What is a curb bump out?
A curb extension (or also neckdown, kerb extension, bulb-out, bump-out, kerb build-out, nib, elephant ear, curb bulge, curb bulb, or blister) is a traffic calming measure which widens the sidewalk for a short distance.
What is a bulb out on a road?
Curb extensions (also called bulb-outs) extend the sidewalk into the parking lane to narrow the roadway and provide additional pedestrian space at key locations; they can be used at corners and at mid-block.
What is a calming curb?
Traffic Calming Curbs (TC Curbs) are large, yellow concrete slabs which are placed on the road to provide temporary traffic calming. They were developed by a small team of City employees to improve the safety of all road users, especially vulnerable road users such as pedestrians and cyclists.
What do you call it when a light bulb stops working?
I’m from the U.S. and have heard multiple ways used commonly. If you are holding a light bulb that no longer works because the filament is broken you could say: This light bulb is burned out. This light bulb is blown out. This light bulb is dead.
What are speed tables?
Speed tables are midblock traffic calming devices that raise the entire wheelbase of a vehicle to reduce its traffic speed. Speed tables are longer than speed humps and flat-topped, with a height of 3–3.5 inches and a length of 22 feet.
How do I request speed bumps in Toronto?
Contact 311 to submit a service request for traffic calming measures on roads or laneways. A petition process is required as per Council Policy. More information about the City of Toronto’s Traffic Calming Policy is available on the City of Toronto website.
Why would lights suddenly stop working?
By far the most common problem is a loose wire connection at the switch itself, which is subject to constant on-off usage. Less commonly, a light bulb socket may go bad. If so, you will need to replace the socket.
How do you say when a light goes out?
“The light has gone out” means what it says – there is no more light. If for some reason we think there’s been a general power cut, we say ‘The power’s gone’ or something like that. If we can tell that the bulb has gone/blown then we say ‘The bulb’s gone’.
What is the difference between a speed hump and a speed table?
Speed tables are longer than speed humps and flat-topped, with a height of 3–3.5 inches and a length of 22 feet. Vehicle operating speeds for streets with speed tables range from 25–45 mph, depending on the spacing. Speed tables may be used on collector streets and/or transit and emergency response routes.
What is the max height of a speed bump?
National guidelines have set the maximum height of speed humps at three to four inches (although 3.5 inches is now commonly accepted as the maximum height) and a maximum length at 12 feet (although 14 foot and longer are now becoming more common).
How do I write a petition for speed bumps?
Include a short cover letter, along with your contact information, explaining the requested traffic calming solution and the reasons your community wants this. Indicate the starting and ending point of the target segment and the precise location you want speed humps installed (if applicable).
What is the best way to design a bulb out?
Bulb-outs should be designed to maximize pedestrian space and minimize crossing distances as much as feasible, while allowing vehicle movements as described in the curb radius guidelines. Bulb-out width should be maximized based on space for adjacent vehicle and bicycle travel lanes (see Figure 1).
How many light bulbs should be in a curb extension?
Curb extensions should follow all curb radius guidelines. Where turn radii make adding bulb-outs at each corner prohibitive, strive for two bulbs per intersection, kitty-corner to each other, in order to improve pedestrian conditions for all four crossings of an intersection.
What is a curb extension on a street?
Curb extensions—also known as bulb-outs or neckdowns—extend the sidewalk or curb line out into the parking lane and reduce the effective street width. Curb extensions must not extend into travel lanes and should not extend across bicycle lanes.
Do bulb-outs improve pedestrian safety and streetscape character?
Bulb-outs should also be considered as one among many strategies to enhance pedestrian safety and streetscape character; in some cases, median refuges, raised crossings, other improvements, or a combination of strategies may be more appropriate.