And Speaking of Speed Bumps
Just remembered another term for those teeth-rattling interruptions in the road: chatter bumps (not to be confused with goose bumps, of course). As Double-Tongued Word-Wrester points out, a chatter bump is a "small depression in a roadbed, usually occurring in series and creating a corrugated or rippled surface." Also known as a washboard.
posted by Martha at 7:19 AM
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In mid-Missouri, we call those road corrugations "rumble strips."
I forgot about "rumble strips" -- although I always thought of them as being raised. You use the same term for a series of cuts in the road as well?
I *do* use the same term for both the series of mini-speed bumps and the thin troughs cut in the road -- either way, your car rumbles as you cross them (and if you have horses in a horse trailer behind you, you get to feel them jump in surprise!).
Ah, tx for the clarification re the rrrrrrumble strips!
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