Are You Still Applying The Brakes When Passing Through The Buffer Zone?

Nowadays, many car owners prefer to drive very fast. These car owners not only enjoy driving fast, but also often don't look at the road while driving. This can easily lead to accidents because there are violations in areas with many pedestrians. Many accidents are caused by not seeing pedestrians.

Therefore, in order to make car owners slow down in some special places, speed bumps have been set up at community entrances, school entrances, and highway exits.

At highway intersections, government institutions, etc., when car owners see the speed bumps, they have to slow down and get out of the vehicle. But some car owners only step on the brakes when they encounter the speed bumps. But in fact, when car owners drive at excessive speed and collide with another vehicle, they cannot step on the brakes. Why?

Let's first understand the deceleration principle of the speed bumps. The deceleration principle of speed bumps is that when the vehicle reaches the speed bumps, the cross-section of the speed bumps is an isosceles triangle, and it will generate an upward force on the wheels. So when the wheels reach the deceleration zone, the wheels will move upward while being pushed downward by the deceleration zone.

The faster the speed, the greater the upward kinetic energy, and the more likely the vehicle's damping and springs will be damaged. Therefore, in order to protect the vehicle from damage, car owners must reduce the vehicle's speed. Why? Can't you slow down when you encounter the speed bumps?

Nowadays, many car owners prefer to brake when encountering speed bumps, but they basically brake at the speed bumps. In fact, when they reach the speed bumps, they will slow down. It not only cannot protect the vehicle, but also easily damages the vehicle, because the vehicle's tires will be subjected to upward force when passing through the speed bumps. When the vehicle brakes, it is already decelerating.

The center of gravity causes the damping and springs of the front and rear wheels of the vehicle to bear greater pressure. When passing through the speed bumps, the vehicle is subjected to the rebound force of the speed bumps, which makes the tires stronger than normal. It is easy to damage the vehicle's springs and dampers, so maintenance personnel suggest that everyone should not step on the brakes after the speed bumps. Then can't we drive without braking? It won't work.

How should we step on the brakes to ensure the safety of the vehicle passing through the speed bumps? When passing through the speed bumps, slow down in advance. After the vehicle slows down, pass through the speed bumps to make the tires less likely to be damaged after passing through the speed bumps.