Driving speed humps at 60mph | Fifth Gear

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  • Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
  • In this classic clip, taken from Series 10 of Fifth Gear (first broadcast in 2006) former presenter Jon Bentley investigates if it's better to speed over speed humps or just go slower. For access to exclusive Fifth Gear content and all FULL episodes from this series, join our channel / @fifthgearuk
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Комментарии • 59

  • @Headlights.restorations
    @Headlights.restorations 3 года назад +81

    The most comfy way of driving over speed bumps is with company car. I never slowed down as a delivery driver.

    • @avi8r944
      @avi8r944 3 года назад +8

      Or a rental

    • @roberthiggins6401
      @roberthiggins6401 3 года назад

      That'll be why everything you delivered was broken. 😆

    • @Headlights.restorations
      @Headlights.restorations 3 года назад

      @@roberthiggins6401 Try brake a pizza or a salad

    • @angelgjr1999
      @angelgjr1999 3 года назад

      Me too. I fly in my company Ford transit over speed humps. Very fun. :)

  • @jeromevet007
    @jeromevet007 3 года назад +30

    Humps, come to the Netherlands and you will know what a speed hump is. These are a joke.

    • @brianknowles1727
      @brianknowles1727 3 года назад +1

      Not all speed humps are the to same as these in UK don't be misled.

    • @HR-eb4vs
      @HR-eb4vs 3 года назад +2

      Ah what you people talking over here, you got to see the speed breakers or "mini towers" in india.

    • @MrSupercar55
      @MrSupercar55 2 месяца назад

      The only reason for that is because the Dutch all ride bicycles, and on a bicycle you definitely know about it when you encounter a speed bump as some cheap ones don't have suspension.

  • @TheBucketOfTruth
    @TheBucketOfTruth 3 года назад +9

    I think the "speed bumps smooth out at speed" myth has more to do with weight transfer of the vehicle than just speed. If you're accelerating before a speed bump that takes weight off the front end of the car and shifts it rearward which can make running over a bump actually feel smoother. I'd be curious to see this test done with that in mind and also as done here but with something like a Ford Raptor.

  • @LouieDoesaThing
    @LouieDoesaThing 3 года назад +15

    You're lucky...speed humps in the US are usually speed bumps...think half of a log from a big old tree. I can't even imagine going over one at 60mph. I'd be worried it'd break something important in the car like, you know, the whole car.

    • @ratedasmr7811
      @ratedasmr7811 3 года назад +2

      I leave the ground doing just 25 in my neighborhood.

    • @petersmith2040
      @petersmith2040 3 года назад +2

      Driving over too many speed bumps too frequently over a long period of time will also wear out the suspension prematurely. Potholes and speed bumps are the worst enemies of a vehicle's suspension system.

    • @Hide_and_Tweak
      @Hide_and_Tweak 3 года назад

      @@petersmith2040 pretty sure potholes are way worse cause lots of potholes are unpredictables. Also, there are potholes on the highway.

  • @farvatron
    @farvatron 3 года назад +7

    speed humps vs speed bumps next!

  • @Zipfei_Kloatscher
    @Zipfei_Kloatscher 3 года назад +16

    That's no speed bump, c'mon... 😅

  • @henrik2502
    @henrik2502 3 года назад +9

    Whoever slows down over speed humps, they will be flying over them after watching this

    • @veemacks7255
      @veemacks7255 3 года назад +1

      I think you didn't understand what this video told you.
      At 5:00 "the most comfortable way to go over speed bumps is to approach them as slowly as possible".

  • @303cerebral
    @303cerebral 3 года назад +1

    In the VW Golf he didn't mention the tiny increase in force from 45-60mph but you can tell he had to hide his surprise when that result popped up. If you are going to go fast you might as well do 60 instead of 45. Doesn't quite fit the message the program was trying to send!
    15mph - 1.12
    30mph - 2.29
    45mph - 3.49
    60mph - 3.59

  • @razza906
    @razza906 3 года назад +2

    You can drive speed humps? (Look at title)

  • @juleswilko
    @juleswilko 3 года назад +1

    “If David Cameron wins the next election”... holy cow that’s aged so very badly.

  • @michaelheimbrand5424
    @michaelheimbrand5424 3 года назад +2

    The Xantia did pretty well but should not have bottomed out. Maybe check the condition of the spheres (and if they are the correct type)? Anyway, Try it in a Citroën DS and your meter wont register any bump at all. Back to the Xantia; I wonder why no journalist ever have mentioned BOTH that the Xantia is more comfortable than a luxury car AND at the same time the faster than McLaren in the corners. I think there should be a little more of a major newsflash when a cheap eco-box is better handling than a supercar while beating the most expensive at comfort. People who buy an SUV and expect comfortable suspension must be morons. Smart people that want comfort buy a Citroën, end of story.

    • @gavinwyllie7855
      @gavinwyllie7855 3 года назад +2

      A Xantia is better at handling than a McLaren?🤔🤣🤣🤣

    • @Xayuap
      @Xayuap 3 года назад

      @@gavinwyllie7855 yes, indeed. Hidropnematic citroën suspension is the best one out there. Since the Ds 60 years ago

    • @michaelheimbrand5424
      @michaelheimbrand5424 3 года назад

      @@gavinwyllie7855 Xantia Activa. Google the Elk test.

    • @Craftlngo
      @Craftlngo 3 года назад +1

      unfortunately not even Citroën is producing Cars with the Hydropneumatic anymore

    • @Xayuap
      @Xayuap 3 года назад

      @@Craftlngo you mean nobody?, man, that's shame

  • @rehaanniyaz
    @rehaanniyaz 3 года назад +8

    Yall just taking old videos and re-uploading them, but its ok, Top Gear is practically dead, so just watching the other option.

  • @sausama77
    @sausama77 3 года назад

    You call this speed hump..!? In my country they literally disintegrate your car..!!?

  • @Mr.RomanShows
    @Mr.RomanShows 7 месяцев назад

    It is not about how comfortable you will feel yourself on speed humps. It is about the reason why speed hump is there. Think about it and do not hurry to make problems for you or someone around.

  • @mooiesreviews
    @mooiesreviews 2 года назад

    no

  • @marshmower
    @marshmower Год назад

    Terrible design. Flashing lights get my attention better than anything and i believe that a cop should have have to catch speeders fair and square..

  • @AliAkbar-zz4uk
    @AliAkbar-zz4uk 3 года назад

    .

  • @kilp2635
    @kilp2635 3 года назад

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  • @christopherritschel4115
    @christopherritschel4115 3 года назад

    So this is where hoovies cheap 400$ Porsche went

  • @elvirredzepovic6898
    @elvirredzepovic6898 2 года назад

    This show went from car testing to doing anything BUT car testing. They need to get rid of that woman she is as charismatic and interesting as a fucking door stop.

  • @CathodeRayNipplez
    @CathodeRayNipplez 3 года назад

    Why do UK cars have white front plates?

    • @antekp7
      @antekp7 3 года назад

      Because yes

    • @CathodeRayNipplez
      @CathodeRayNipplez 3 года назад

      @@SpareSomeChange8080 Righto. Doesn't seem to have caught on in the rest of the world. Maybe that cars have big red plastic things on the back and not the front may have something to do with that? I appreciate what you're implying but anyone who can't tell the front of a car from the back should probably use a white cane and a guide dog when out in traffic... In saying that tho the UK is the only place I know in the civilised western world where one can park a car facing the wrong way on the wrong side of the road blocking a whole lane of an already way too narrow road so every little bit helps I suppose...

  • @Talwar3k
    @Talwar3k 3 года назад +11

    At kouke, in turku Finland, they built speedhumps so bad there was array of mufflers scattered around the sides of the road for the next two weeks before they smoothened it a bit.

    • @Hide_and_Tweak
      @Hide_and_Tweak 3 года назад +1

      damn, in Montreal with my pontiac vibe I go 40 kph on speed bumps without any problem. Actually some roads are so trash than the speed bumps are way smoother than the potholes. Potholes make me slowdown at 15-20 kph sometimes.

    • @tomasbeltran04050
      @tomasbeltran04050 7 месяцев назад

      i love finland :)

  • @Hide_and_Tweak
    @Hide_and_Tweak 3 года назад +4

    in my city, roads are so demolished, the speed bumps are often easier to ride than the rest

  • @avi8r944
    @avi8r944 3 года назад +4

    I'd rather these than a camera, but there's no money in that.

  • @steveo9730
    @steveo9730 3 года назад +4

    Kept thinking old mate was wearing sunglasses 😄

  • @zaktherapper4297
    @zaktherapper4297 3 года назад +1

    Well i have a 2006 vw polo, i aproach speed bumps at 30mph and its comfortable and dosent seem to damage the car. Ive had the car 5 years and its fine.

    • @dazza9859
      @dazza9859 5 месяцев назад

      All the screws and bolts and springs loosening.Speed bumps only favour people that speed.And will speed over speed bumps because they are happy to pay for repair for their cars.😊

  • @Bhartiya969
    @Bhartiya969 3 года назад +1

    In India we call it Speed Bumps or Speed Breakers.. Trust me.. I slow down to 0 kmph over the Speed Breakers then also my car get hit the same as striking every part in the car with a hammer.
    Speed Breakers are designed to reduce speed of vehicle to save people's lives but in India People have died because of it.

    • @rayc1503
      @rayc1503 3 года назад

      In India most the roads are f'd up. The central government barely funds maintenance. Explains why they employ swiss engineers to design overlook and construct the roads. In India pretty much most the roads are destroyed. It's not only dangerous due to chaotic mayhem. The roads are full of potholes. I guess the govt consider them speed breakers too 😂

    • @Bhartiya969
      @Bhartiya969 3 года назад

      @@rayc1503 I m not talking about the highways.. In UK u call motor ways.. I m talking about cities and specially those locations like schools and hospitals. I believe u never driven on Indian express ways..

  • @marshmower
    @marshmower Год назад

    This is why you buy the fattest tires on earth.😂

  • @aaaabababa
    @aaaabababa 2 года назад

    4:20

  • @dimitar4y
    @dimitar4y 3 года назад

    now get one of the military trucks that have dynamic computer controlled ferrofluid suspensions!