Patent ID: 7591606

Claim:
A speed bump system for a roadway that encourages a driver of a passenger vehicle to slow down and that does not substantially impede an emergency vehicle, the system comprising a structure for disposing on the roadway to encourage the driver of a passenger vehicle to slow down before driving over the structure, the structure including a raised middle portion, a first raised outer portion proximal to one end of the raised middle portion, a second raised outer portion proximal to the other end of the raised middle portion, which three raised portions are traversable by the passenger vehicle, a first gap between the first raised outer portion and the raised middle portion, the first gap having a first width, and a second gap between the second raised outer portion and the raised middle portion, the second gap having a second width, wherein a) the first width, the second width and the distance between the first and second gaps allow the emergency vehicle to pass through the first and second gaps, b) the shortest distance between the first raised outer portion and the second raised outer portion is at least about 102 inches, and c) the first width is about 30 inches, and the second width is about 30 inches.