An Impact Assessment of Speed Humps’ Geometric Characteristics and Spacing on Vehicle Speed: An Overview
This review examines the effect of geometric properties and the spacing of road humps on vehicle speed and noise, with a particular emphasis on South Asian contexts, especially Malaysia. Road humps are widely used traffic-calming devices designed to reduce vehicle speed and enhance road safety. The...
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| description | This review examines the effect of geometric properties and the spacing of road humps on vehicle speed and noise, with a particular emphasis on South Asian contexts, especially Malaysia. Road humps are widely used traffic-calming devices designed to reduce vehicle speed and enhance road safety. The effectiveness of these measures is strongly influenced by parameters such as height, width, profile, and placement intervals. While the geometric optimization of humps generally improves speed-reduction outcomes, several studies indicate that braking and acceleration at humps can lead to increased traffic noise, particularly in residential and high-density areas. This review also explores design strategies and material choices (e.g., asphalt use, sinusoidal profiles) that may help mitigate noise impacts. Overall, a balance between speed control and noise management is necessary to ensure both safety and community acceptance. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-024d85c9c8484feea36daa68f19e8fad2025-07-25T13:25:22ZengMDPI AGInfrastructures2412-38112025-07-0110719010.3390/infrastructures10070190An Impact Assessment of Speed Humps’ Geometric Characteristics and Spacing on Vehicle Speed: An OverviewNawaf M. Alshabibi0Urban and Regional Planning Department, College of Architecture and Planning, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 2231, Dammam 32251, Saudi ArabiaThis review examines the effect of geometric properties and the spacing of road humps on vehicle speed and noise, with a particular emphasis on South Asian contexts, especially Malaysia. Road humps are widely used traffic-calming devices designed to reduce vehicle speed and enhance road safety. The effectiveness of these measures is strongly influenced by parameters such as height, width, profile, and placement intervals. While the geometric optimization of humps generally improves speed-reduction outcomes, several studies indicate that braking and acceleration at humps can lead to increased traffic noise, particularly in residential and high-density areas. This review also explores design strategies and material choices (e.g., asphalt use, sinusoidal profiles) that may help mitigate noise impacts. Overall, a balance between speed control and noise management is necessary to ensure both safety and community acceptance.https://www.mdpi.com/2412-3811/10/7/190traffic-calming measuresspeed humpspacinggeometric design |
| spellingShingle | Nawaf M. Alshabibi An Impact Assessment of Speed Humps’ Geometric Characteristics and Spacing on Vehicle Speed: An Overview Infrastructures traffic-calming measures speed hump spacing geometric design |
| title | An Impact Assessment of Speed Humps’ Geometric Characteristics and Spacing on Vehicle Speed: An Overview |
| title_full | An Impact Assessment of Speed Humps’ Geometric Characteristics and Spacing on Vehicle Speed: An Overview |
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| title_short | An Impact Assessment of Speed Humps’ Geometric Characteristics and Spacing on Vehicle Speed: An Overview |
| title_sort | impact assessment of speed humps geometric characteristics and spacing on vehicle speed an overview |
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