The wrong way to go over speed bumps will shorten the life of your vehicle!

Speed bumps are mainly used as a safety device to slow down the motor vehicles and non-motor vehicles passing through this area. Many drivers do not pay attention to the method when passing speed bumps, which will cause great damage to the vehicle. Here is the correct method to pass speed bumps, learn it quickly! 

▎Wrong way to go over speed bumps

Going over speed bumps diagonally

In most people's eyes, going over speed bumps diagonally is the most comfortable, because the bumpy feeling will be reduced, but the swing amplitude will be larger. However, this will cause uneven force on the left and right sides of the springs, shock absorbers and the entire body (frame), which will cause greater damage to the vehicle.

One-sided wheel passing speed bump

I believe many car owners will choose to let one side of the tire go around the gap in the speed bump and pass through it with only one side of the tire. In fact, this method is not advisable. If this happens frequently, the misalignment of one side of the tire will be significantly greater than that of the other side, which will impact the tire, suspension and steering gear.

Passing speed bumps with the brakes on

As we all know, when you brake, the center of gravity of the vehicle body will move forward due to inertia, so the forward tilt of the vehicle body will cause pressure on the front suspension, and the spring of the front suspension will be greatly compressed. The spring is compressed tightly, and the suspension will naturally become harder. Without the sufficient shock absorption of the spring, various vibrations from the ground and tires will be transmitted to the frame.

▎The correct way to go over a speed bump

Two wheels pass forward together

When the two front wheels pass over the speed bump at the same time, the force on the left and right suspensions of the vehicle is balanced and the impact force transmitted to the vehicle body is reduced. Although the vibration of the vehicle body is greater, the possibility of damage to the vehicle can be minimized.

Vehicle speed

When you pass the speed bumps, the vehicle speed should not be more than 20km/h.