Print this story |
E-mail story |
This story has 2 comments Add your own |
iPod friendly | Bookmark this
What is this?
Speed bumps an unnecessary hazard
Published Sunday, November 1, 2009
I’m with Ed Field, “Speed humps are benefit to no one,” (Democrat, 10/28/09).
Plus this — they don’t work! We older drivers, who don’t drive at unsafe speeds, like smooth-riding cars. We have to slow down because our cars won’t take it.
For young drivers, who like stiff, racing suspension, speed bumps are a challenge (four in the air?). For them, they truly are speed humps.
For the rest of us they are annoyance humps.
William C. Fletcher
Natchez resident
Comments
Posted by gemccull (Gary McCullars) on November 1, 2009 at 11:35 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Which is worst, speeding or noise!
On my street, you can heard vehicles slowing down for the speed bumps and then hear them as they accelerate after clearing the speed bump. Before, the speed bumps the street was fairly quiet.
Most folks have figured out that running over the speed bumps at normal speed is more comfortable than slowing down and accelerating back up to speed. Of course that does not apply to those pulling trailers or that have tool racks.
JMHO
Posted by DumbBlonde (anonymous) on November 2, 2009 at 2:04 p.m. (Suggest removal)
They just put a new one on Lindburg and my car scrapes the bottom every time. I stop and go as slow as I can, it's ridiculous!!!
Post a comment (Terms of Use Policy)
(Requires free registration.)