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July 2, 2025
Speed Bumps vs. Speed: When Slowing Down Saves Lives—And When Speed Saves Them
Balancing safety and speed on our roads: Lessons to apply from Italy’s organ-delivery supercar
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Speed bumps are the silent traffic police of our cities — small humps on the road designed to reduce vehicle speed and prevent accidents in residential and high foot-fall areas. They’re crucial for safety. But what happens when saving a life depends not on slowing down, but on going fast? That’s where our story takes an interesting turn.
Published on July 2, 2025
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In 2020, the Italian State Police, armed with a Lamborghini Huracán, defied traditional transport norms — traveling nearly 500 km (310 mi) from Padua to Rome in 2 hours to deliver life-saving donor kidneys, bypassing standard traffic and speed limits in a race against time.
Whilst not sure of the traffic terrain on the route, let's look at speed bumps and why they exist.
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