Speed Humps

Who had the idea for the countless and pointless speedhumps and stop signs on N. Madison street?

The residents of the street wanted them. They made many requests to the City Council pointing to the "speed deamons" that almost ran over a child on the north end. Cars were video taped "jumping" the top of the hill and sparks flying out from under the car(s). I don't blame them one bit. They also have video of New Manna drivers running stop signs after church on Sundays. Guess they were in a hurry to get to their beer stash or pot roast.

Mingle wrote:

Who had the idea for the countless and pointless speedhumps and stop signs on N. Madison street?

There are "speed humps" on quite a few streets in Marion now. Too many people have no regard for the posted 25 MPH speed limit on most of these back streets and it endangers pedestrians.

probably the same people who have the vote no stickers on their car.

Mingle wrote:

Who had the idea for the countless and pointless speedhumps and stop signs on N. Madison street?

ggallin wrote:

probably the same people who have the vote no stickers on their car.<quoted text>

And the same people who have McCain stickers too.

Mingle wrote:

Who had the idea for the countless and pointless speedhumps and stop signs on N. Madison street?

UH that would be your new Mayor elect Steve Little... All his idea... all of them.. I know I thank him each time I hit one...lolol

Great. Everytime it knocks my front end out of alignment, I'll e sure to direct my bill to his office.

Mingle wrote:

Great. Everytime it knocks my front end out of alignment, I'll e sure to direct my bill to his office.

most of them are on 25 MPH streets, so if you hit it hard enough to knock your car out of alignment, you are obviously speeding and it is your own fault

I thought Councilman Edwards, he of the traffic crossing light and feral cat fame, was the culprit here too?

anywho_1 wrote:

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most of them are on 25 MPH streets, so if you hit it hard enough to knock your car out of alignment, you are obviously speeding and it is your own fault

Not when you drive a 6,000 lb truck with 37" tires going 25 MPH.:P

Mingle wrote:

Who had the idea for the countless and pointless speedhumps and stop signs on N. Madison street?

Very good question Mingle , N Madison St is NOT a heavily traveled street, the stop signs are pointless & situations like this, our tax dollars need to be used more on sidewalk repairing for the safety of our youngsters & blind curve mirrors in the city & county on secondary roads, etc.

Maybe they could put a few on "tha hill".

Oh no, can't do that. All those lowered escalades will scrape. And they can't run from the cops with speed humps in the middle of the road, they might trip. What's wrong with you.

Mingle wrote:

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Not when you drive a 6,000 lb truck with 37" tires going 25 MPH.:P

If you knock your front end out of alighnment going over a speed hump, then you were going too fast for what-ever your driving. Goodness, are you stupid or something?

Nevermind the emergency vehicles that must travel these roads and are forced to slow for these ridiculous 'humps'. I'm sure that ride feels good in the back of an ambulance with a broke leg.

speed humps on methdowell streets have been caused by the creature from tremors http://methdowell.blogspot.com/

I have a honda civic and i have to slow down to under five mph to go over these things. i avoid every road that has them.

Unimpossible: great. they are working!

Unimpossible wrote:

I have a honda civic and i have to slow down to under five mph to go over these things. i avoid every road that has them.

thank you. that's the whole point.....to keep speeding drivers out of residential neighborhoods and to keep you from using these neighborhoods as a bypass around stoplights. Heaven forbid anyone should have to sit at a stoplight for a minute .

kids-r-1st wrote:

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Very good question Mingle , N Madison St is NOT a heavily traveled street, the stop signs are pointless & situations like this, our tax dollars need to be used more on sidewalk repairing for the safety of our youngsters & blind curve mirrors in the city & county on secondary roads, etc.

It's not heavily traveled NOW since the installation of the speed humps and extra sign. It has def. helped to slow drivers down.