hey J C, it would be helpful to know where you live and if your road is considered a county road or not. Or if you tried to get the county to put in sidewalks, or if so, the county considered your safety too expensive, therefore, your get lumps of blacktop in your road instead. fill us in before you share the love. and even though it isn't required, you name too. initials tell me you may not tell the whole story.

Distinction: Speed bumps are narrow things seen in parking lots. Speed humps are wider (12 ft or more) ramping with a height of only 3 in.. Where I live: 1. Speed humps only allowed on roads with a 25 MPH speed limit. 2. And, at least 85% of the vehicle traffic on the road must be exceeding 35 MPH. 3. In such cases, the residents on the road can petition to install speed humps. At least 75% of residents must sign. The road I live on use to be a quiet, 25 MPH, RESIDENTIAL road. Over the years, due to poor or mismanaged planning (new high school & 7 new subdivisions nearby), the road has become a de facto short cut between the school, subdivisions, & the main business district. The residents along the road had become increasingly alarmed with increased speeds, especially after a child had been injured. Traffic patrol tickets had no effect. Basically, most drivers had no regard for the safety of the residents. The road commission determined that more than 85% of the traffic was exceeding 35 MPH. I can assure you that cars coming at you on at over 35 MPH can be very un-nerving, especially coming from both directions. In our case, the problem was so bad, that we had 100% concurrence from the homeowners (many with small children) to install the speed humps. These went in a few weeks ago, and the change has been dramatic! It actually feels safe to use the road on foot again. Since this section of road is only a short distance, the slower speeds have only added less than a minute to a trip. I discovered that studies have shown that speed humps reduce the liklihood of serious injry & death to pedestrians by 40-60%. It is generally understood that any speed over 30 MPH in a residential neighborhood is considered extremely un-safe. In our circumstances any motorist complaining about speed HUMPS has only themselves or the 85+% of self-centered speeders who disregard the safety of the community at large to blame.

I just wanted to point out that the fire hydrant just immediately north of the northernmost hump on Cliffside was knocked over and still is wrapped in plastic, I can only speculate that a vehicle lost control on straight roadway after hitting this hump and hit a fire hydrant. All this in the middle of summer when traction is excellent. One has to seriously wonder about the potential for loss of control at the posted speed limit when we have snow and frost on this roadway. beyond a nuisance this seems more of a safety concern especially when one factors in emergency vehicle response times.

John, how great that some action has taken place against GHACC, I wonder tho if Steve Bauer is included in this suit. He should be. I checked the road construction schedule for 2008 and Hood Canal was not on there. I tried to access the info about the suit filed and couldn't get it. I'm a friend of beep 4 bumps, virus problems have caused me to completely change my email. Please add me to your mailing list when you have time. My whole tribe supports this effort.

What is wrong with you people? The road of life is full of bumps, get over it! I don't enjoy the bumps anymore than the next guy but come up with an alternate solution and stop complaining. I have read your website and have never seen such a well presented stream of manure in my life. The 3rd Reich would have been envious of your ability to contort the facts and disseminate the amount of ill will you have created. I attended the meeting as a neutral party but after witnessing the embarasssing way in which you conduct yourselves in a public forum there is no way in hell I would align myself with the likes of you, even if the bumps required a step ladder to get over. My fervent wish is that someone who beeps for bumps in our quiet town, beeps once too often and gets lead poisoning. Crawl back under the rock you came from. No please don't; find one a long way from Hansville and crawl under that. I hope it falls on you. Lets see if you have the balls to put this on your toxic website.

I love it. This is a great idea. I have been trying to think of something to do about those damn things. I think they also ruin a cars shocks. Thanks and keep up the great site.

I haven't heard anything about the 4/23 meeting. I attended and thought it was ridiculous that we had to sit through all of Bauer's repeticious material as to why we need those speed bumps. By the time he and all his cronies were done and he actually ALLOWED us to speak, on his terms no less, we were all hot and tired and worn out not to mention bored. I stayed until about 10 pm and then had to leave. Now I think we should be able to put on a slide show and have people talk as to why we should not have the bumps. Also, is anyone running against Bauer? Thanks, Kate