Thanks Margaret, I’ll let my mechanic know that the exorbitant suspension work bills I typically receive will all go away should I stay the recommended speed overall those broken speed humps and malformed, pot holed, mal-radiused speed bumps.
For those who are serious about safety, and extending life expectancy, I would also recommend the myriad of trails that exist here in Lincoln - a much safer alternative for walkers, dogs and children, to that of walking the roads in this cut through town. On Tue, Sep 12, 2023 at 3:11 PM gail o'keefe <gailoke...@gmail.com> wrote: > Please sign me up for "winning" a speed table or even a speed bump. I'll > lobby for one. It will be preferable to risking my life walking to the > mailbox, or down the road. > To V Saleme and others who commute in town for kids, groceries, etc, the > speed deterrents will be well known to you; your car won't be damaged if > you are going the recommended speed. No one flies down Winter Street. We'll > all just add a few moments to the errands or the commute, and in doing so > make our roads much safer for walkers, bicyclists, dogs, children... > > > > On Tue, Sep 12, 2023 at 12:33 PM Margaret Olson <s...@margaretolson.com> > wrote: > >> There are “speed bumps” and “speed tables”. Speed bumps are indeed noisy. >> Speed tables are low and flat and thus much easier on suspensions and ears. >> I don’t believe anyone is proposing speed bumps rather than speed tables. >> >> Here is a nice description of speed tables: >> >> https://nacto.org/publication/urban-street-design-guide/street-design-elements/vertical-speed-control-elements/speed-table/ >> >> Please do not be put off by the words “urban” and “city”. Formal roadway >> documentation tends to distinguish between “highway” and city/urban rather >> than urban and country. >> >> On Tue, Sep 12, 2023 at 9:13 AM Andrew Payne <a...@payne.org> wrote: >> >>> >>> Speed bumps make good sense to me. >>>> >>> >>> Speed bumps are *extremely noisy* for those houses unfortunate enough >>> to "win" the speed bump placement lottery. >>> >>> One strongly opposed resident's view. >>> >>> -andy >>> -- >>> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >>> To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. >>> Browse the archives at >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >>> Change your subscription settings at >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >>> >>> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. >> Browse the archives at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> >> -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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