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Fitzy - 30 Oct 2006 22:23 GMT

Warning
Speed bumps/humps destroy lower wishbone bushes and ball joints,
I am on my second set within 3 years,
My 405 went 140,000 miles in 7 years without a problem, but as soon as the
bumps went in round my area, I am fitting new bushes every 18 months,
Fitzy

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malc - 30 Oct 2006 22:37 GMT

> Warning
> Speed bumps/humps destroy lower wishbone bushes and ball joints,
> I am on my second set within 3 years,
> My 405 went 140,000 miles in 7 years without a problem, but as soon
> as the bumps went in round my area, I am fitting new bushes every 18
> months, Fitzy

Well go a bit slower then!

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Fitzy - 31 Oct 2006 10:03 GMT

>> Warning
>> Speed bumps/humps destroy lower wishbone bushes and ball joints,
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>
> Well go a bit slower then!

The are aptly named "Traffic Calmers"
I have yet to find one that does just that,
To most drivers they are a inconvenience, to some they are a challenge to
centralise the car for a smooth clearance,
To mums on the school run they don't exist !! the impact helps shake the
crumbs and crisps off the back seat, ;-)
Fitzy

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Malc - 31 Oct 2006 10:59 GMT

> The are aptly named "Traffic Calmers"
> I have yet to find one that does just that,
> To most drivers they are a inconvenience, to some they are a challenge to
> centralise the car for a smooth clearance,
> To mums on the school run they don't exist !! the impact helps shake the
> crumbs and crisps off the back seat, ;-)

A friend of mine had to stop going to Tesco in Stroud because his kit
car couldn't negotiate the speed bumps.

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Keith Willcocks - 31 Oct 2006 11:00 GMT

>>> Warning
>>> Speed bumps/humps destroy lower wishbone bushes and ball joints,
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> crumbs and crisps off the back seat, ;-)
> Fitzy

And some householders near where I live are cursing them because a lot of
lorries and buses use the road and houses are being damaged by the shock
(cracks in walls and concerns about foundations). Likewise they had to
remove them from a nearby High Street because the emergency services refused
to drive along it.

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Brian - 01 Nov 2006 11:40 GMT

> >> Warning
> >> Speed bumps/humps destroy lower wishbone bushes and ball joints,
[quoted text clipped - 12 lines]
> crumbs and crisps off the back seat, ;-)
> Fitzy

I understand that one council recently removed them and actually reduced
accidents as a result.

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