07-19-2017, 09:18 PM
(07-19-2017, 07:22 PM)Canard Wrote: Adding a bunch of stop signs is hugely inefficient. So much fuel is wasted in the deceleration/stop/acceleration cycle. A better solution is to provide a design that allows a car to continue at a constant, lower speed. Fuel consumption is minimized this way.
Which is why humps (as used in Doon, for example) are better than the traditional bumps. You can maintain a comfortable 40 km/h over those in most cars (maybe not a Smart, though, given the super-short wheelbase), and avoid the acceleration/deceleration cycle.