>I haven't seen humps that have crossings on them, but I have seen tables
Yes, that is what I was referring to. I called them 'humps" in my hurry to get my reply off but they are more properly called "tables" and Eugene is the only place I've seen them. I don't think I've ever tagged any, so far, but that might change when I next visit. Cheers, Dave On Sat, Nov 21, 2015 at 3:29 PM, Paul Johnson <ba...@ursamundi.org> wrote: > > On Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 10:41 AM, Dave Swarthout <daveswarth...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> But they are definitely not crossings. I've seen a few traffic_calming >> "humps" (a longer bump) that have a crossing on them in Eugene, Oregon, but >> they are unusual, not the normal case. > > > I haven't seen humps that have crossings on them, but I have seen tables > (Broken Arrow, Oklahoma has an annoyingly large number of tables at > pedestrian crossings, in a couple situations actually damming intersections > from draining in the rain...oops!). The difference is subtle but > significant. Bumps are typically the small, sharp things you find in > parking lots; humps being the big cousin to those you find as a misguided > substitute for cushions or chicanes; cushions are humps with gaps for > bicycles and fire trucks to fit through unimpeded; and tables are humps > with flat tops, usually curb-height and just long enough to sit level on in > most full size cars. > -- Dave Swarthout Homer, Alaska Chiang Mai, Thailand Travel Blog at http://dswarthout.blogspot.com
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