<div dir="ltr">Nor do many drivers pay any attention to the posted speed limit of 25 mph. I obey it, even on the miscalled "thoroughfares" like Hope St and Blackstone Ave, and I almost always pick up long tails of frustrated drivers who want to go faster. (I do pull over when the tail grows too long and there is a convenient place, so as to let them pass me. But really, folks!) <div><br></div><div>Bob M</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Jun 11, 2021 at 10:19 AM Greg Gerritt <<a href="mailto:gerritt@mindspring.com">gerritt@mindspring.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><p>many drivers pay no attention whatsoever to pedestrians at crosswalks. Bumps make me feel safer. greg gerritt</p>
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<p>Subject: Re: [Summit] Speed bumps redux</p>
<div dir="ltr">Here is what Dave put at the end of his article:<div><br><div><i>"There is a class of misguided residents who apparently support speed bumps, presumably in the mistaken opinion that it will make them or their children safer. That is unlikely. What it will do is to punish the innocent for the sins of the guilty. However effective, that is wrong. The proper and more effective response to speeding is an officer of the law handing out tickets, and if that doesn’t work, hike the fine two or three hundred percent. A ticket or two that makes news will stop speeding in its tracks, or most of it – and, as a bonus, punish only the sins of the guilty, leaving the innocent alone. The best form of traffic calming is a cop."</i><br></div><div><br></div><div>But remember when all those guilty folk got their panties in a twist when they got "unexpected" tickets for speeding in school zones when those cameras were installed? </div><div>I would be OK with more speed cameras. But the current situation of people speeding in the neighborhood is unexpectable. There are definitely more drivers who are guilty of not stopping for pedestrians in crosswalks than there are drivers who comply with this law. </div><div><br></div><div>Misguided or not, I absolutely feel safer crossing Rochambeau at Summit now, than I did before the bumps. </div><div><br></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 5:04 PM Emlyn Addison <<a href="mailto:noisyblocks@gmail.com" target="_blank">noisyblocks@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>So, other than the lovely new art deco road tattoos, I take it the city is unmoved?</div><div><br></div><div>This piece by neighbor David Brussat has some interesting history—that speed bumps once proposed for Blackstone Boulevard were nixed. This would imply that residents were actually consulted.</div><div><br><a href="https://architecturehereandthere.com/2021/06/09/get-rid-of-all-speed-bumps/comment-page-1/" target="_blank">https://architecturehereandthere.com/2021/06/09/get-rid-of-all-speed-bumps/comment-page-1/</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Emlyn</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>On Tue, May 18, 2021 at 7:44 AM Read Porter <<a href="mailto:read.d.porter@gmail.com" target="_blank">read.d.porter@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>as a frequent crosser of rochambeau by foot i have found that yes, it is that dangerous. these lumps are a massive help. they have slowed speeds dramatically and it's not as scary as it was previously. <br></div><div><br></div><div>it does seem to me that additional stop signs, curb extensions, and neckdowns would be helpful in speed reductions and safety generally, but this intervention does seem to be improving on the status quo.<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, May 18, 2021 at 12:10 AM Kim Clark <<a href="mailto:ktcxyz@cox.net" target="_blank">ktcxyz@cox.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div>agree, i’d rather see the potholes fixed than these horrible lumps and their accompanying sign pollution.<div><br></div><div>these don’t slow traffic, they stop traffic and/or cause people to swerve to avoid, they’re so big and so obnoxious i think they are most likely to cause road rage. Eventually, people will just use side streets to avoid.</div><div><br></div><div>Is Rochambeau really that dangerous? </div><div><br></div><div>what a waste of money! And such an unnecessary nuisance.</div><div><br></div><div>kim on dex</div><div><br><div>
<div><div><b> </b><b>Kim T. Clark</b></div><div><span style="color:rgb(185,45,93)"> <a href="http://www.RHODYCRAFT.com" target="_blank">www.RHODYCRAFT.com</a></span></div><div> 769 HOPE STREET<br> PROVIDENCE, RI 02906</div><div><div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"> 401.626.1833</div><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><a href="http://www.rhodycraft.com" style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px" target="_blank"><span><span><img id="gmail-m_-5544067371109109231gmail-m_4998974971146495810gmail-m_4339167361364642220gmail-m_7713058884656432151C38D6BB1-BAA0-4C29-B19A-54445593CAAD"></span>
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Re Chris' comment about funding the lumps, i hope this is not a
rhetorical question. who/what/when/why?<br>
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Yes to all of that, Christopher.
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<div dir="ltr">I'm just curious why there's
enough budget to add obviously slapdash, ill-conceived
and dangerous speed bumps all over the town when
nobody except Blackstone Blvd's gotten a sidewalk
repair in over a decade, and the only time since I
moved to this neighborhood that any streets have been
resurfaced was when Providence Water was legally
obligated to do it. I'd much rather see money spent on
maintenance, dedicated bike lanes, and enforcing
things like "it's illegal to park halfway up on the
sidewalk outside of Bank of America because you're too
lazy to use the parking lot twelve feet away, or in
the no parking zone out front of Seven Stars because
you're too lazy to find legal street parking, thus
creating a dangerous visibility situation that
threatens pedestrians, motorists, and cyclists alike."</div>
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<div dir="ltr">Far as functionality goes, I
assume the speed bumps will just join the Big Brother
machines on Blackstone in causing people to speed,
then slam on their breaks, then slam on the gas to get
back to speeding.<br>
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<div> I hope everyone is sending their
speed bump trauma to nirva. <br>
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Seems to me they're a design failure; you have to
virtually stop to get over them without bottoming
out. <br>
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