Opposing new speed bumps?

[Knomester]

Hello

Has anyone had experience in opposing the Council's plans to put in new speed bumps on their road in East Dulwich? We hope to convince the Council not to put in a full speed bump on our small road for various reasons, but not least because it simply isn't needed and isn't wanted by many of the residents. We just wondered if anyone has any help or experiences to share?

Thank you :)

[Andyng]

spped bumps are to ensure people dont drive at 60mph down a street where kids weill get run

over by some idiot why is it a problem?

[Knomester]

Hi Andy

I appreciate that speed bumps are a useful means of slowing drivers down on some roads however they are not necessary or appropriate in all cases. We live on a very short and quiet road where a driver would have difficulty reaching 30mph let along 60mph. Some of the residents, including some who have children themselves, do not support the Council's decision to put a full width speed bump at one end of our road. Some of us feel that the speed bump would cause more problems for the residents of our road than it would solve which is why I asked my original question.

Cheers

[AcedOut]

Can they not ban children instead!? Safer by far and surely less expensive?

[kford]

They're clumsy devices that arguably don't work on the real problem - motorists who charge over them: drivers of company cars and especially vans; stolen or uninsured cars; un-MOTd cars and worst of all: bin lorries; so they're not a solution if your aim is to stop speeders.

And they cause loads of pollution, as motorists grind along at high revs in 2nd gear, accelerating away after each bump.

Cyclists hate the full width ones because they wreck your wheels; they hate the cushion ones because drivers swerve without warning to straddles them. And to motorcyclists, on a dark night, in the wet, they're lethal.

[Cassius]

Also a van with a chassis the same size as an ambulance can drive over the cushion ones without slowing down.

[cate]

Why did the speed cushions get taken out of Colyton Road? Anyone know? They know have a speed sign warning to drive at 20 mph bt not too many people seem to bother. Southwark doesn't seem to have a cohesive policy. Some roads have cushions and some have bumps.

[kford]

Dunno, but the trompe-l'?il effect seems to slow drivers down when I drive or walk down there.

[trinity]

Knomester - are you sure that it is a speed bump they are putting across the entrance to the street and not just one of the

wide ramps which brings the road up to kerb height for crossing at the corner. Therapia Road, Mundania Road and Marmora were all given them and they haven't caused any issues as far as I can see. Not like a speed bump at all because they are quite wide & flat across the top.

Cate

I think the speed bumps where taken out of Colyton Road because the heavy traffic going to the thames water project couldn't cope with them.

[cate]

Trinity, thanks for explanation. It probably means that the noise was too much for residents I guess. According to research the illuminated speed signs are supposed to work better than speed bumps. I have notice that not too many people in this country seem to pay too much attention to speed limits anyway. Especially the 20mph limit in the side roads, which I totally agree with.

[Knomester]

Trinity - yes I'm pretty sure it's not one of the sort on Therapia etc as it is to run from outside my front gate and we're not the right near the end of the road. I will of course double check - thanks.