speed humps

[Michael Quinion]

Jonathan Lighter wrote:

> My estimate is that the "hump" was two or three times as wide as a "bump."

In the UK, the official term for a wide traffic calming bump is "speed
table". Traffic engineeers sometimes put a pedestrian crossing on one.

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Michael Quinion
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