What is the difference between a road hump and a hump bridge?
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Differences between a road hump and a hump bridge: 1. Different placement locations (1) Road hump: At an appropriate position before the sudden rise in the road surface. (2) Hump bridge: Warning signs for falling rocks, slippery roads, and other hazardous locations, as well as signs for unguarded or guarded railway crossings. 2. Different meanings of the signs (1) Road hump: When a driver sees a road hump warning sign, it indicates a sudden rise in the road ahead, requiring early gear reduction, slowing down, and passing slowly and safely. (2) Hump bridge: When seeing a hump bridge sign, drivers should keep to the right and slow down.
Last month I encountered this exact issue while driving. The road hump sign is a triangular yellow background with a black pattern, indicating sudden raised speed bumps or uneven pavement ahead, commonly found at school and residential area exits. Its characteristics are gentle slopes but significant height differences – driving too fast will result in a loud 'clunk' as the undercarriage scrapes the ground. The humpback bridge sign features a blue background with a white arched bridge pattern, specifically referring to those arched bridges with long, steep slopes that make driving feel like a roller coaster ride – when the car's nose tilts upward, you can't see oncoming traffic at all, so you must keep your foot ready on the brake. Beginners最容易混淆这两种标志，my driving instructor特别强调during科目一考试: 对于高突标志要减速防止底盘磕碰，对于驼峰桥标志要减速防止视线盲区。I remember once speeding over a road hump at 60 km/h at night – the shock absorbers were completely destroyed, and the mechanic said insurance companies don't even cover this kind of damage!
