Why carpark speed humps hurt so much – and how physics could fix them

Why carpark speed humps hurt so much – and how physics could fix them

From Nobel Prize-winning origins to modern shopping centre carparks, speed humps cause extreme passenger discomfort. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Engineer Geoff Walton MIEAust conducted a kinematic analysis to break down the forces behind the bump and makes the scientific case for updating Australian standards.The speed hump was first devised in 1953 by American physicist Arthur Compton, who introduced the installations while Chancellor o…