Big city traffic is pretty bad. Slow traffic through a crowded street is quite common. To curb the excessive speed, there's speed bump. Sometimes, one is not enough. At one point an additional few smaller bumps just before the big one was deemed necessary. As the icing on top, let's add obstacles on both sides of the street, so motorcycles can't cheat their way through.
On their way to the customers' plate.
I am not sure if the fanning is to keep the ember going, to keep the smoke away, to control the flames, or all of the above.