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I bet you won't see this on the T2000 news page..

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Speed camera policy Kills

Wasn't there a case where a bus company refused to send their buses down a route because they had had a good number of their bus drivers go off sick with bad backs caused by new speed bumps?

From the ABD website:

Repeatedly traversing humps causes long-term damage to vehicle components, especially the suspension. This in turn has serious implications for safety and stopping distances. Shock absorbers are key in ensuring vehicles are able to stop effectively and safely - perhaps if a child ran in front of a car. Residents of areas plagued with speed humps find they have to replace their shock absorbers far more often. Humps can even cause immediate damage to the bodywork of large vehicles such as buses, to the underside of cars with low ground clearance, and wreck front number plates, spoilers and exhausts. Goods carried in vehicles can also be damaged.

Speed humps are nothing more than inverted potholes. Whilst local councils readily admit that potholes are dangerous and cause damage to vehicles, they intentionally install speed humps which are just as dangerous, and then try to deny that they cause damage.
A speed hump on Corporation Street in Birmingham had to be rebuilt after numerous double-decker buses suffered damage to their front bodywork.
A Birmingham bus company threatened to withdraw services from two roads when the council tried to install large speed humps, because of damage caused to low floor buses elsewhere in the city. The council backed down and installed 'speed cushions' instead. Article from the Evening Mail
Fire Engines fitted with a water tank containing up to 2,250 litres may suffer structural damage so great that it puts the appliance off the road, and results in a massive repair bill.
It's not just drivers who face increased costs. In Hastings in November 2002, taxi fares were increased by 10p during the day and 20p at night to pay for the increased cost of maintenance due to damage caused by traversing speed humps up to 200 times per day.
Speed humps in Uppingham, Rutland, caused a lorry to shed it's load of meat, blocking the road for hours.
Article & photo from the Rutland & Stamford Mercury
In 2004, the Metropolitan Police told the London Assembly 34 of its vehicles had been damaged by speed bumps in a three month period. A subsequent report issued by the London Assembly's transport committee stated that the cost of this damage was £7,500. BBC
We have recieved reports that the Rover Metro is particularly probe to damage to the sump-drainage valve.

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