Berkeley Bump Bungle?
The residents of Berkeley Place between 7th and 8th Avenues in Park Slope are beside themselves over the appearance this week of four two brand-spankin’-new speed bumps, with eight bright “BUMP” signs to match. Didn’t know there was a speeding problem on that block? Either did the folks who live there. In fact, the person…
The residents of Berkeley Place between 7th and 8th Avenues in Park Slope are beside themselves over the appearance this week of four two brand-spankin’-new speed bumps, with eight bright “BUMP” signs to match. Didn’t know there was a speeding problem on that block? Either did the folks who live there. In fact, the person who sent in this photo said she had heard that the bumps were actually supposed to go on Lincoln Place to slow traffic outside the Berkeley Carroll School but that there was some kind of mix up at DOT. Whoops. Update: A reader is claiming that there was no bungle after all and that Berkeley was the rightful recipient of both bumps.
Billyboomer – just a little bitter, aren’t we?
SPEED BUMPS are stupid. SPEEDING TICKETS are better. Does not anyone find it curious that the NYPD give out few speeding tickets. I do. Is it because the money goes to the state? You freakin bet. The NYPD could sit on my North Slope block and give out thousands of dollars of tickets a day. A DAY. EVERY FREAKIN DAY, but they won’t cause the assholes in the mayors office are more inclined to write fucking parking tickets, fucking parking tickets who gives a crap if some assholes meter runs out. SPEEDING KILLS!! Write the MUTLI BILLINONAIRE asshole mayor. He has blood on his hands. The big fat rich jerk that he is. And what the FUCK is FAT MARTY DOING ABOUT IT? NOthing he is to busy eating Shrimp cocktails with that loser from NY HOUSEWIVES while my life is on the line everyday when I walk on my block from the dick wads who drive their shitty cars too fast on my street.
I think a solution should be a device that measures a car’s speed as it barrels down the street and then deploys spike strips from undernearth the pavement with some sort of net to capture the car and prevent it from going out of control and slamming into parked cars or pedestrians.
Of course there would also be an automatic signal transmitted to the police and tow truck disbatch so the offendor can be quickly ticketed and towed.
On my way to the patent office now, so dont anyone think of stealing my idea!
I’ve been wondering for some time now, how does one go about getting a study done by DOT to determine what could be done to make an intersection safer? There’s one near me where there’s a very bad car accident a few times a month (and that’s when I’m home, I have no idea how many other times this occurs). By bad I mean one car spun into the corner property, or hits a pedestrian. This is at the corner of an elementary school and it concerns me and my neighbors a lot. There’s already stoplights, but so many accidents!
I agree with Nokilissa. I think speed bumps are a great idea on narrow residential streets.
When I lived in Australia (South Yarra, for any Melbournians in the audience) there were lots of remarkably effective roundabouts in residential areas. It was physically impossible to speed through some of the neighborhood.
I agree with Nokilissa. I think speed bumps are a great idea on streets on narrow residential streets.
When I lived in Australia (South Yarra, for any Melbournians in the audience) there were lots of remarkably effective roundabouts in residential areas. It was physically impossible to speed through some of the neighborhood.
Nokilissa – I think it naieve to think that a few yellow signs will actually slow people down. I find that drivers will do what they want regardless of how many signs are posted. Education is more important.
This speaks directly to another thread today which discussed the inherent danger in strapping your children into car seats while having half of your body out street side (a man lost his leg in Queens yesterday while strapping in his toddler) because of speeding cars. Speed bumps on these streets has always seemed a blessing to me. If the eye sore in the yellow signs is assuaged by saving some lives and limbs, I’m for it.
lechacal, I realize that. I’m just trying to be cautious. I know you meant absolutely no harm and it was mentioned here before.