Some of those gigantic, tire busting speed bumps that they installed last year will be altered so you don't destroy your vehicle if you go faster than five mph. Future traffic calming methods will rely less upon the speed mountains more upon traffic circles and such.
They shouldn't have ever made those horrible speed tables. I hate them. They succeed at their intended purpose, but oh, how annoying they are. My vehicle absorbs shocks badly, so I have to crawl over these speed reducing monstrosities and hope I don't smash my head against the ceiling, pass out, drive into the lake on the way home --by which one of the tables is conveniently located-- and drown. I'm glad they're being "smoothed"
If 5 miles per hour is what it takes to keep my neighborhood safe, fine with me.
ReplyDeleteIt's interesting that the only people I routinely hear complaining about these "traffic calming devices" are 18-to-20 something males.
I suggest you file your thoughts, and pull them out someday when you have a 5-year-old who wants to play out in the front yard.
I don't speed and I hate those things, you cannot even drive the speed limit over them without damaging your suspension system.
ReplyDeleteI specifically remember, when I was five I knew to watch for traffic and not play in the street. I don't believe I was a prodigy, so why can't other kids do the same?