I’ve seen my share of “speed bumps” over the past few months, caught unawares by a few at too high velocity.

They’ve got many names around the world including: speed hump, road hump, speed breaker, slow child, judder bar.

My favourite: “Sleeping Policeman“.

They do slow vehicles, but there are plenty of downsides, too.

If possible, I would prefer rumble strips. Or electronic signs reminding me of my speed vis-a-vis the speed limit.

New to me was this innovation, a “speed dip”. I saw it at the excellent Navajo National Monument in the States.

It worked remarkably well. I slowed down.