drivers, the speed bump is so narrow that a large number of cars end up scraping against the side even when driving careful. The speed bump has also taken the 2 lane highway down to a single lane, which has resulted in daily traffic jams.

Mission accomplished! Link

(Photo: HSW.cn, article in Chinese)


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3 comments to "The Ultimate Speed Bump: Instant Traffic Jam!"

  1. Joe
    August 26th, 2008 at 2:57 am

    "Unfortunately for the drivers, the speed bump is so narrow that a large number of cars end up scraping against the side even when driving careful"

    *carefully

  2. Ray
    August 26th, 2008 at 6:32 am

    Like all "traffic calming measures", it likely just pisses peoples off so that they speed even more once they're past the obstruction.

  3. Blacknimbus
    August 26th, 2008 at 11:43 am

    They diverted water away from drought-stricken areas to make sure Olympic attendees had enough and basically destroyed the livelihood of thousands of farmers. This speed-bump is pretty minor in the scheme of things.


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