Re: Holland Roadtrip

Mark Roberts wrote:


> Let op! means Watch out! A drempel is NOT a speed bump. It's what
> some areas have called a "speed table" -- there is a slight incline,
> then a short section of flat surface, then a slight decline. The
> pavement of a drempel is usually brick. It's just as effective as a
> speed bump but creates much less wear and tear on vehicles.
>
> The sign depicted in the URL above is a much older version. The
> current sign uses the Series E typeface in all lower-case.

Cambridge, MA has a drempel outside the Galleria mall... the crosswalk 
is the brick surface.  I favor them heavily over speed bumps, as well, 
especially the new genre of screw-in rubber ones that are taller than curbs.
--
Steve
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Civil Engineering (Course 1) at MIT