Patent ID: 8684625

Claim:
A device for limiting the speed of moving traffic, comprising: at least one protruding element ( 1 ) positioned on the surface of a road that is open to traffic in such a way that the protruding element ( 1 ) intervenes in the path of a vehicle ( 3 ), wherein the protruding element ( 1 ) comprises a directrix line ( 1 . 1 ) which in a plan view has a curved shape, and the protruding element ( 1 ) is positioned in the direction of the travel of the vehicle ( 3 ) in such a way that the width ( 1 . 2 ) of a projection of the protruding element ( 1 ) on a transverse plane to a traffic lane is greater than the width between wheels of the same axis of a largest vehicle ( 3 ) that is anticipated to use the road and whose speed is going to be controlled, canted left and right side walls that cause the vehicle ( 3 ) to fall to the road due to the effect of gravity while following the path along the protruding element ( 1 ), lowered ends and having a different height in the center of the protruding element ( 1 ) with respect to the lowered ends, so as to dissuade drivers from passing over, where the maximum width ( 1 . 3 ) of the cross section is less than or equal to the width between wheels of the same axis of the smallest vehicle ( 3 ) whose speed is going to be controlled; and a hump ( 2 ) that is aligned on a same transverse axis ( 5 ) of the road as the at least one protruding element ( 1 ), with the hump ( 2 ) being located on at least one side of the lane or lanes, so that the distance ( 2 . 2 ) between the protruding element ( 1 ) and the hump ( 2 ) is less than the distance between the wheels of the same axis of the smallest vehicle ( 3 ) whose speed is going to be controlled, thereby allowing that vehicles with a greater width between wheels of the same axis than the width ( 1 . 2 ) of the projection of the protruding element ( 1 ) can go straight without being affected by the device.