That was not a speed table. Those were cobblestones, intended to function as a “rumble strip” to alert drivers, thinking they might slow down. Rumble they did, but efficacy for reducing speed was questionable and they were removed as abutters were driven crazy by the R-U-M-B-L-E!
> On Dec 14, 2025, at 1:51 PM, syn_mail <[email protected]> wrote: > > Speed bumps were there (two) between Rte 2 and the Library. > They were removed. > There were suggestions of speed bumps on Bedford Road between Rte 2 and Rte > 2A. > They were abandoned after debate. > Speed bumps are old traffic ideas, they can be useful in remote private > settings (for security). > > > On Sun, Dec 14, 2025 at 11:16 AM Edward Young via Lincoln > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> Wasn’t a speed table or speed bump installed in Lincoln Road some decades >> ago, and subsequently removed? >> >> It might be useful to learn exactly what it was, where it was and how the >> experience worked out. >> >> Don’t recall when it was, just sometime within the past 48 years we’ve been >> here.. >> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> 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 [email protected]. > 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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