speed humps

[Fem1]

When i am on my lessons the instructor has told me to go to the left of the bump when safe to do so and not to the right of the humps i have been reading some threads on and they give different answers some advice much appreciated please

[doggone]

Best treat each one as seems best at the time.
I find the left side often gets quite gravelly and can contain bits of metal that will give you a puncture.
For now follow instructor's advice.

[Rogerborg]

Is he giving you his opinion, or telling you what the local examiners tend to expect?

If it's the former case, pfft. Ride in the gutter? Not in this life, or the next.

If it's the latter, well, ask him to confirm that.
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[thepuma]

If in doubt just go over them slowly......the examiner cant mark you down for that.
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[janner_10]

As above - it wastes a lot of time, and nothing to go wrong.

Doesn't matter what the examiner expects, you wont fail for it.

Post - test - whizz around them to your hearts content!
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[Shinigami]

I always go to the right of them unless there's oncoming traffic near it.

But yeah on the test maybe go over them slowly to waste a bit of time?
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[Magnet]

I always try and head for the right hand side unless traffic is coming opposite way I was told, mirror check for going to the left or shoulder check for going right.
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[daemonoid]

[Shinigami]

Hit them as hard as you can and try to pull an air stunt?

Might give you bonus points depending on your landing.

But yeah didn't think about the 'making progress' thing but surely they can't for speedbumps seeing as that's the purpose of speedbumps?
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[Ayrton]

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[covent.gardens]

Roads usually camber left so the crud works its way left. Plus there's the pedestrian issue. Hence I usually go right to avoid them unless oncoming traffic makes it unwise.

As long as you do your obs and blatantly don't choose a risky route over a safe one, it should be OK to go either way on test.

[thepuma]

[Turkish]

From the horses mouth:

[fozzym]

Your instructor probably doesn't know his left from right, they are usually thick fuckers.

If the road is clear then always go to the right of the bump (remember observation) even if that means crossing the white line. Unless its a solid line then don't cross those.

Only go kirb side (left) if its safe IE: no pedestrians and you don't have to scrape the kirb to make it round the hump.

The other thing to remember is that there is nothing to stop you slowing down and riding over the humps.

[J.M.]

[andy_uk]