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One of our local government transportation engineer has created speed humps on all our back streets and introduced dozens of mini-roundabouts in places which are, quite frankly, dangerous. What about vehicle safety though?
These humps have damaged my car. They were presumably introduced to reduce speeds on side streets to lower than 30 (or 20 mph).
Quite honestly, if you drive more than 7 mph over the new bumps your car will come crashing down on the other side of the hump, smashing your front-end. Far from saving the pedestrian who might dash in front of you unawares, it frightens the living daylights out of whatever passengers you might be carrying at the time.
Mini-roundabouts: These stupid and dangerous. Whoever thought of putting a mini-roundabout on a main road with one blind junction to a very minor road wants their mind seeing to.
risking the life and limb ...
Cars emerge from this blind junction, unseen till they are actually on the roundabout. They emerge without stopping for what is effectively the main road, risking the life and limb of any car on the main road who thinks they might have right of way.
Mini-roundabouts have a totally ambiguous priority system. They are not, as the Highway Code might think, or have not the same priority system as a full roundabout. Two cars approaching a full roundabout from diametrically opposite direction both wanting to turn right can't actually see one another on a full roundabout usually. Both have equal right to enter the roundabout at the same time.
The mini-roundabout can't cope with this situation properly. There is insufficient space on the roundabout to accommodate two cars at the same time. Who therefore has the priority? It becomes a race to the roundabout to see who is first on the dotted line.
By: Griper
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Not allowed to mention particular places, but it's recently become a so-called city, just south of Dunblane and north of Larbert , begins with S and ends in G. Do you not think that council officials and councillors need to be reminded that they work for us and not we for them?
Perhaps a bit of pain on the jobs front will bring them to heel?
Road bumps also don't have the desired effect on half of the drivers out there. I slow right down to being pulled along at idle in 1st gear, to then get thrashed past by an old lady in a Corsa or someone with no respect for their own car still going 35 over a hump in a 30 zone. That in itself is amazing because the 23 year old in a very fast hatchback is driving slowly over the speed bumps and the mature drivers that can do no wrong, drive over the limit hitting 5 - 10mph over the limit.
Funny really.
But I have an opinion on traffic humps that may surprise you.Rip them all out,simple,but fit Police Motorcycles with Radar guns,or even plain vans,I don't care which,if your caught speeding thats your problem,we can all see the speed limit signs.But why should every car be expected to drive over pavement sized humps every 100 yards just because of drivers with a heavy right foot.
While the principle of speed bumps is sound, there really should be more thought given to the style of them. Smooth bumps raised a couple of inches off the road are OK, but great big edged monstrosities are just ridiculous. And in areas where ambulances are seen frequently, use speed cameras instead!
In the majority of cases, the location of the roundabout was originaly a T junction with bend in the road or a crossroads. Due to that the amount of space to turn is greatly reduced.
Due to increasing volumes on traffic on the roads, they were put in to prevent pollution in side roads to bordering houses from waiting stationary traffic. Most of the roads effected were being used as "rat runs" by drivers. They along with speed humps also slow down the traffic, which came about due to the few mindless idiots who speed through quite residential roads.
Therebye spoiling it for the rest of us sensible drivers.
My qualifictions, amongst others Approved Driving Instructor Grade 6 /M.I.A.M/Holder of HGV C+E/Motorcyclist/Diploma In driving Instruction/ADI Trainer.
It is perfectly obvious that he is speeding over the speed humps and mini roundabouts.
The crunching sound your car makes, is an indication to SLOW DOWN!
Unfortunatly I am disabled & walk with the aid of a stick. The number of drivers that refuse to slow down to allow me to cross safely never ceases to amaze me.
Pantera