0 one of a set of raised strips on a road that makes a low sound when vehicles drive over it to warn drivers to slow down or change direction because they are getting close to something
Those of us who have driven a lot on motorways late at night know about the rumble strip.
Hard shoulders are always marked with a reflectorised solid white line which is 20 cm wide and is provided with a rumble strip.
A rumble strip before stations is a reminder that they need to resume control.
In both these systems, the driver is warned of unintentional lane departures by an audible rumble strip sound generated on the side of the vehicle drifting out of the lane.
In or near built-up areas, the increased traffic noise which rumble strips generate has to be taken into account in devising appropriate measures.
It is proposed that a range of features will be covered, including chicanes, narrowings, rumble strips and gateways.
To call them "rumble strips" is some civil servant's bit of double talk.
Before one enters the bypass, one meets rumble strips.
