Standards for Speed Breakers

Speed breakers are traffic calming devices constructed in accident prone areas.If a stretch of road becomes accident prone for some reason and the local residents want to get a speed breaker constructed, an application may be sent to DCP/Traffic (HQ), New Delhi. On receipt of the application, it is analysed from traffic point of view and recommendation is sent to Speed Breaker Committe which decides the construction or removal of any speed breaker. This committe consists of representatives of MCD, NDMC, PWD, CRRI, Traffic Police and concerned Residents welfare association.

According to the Indian Road Congress' manual, a speed breaker has to have a width of 3.7 metre and a height of .1m on a road where the traffic flow is around 25 kmph a road in a town or city. Likewise, there are norms to be observed for different kinds of roads.