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Optical illusion helps create fake speed bumps

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  • Markings are designed to look like a 3-D pyramid from afar
  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is testing the "bumps"
  • They cost a fraction of real speed bumps and require little maintenance
  • In one location, drivers slowed down, but the effect wore off after a few months
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