Teresita Speed Cushions and Stop Signs

   

 

This was taken from the MTA site to let you get an idea of what a "Speed Cushion" is.

A Speed bump you can drive a bus through - no joke!

In the picture below, note the width of the blue car on the right in comparison to the width of the slots in the speed bump.

 

Speed Cushions. A speed cushion is a variant of the speed hump shown above. It is a speed hump with slots cut out in them so that buses can roll through them with minimal vertical deflection. This is to provide better safety for standing passengers who may not be able to stand up if jolted by a speed hump. These are generally only installed on Muni routes in the City.

Crescent Avenue. Bernal Heights

 

This is one of a series of pilot speed cushions that were installed on Crescent Avenue as part of the pilot area-wide Bernal Heights Traffic Calming Project.

   
A side view of a speed cushion on Crescent Avenue. Note the slots in the speed cushion that are just wide enough for a bus but not enough for a regular vehicle. Here, a bus maneuvers over a speed cushion by aligning their wheels through the slots which result in minimal vertical deflection. Standing passengers will feel minimal vertical movement.