rumble strip
noun
: a strip of corrugated pavement (as along the edge of a highway) that causes rumbling and vibration when driven over
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If Maryland had unlimited police resources or could afford to calm traffic everywhere with medians, bumps, rumble strips and similar constructions, perhaps cameras would not be necessary.
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Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2024
The Los Angeles Department of Transportation has already tested putting rumble strips and other traffic measures at five city intersections, said Laura Rubio Cornejo, general manager of the Los Angeles Department of Transportation at last month’s hearing.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2024
Caltrans had previously attempted several small fixes, such as changing the timing on the traffic signals and adding rumble strips going up to the signal.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 2 Jan. 2024
A bit of math tells us this is 2.4 inches between each rumble strip.
—Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 June 2021
Workers will also repair guardrails, install new rumble strips on the shoulders and apply new road markings and signs as the project winds down.
—Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2023
At one point, the SUV shakes as his driver veers onto the highway's rumble strip, but Ramaswamy looks only momentarily startled before launching back into a response.
—Time, 17 Aug. 2023
His head bounces inside the cockpit as a wheel shudders over a rumble strip.
—Michael M. Grynbaum, New York Times, 13 May 2023
But the rumble strip undulates with two-inch deep grooves.
—Sean P. Murphy, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Mar. 2023
Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2024
The Los Angeles Department of Transportation has already tested putting rumble strips and other traffic measures at five city intersections, said Laura Rubio Cornejo, general manager of the Los Angeles Department of Transportation at last month’s hearing.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2024
Caltrans had previously attempted several small fixes, such as changing the timing on the traffic signals and adding rumble strips going up to the signal.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 2 Jan. 2024
A bit of math tells us this is 2.4 inches between each rumble strip.
—Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 June 2021
Workers will also repair guardrails, install new rumble strips on the shoulders and apply new road markings and signs as the project winds down.
—Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2023
At one point, the SUV shakes as his driver veers onto the highway's rumble strip, but Ramaswamy looks only momentarily startled before launching back into a response.
—Time, 17 Aug. 2023
His head bounces inside the cockpit as a wheel shudders over a rumble strip.
—Michael M. Grynbaum, New York Times, 13 May 2023
But the rumble strip undulates with two-inch deep grooves.
—Sean P. Murphy, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Mar. 2023
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“Rumble strip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rumble%20strip. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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