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Hitting speed bumps at speeds exceeding 28 mph may cause brain injuries to a 3rd trimester fetus and uterine stress for the mother.  This warning comes from engineers at the University of British Columbia.

 

The investigators derived their conclusions from models that calculate the effects of speed bump shear on the fetal brain as well as the uterus after a vehicle hits the bump.  Variables include the vehicle speed and the speed bump size.

 

Crunching the numbers leads to the conclusion that vehicles with women in their late pregnancy stages should go over speed bumps at 15 mph or less.  They similarly caution care and suggest slower speeds when traversing bumpy terrain.

 

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0021929021000373?via%3Dihub

 

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