Cindy et al., Speed humps (they are hardly "bumps" for a bike) were added recently to Spaight St. over here on the near east side. I was initially annoyed. Spaight St. used to be a nice route as well. But once I got past the idea that speed humps are "bad", I realized that they really do keep cars <25 miles per hour, and they actually do not disrupt my bike ride at all. At 15 mph on a bike the speed humps are just part of the terrain- they don't require shifting- I just cruise over them. And each time I cruise over one I relish it.
So maybe if auto traffic is diverted speed humps aren't necessary. But a speed hump here and there keeps the wayward auto from going too fast on a residential road. That's a good thing. And I should hardly think that construction would be warranted to remove speed humps before it's necessary to do road repair. Think of a speed hump as your friend and you just might have fun the next time you bike over one. Just some thoughts. -India On 06/30/10, Cindy Statz <[email protected]> wrote: > Will the speed bumps be removed? Kendall used to be a nice route.... > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]](javascript:main.compose() On Behalf > Of David Waugh > Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 5:41 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Bikies] Kendall bike blvd > > Wow, you actually got a traffic diverter trial! Congrats! I fought > hard for a trial on E. Mifflin but Traffic Engineering (including Arthur > > Ross) and our alder (Maniaci) would have none of it. I wonder what the > difference is over on the west side? Hmmm. I hope you are successful > > and then maybe we could do the same on East Mifflin. Or they need to > take down those ridiculous Bike Blvd. signs down. Calling the East > Mifflin bike route a bike boulevard is simply a joke without the > diverters. > > David Waugh > 1213 East Mifflin > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org -- India Viola Stretton Lab 115 Zoology Research 1117 W. Johnson St. Madison, WI 53706 608.262.3336 "How can we learn from our mistakes if we don't first acknowledge them?" -Anonymous _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org
