Speed bumpArgentina

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6. Speed bump

A speed bump is a raised traffic-calming device placed across all or part of a road to make drivers reduce their speed. It is commonly used near homes, schools, crossings, parking areas and other places where low vehicle speeds are important.

Speed bumps vary in shape, height and legal status. Drivers should approach them at a low, controlled speed and follow any warning signs or speed limits that apply.

Speed bump
Speed-bump sign on Boulevard Yrigoyen. (Fortín Olavarría, Argentina)
Wikimedia.org • RoRo • CC0
How should I recognise and approach a speed bump in Argentina?

Look for a raised surface, approach warnings, road markings and any separate speed instruction. A traffic-calming device can be part of a raised crossing or junction, so identify the layout and the road users who may use it.

🔗 argentina.gob.ar • Argentina National Traffic Law 24,449 — Articles 22, 36, 39–52: actual controls, safe circulation and applicable restrictions

Warning for a speed bump. Warning for a speed bump.

English • Traffic sign P-11(c) • Road hump. Warns of a transverse rise in the carriageway. Reduce speed before crossing it.

Español • P-11(c) • Lomada. Advierte una elevación transversal de la calzada. Reduce la velocidad antes de pasar sobre ella.

Sources

🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Servicios.infoleg.gob.ar • Anexo L vigente, sustituido por Decreto 196/2025, P.11
🔗 Servicios.infoleg.gob.ar • Anexo L 2025, lámina 06 • ANSV, manual de señales, PDF p. 9

SVG source: Original: Vialidad Nacional - Ministerio de Transporte - Presidencia de la Nación Vectorization: Civitas13 • Public domain • Original revision 2020-01-14. Wikimedia original unmodified.

Which speed should I use at a raised device in Argentina?

Obey the applicable speed restriction and slow further for the device, visibility and other road users. Do not assume that a raised device carries the same numerical rule as one in another country; a safe approach can be well below the road’s maximum.

🔗 argentina.gob.ar • Argentina National Traffic Law 24,449 — Articles 22, 36, 39–52: actual controls, safe circulation and applicable restrictions

Does a raised road surface give pedestrians priority in Argentina?

A raised device alone does not identify pedestrian priority. If it incorporates a crossing, apply the crossing’s controls and the national rules. Where National Traffic Law 24,449 applies, lawfully crossing pedestrians have priority at a pedestrian crossing or a signed dangerous area. Stop if proceeding would endanger them; provincial and local applicability must also be checked.

🔗 argentina.gob.ar • Argentina National Traffic Law 24,449 — Articles 22, 36, 39–52: actual controls, safe circulation and applicable restrictions

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