Research Article

Development of Ideal Hump Geometric Characteristics for Different Vehicle Types “Case Study” Urban Roads in Kafr El-Sheikh City (Egypt)

Table 2

The dimensions of the selected humps and operational speed.

Hump no.LHWSMicrobusPassenger carMotorcycle
V (85%)V (85%)V (85%)
(m)(m)(m)(m)(km/hr)(km/hr)(km/hr)

12.000.1010.10150.108.7010.8812.20
23.250.0814.00310.0019.5824.8428.44
32.700.1214.00110.0012.25215.6221.52
42.700.1012.00180.5013.3215.4821.21
52.700.1114.00220.0017.5219.2123.11
64.900.1015.00360.1026.6433.1238.25
71.700.1011.00190.107.548.3311.52
81.700.1113.00220.208.259.2113.52
93.200.1012.00210.0016.2519.5223.25
102.000.1210.00150.007.508.8510.89
112.400.1012.00210.0012.6614.4216.85
122.200.0810.00340.008.8013.3217.88
131.700.0812.00300.259.5511.9816.52
141.600.0810.0085.007.0210.4415.48
151.600.1012.00270.009.3611.1617.72
161.500.129.00180.004.955.708.62
171.400.108.00140.008.959.4211.55
182.400.129.00100.0010.2111.1013.21
192.200.109.00185.0011.5212.5415.52
200.900.107.00200.004.755.916.80
210.600.108.00190.005.405.907.10
220.500.108.00250.306.667.5613.14
230.500.127.0090.004.515.226.55
240.500.088.00200.005.766.6910.44

V (85%) is the operational speed in kilometers per hour; H is the height of speed hump, L is the length of speed hump, S is the spacing between the consecutive speed humps, and W is the width of the road for each direction, all in meters for each approach.