: a low raised ridge across a roadway (as in a parking lot) to limit vehicle speed
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Narratives Waymo provided on other collisions include one in which a speed bump hit the underside of one of its vehicles on southbound I-35 Frontage Road near East 51st Street.—Andrea Guzmán, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026 The garage has speed bumps and 5 mph speed limit signs.—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2026 Such forecasts contrast with recent speed bumps in the broader labor market.—Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2026 The highly anticipated 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics ran into an unexpected speed bump as competition opened Wednesday.—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for speed bump