Scotsman.com reports that an inventor has developed a dynamic speed bump that can "choose" to rise depending on the speed of the approaching car. The article says the inventor is looking for an investor for his idea.
The former maths and technology teacher has designed a speed hump which rises up out of the road when a speeding driver approaches.
The offending motorist will feel a small thump as they hit the bump, reminding them to go slow.
Sensors to instruct the hump to raise can be set to react to different speeds, operate at different times and can even be set to ignore speeding emergency vehicles.
The invention could mean the end to driving down a clear road late at night and being forced to break for a series of speed humps. Gywn Harvey, from Wales, said he came up with the idea ten years ago when he accidentally hit a speed hump too fast.
If it could work it would be nice for non-speeding motorists who get tired of the same speed bumps day after day even though they are driving slowly. Neighborhoods often use speed bumps to keep cars from driving too fast through areas where kids might be playing.
