Based on tyre dealer reports of increasing numbers of cars presenting with tyres damaged by speed bumps, Continental Tyres embarked on the hunt for some of Ireland’s worst examples.

And the locations that made the top 10 are:
Bishopstown, Co. Cork (near the Church), Patrick Doyle Road, Milltown, Dublin 14,

Industrial estate by the Marina, Cork City, St. Mary’s Road, Crumlin, Dublin 12,

Upper Kennelsfort Rd., Palmerstown, Dublin 20, Rathcoole village, Co. Dublin,

Le Fanu Road Ballyfermot, Dublin 10, Woodhaven estate, Castletroy, Co. Limerick,

The Rise, Mount Merrion, Co. Dublin and Church Hill, Wicklow Town, Co. Wicklow.

By law, speed bumps should be no higher than 70mm but there is very little consistency in either the height or the design of speed bumps. An increasing number of cars are showing tyres with cuts and bulges that have been caused by badly designed speed bumps and/or as a result of the driver hitting the speed bump at too high a speed. The emergency services have pointed out, that the increased use of speed bumps is adding valuable minutes to the task of transporting people with a medical emergency to hospital.

Continental Tyres are calling for a more stringent enforcement of the guidelines that govern speed bumps in Ireland and consistency in their design nationwide.