Wednesday, January 30, 2008

I always hated those stupid speed bumps...

And now I have great news: They adversely affect the environment too!

Apparently, a study done in England has shown that reducing speeds from 30 mph to 20 mph results in a 10% increase in fuel consumption and emissions release.

Portland needs to get rid of those darned speed bumps that so many traffic engineers seem to love.

Story here

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