sleeping policeman

sleeping policeman

slang A bump, ramp, or hump in the road that is intended to cause cars to reduce their speed, especially in residential areas. Primarily heard in UK. There was a real problem of cars speeding around the tight corners near our housing estate, so the local council agreed to install a number of sleeping policemen in and around the area.
See also: sleep
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • chip
  • chips
  • up on (one's) ear
  • one of the boys
  • one of the lads
  • lad
  • be one of the boys
  • be one of the lads
  • be one of the lads/boys/girls
  • Two Bob
References in periodicals archive
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Under 12 Division 3 Ossett Albion 2 Hepworth Utd B 2 THE pitch might have been shaped like a sleeping policeman, but there was nothing lethargic about this game.
"Instead of a continuous 'sleeping policeman' there are three steep speed humps.
A sleeping policeman and PC Nod caught having 40 winks
There is the angled cushion which is stouter than the average sleeping policeman. They slump across the road at an angle, forcing drivers to swerve as well as risking the exhaust pipe on the bump itself.
But this time the sleeping policeman woke up and entertainingly arranged for the culprit to get his legs broken.
If you went over a sleeping policeman, you ended up in the back.
Nigel was also in a hurry to get home from work - in Blackpool - when he drove too fast over sleeping policeman bumps.
But what should Rosie do if she comes across a sleeping policeman? Why, wake him up of course.
She agreed at that time that the traffic using Mynachdy Road and Llantarnam Road as a cut-through to Western Avenue was a danger and that we needed a sleeping policeman, also the potholes should be dealt with as soon as possible.
According to research by online car-buying guide NEWCARNET.co.uk, 87 per cent of drivers said they would gladly see all versions of the 'sleeping policeman' put to sleep permanently.
But the saga of the sleeping policeman has taken a further twist.