Speed Bumps And Speed Humps

Installing Rubber Speed Bumps on Asphalt surfaces is literally as easy as 1-2-3.

And it does not require any special machinery or equipment either.

The only equipment you’ll need to install rubber speed bumps on asphalt surfaces are:

1. Mallet

2.  1/2 inch diameter x 14 inch long rebar spikes

3.  Hammer Drill with 1/2 inch diameter drill bit.

4. Broom

5. Rubber Speed Bump

Once you’ve assembled all the tools and equipment, installing speed bumps is very simple and can be done by one person in less than 10 minutes .

Step 1 - Position the rubber speed bump in the location you desire.

Step 2 - With at least one foot on the rubber speed bump at all times,  to keep the speed bump from moving,  use the hammer drill to drill a 1/2 inch diameter hole, 3 to 4 inches in depth, in each of the speed bumps recessed installation holes.

Step 3 - Remove the Speed Bump from the desired location after pre-drilling all holes.

Step 4 - Redrill each hole if necessary and sweep clean the asphalt surface before resetting the speed bump.

Step 5 - Use the mallet to pound the 1/2 inch diameter rebar spikes down into the recessed pocket provided on the speed bump.  Always keep weight on the speed bump while pounding to ensure the bump does not move prior to completion.

That’s it.  That’s all there is too installing a rubber speed bump!

For a video demonstrating how easy this is check out the YouTube Video

“… You’ve got to make the morning last.”

Wonder if Simon or Garfunkel thought about speed bumps or speed humps when they wrote the lyrics to that song?

I doubt it!

But that’s just what a speed bump or speed hump will do for you.

The plain and simple difference between the two?

SPEED BUMPS - Slow you down to 0-15 miles per hour. They are more of an abrupt bump.

SPEED HUMPS - Slow you down to 10-20 miles per hour. They are somewhat of a gradual hump.

Either one is guaranteed to SLOW YOU DOWN.  And usually for a good reason.

So next time you see a speed bump or a speed hump… Just SLOW DOWN!