Revision question · Safety and your vehicle

What's the purpose of road humps, chicanes and narrowings?

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To separate lanes of traffic

To increase traffic speed

To allow pedestrians to cross

To reduce traffic speed

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Traffic-calming measures help to keep vehicle speeds low in congested areas where there are pedestrians and children. A pedestrian is much more likely to survive a collision with a vehicle travelling at 20 mph than they are with a vehicle travelling at 40 mph.

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Rule 153Highway Code rule · Traffic-calming measures reduce speed; maintain a reduced speed through the photographed hump zone rather than accelerating between humps.

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