[Closed] Buying your own speed bumps and fitting them on a public road...?

Stealth road works / no entry signs etc. Just do it in the middle of the night

We used to live on small quiet country that attracted more than its fair share of racers. I used to fantasize about setting up a hologram set off by cars going over a certain speed. Could keep changing the vision to keep it fresh.... tree falling across road one day, herd of cows wandering out another, maybe some fluorescent aliens at night etc...

Moved to the end of a cul-de-sac now and kids play at our end of the street all the time. Still be nice to add a 10mph limit and a bit of traffic calming.

Occasionally fire off the flash on your digital camera.Very effective in the evening 😉

What you need to do, in the dead of night, 'accidentally' drop a load of concrete stuff onto the road, in the shape of a speed-hump. By morning it will have set rock-hard. Chances are the local council will do bugger all about it if they're anything like my local one. It's a right sod to remove, and will cost loads, as that patch of road will need to be stripped and re-tarmacced. That process alone, even if it were to take place, will put the road out of action for several weeks or even months, going by Conscientious British Workers™ standards.

There's a patch of concrete on the roundabout junction with Grove Road and Old Ford Road, London E3. I saw the mixer truck which dropped it. That was over ten years ago, maybe fifteen, and it's still there.

This is what happens when Tesco/Asda/Sainsburys etc develop. You need to campaign at the planning application stage which is obviously too late now. Let this be a warning to others who dont bother getting involved in the planning process.

Now you're best bet is probably demonstrate, leaflet etc right outside the store and make yourself a pain to the company. Let them know you're telling everyone they are blighting the area. They will jump in the light of the publicity,

C

Have you spoken to the right people in the council? They must have a road safety team somewhere.

Any ideas here?

[url= http://www2.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roadsafety/ ]http://www2.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roadsafety/[/url]

Google "Community Speed Watch" for some DIY camera action.

Buy up every single house in the road, then it's only you who will need to access the road. Then apply to turn the road into a private road and take on all the maintenance. Then put some big F'off gates at the end. ....and some Claymores. .....and some snipers.

Humps have been proven not to work on a street next to mine(residential area) The humps being on a bus route were badly damaged by the snow ploughs clearing clearing the route earlier in the year. The road had to be relaid and the residents campaigned to not have the humps replaced(did not want them in first instance) Speed checks before and after have proved traffic is slower now than when the humps were in place due to people speeding up between the humps ❗ Traffic noise is also less for the same reason. Other measures are being considered simply because of the number of kids in the area that have to cross the road to get to school. Does`nt matter what they do in the evenings or weekends 💡

Buy an old banger and park it badly. More effective than a speed hump.

Is it only you that's affected, or do you neighbours feel the same way - if the latter, then what you want to do is get together and start making yourselves a pain in the ass to anyone who has the power to effect change. Don't waste your time debating with people who aren't decision makers. Generally speaking, decision makers in councils, corporations etc, don't like situations like this dragging on, and will send an order to the relevant people to get it sorted.

Over the years, I've found the trick is to present the problem, and whatever viable solutions you can come up with - start off being reasonable, and don't play dirty (papers etc) until you've exhausted the rational route.

Of course, if that fails, then you may have to do a little "wet work" 🙂

Just scatter some carpet tacks and broekn glass across the road. It works a treat.

You want to do something like this really [url= http://www.sustrans.org.uk/what-we-do/liveable-neighbourhoods/diy-streets ]DIY Streets[/url]- talk to your councillor about it to see if the council can fund it. As above the highways team will not be the slightest bit interested if there's no pressure from the councillors - who do you think sets their budgets?

It could be *your* kids face next time. Oh wait...

It's a road, not a playground. Let them destroy your own garden instead of all the neighbors cars with their bikes and footballs. You could even turn killroy off and take them to the local park if your grass is worth more than their saftey. The problem isn't road traffic, its lazy parenting.

The problem isn't road traffic, its lazy parenting.

Your local councillors will be more helpful - this is exactly the kind of local issue they like to slap over their re-election flyers.

Otherwise, I remember something about a group of residents on one Bristol street being used as a throughfare, who clubbed together and started parking diagonally continental-style and put huge square flower tubs in the road, to make it narrower and chicaney. The non-standard look of the street dissuaded people from using it and dropped speeds dramatically. The council ripped it all out eventually, but it did force them to do something for the residents.

Just don't get the speedbumps sited outside your house (find a grumpy neighbour...). I remember the joys of cars slowing, kerrlump over speedpad, car revving away at the girlfriends old house in the dead of night...

Surprised no-one has suggested getting yourself (or maybe a small child) killed by a speeding car. The council usually acts following such events. Would be for the whole street's benefit after all.

Talk to your neighbours and get everyone to park their cars out on the street on alternate sides of the road so anyone coming down it has to do so by weaving between them. After a while people will probably work out that it is quicker not to come down the road.

Ooh... just had a flashback to reading Viz Top Tips

It's a road, not a playground. Let them destroy your own garden instead of all the neighbors cars with their bikes and footballs. You could even turn killroy off and take them to the local park if your grass is worth more than their saftey. The problem isn't road traffic, its lazy parenting.

that's useful...
so wanting it to be safe for kids to play on a quiet street without speeding motorist is bad parenting is it...
and no, they wont play football near cars.
did you read this through, what about the car that went through the garden wall....this OK in your world too?

Hire Julian Beever to paint some street art?

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There are speed humps outside my house and they make no difference to car speed but make a huge racket as suspension hits the limits / dustbin lorries crash over them. Over-rated in my opinion. Van drivers (not owner / drivers) are the worst - just hit them at full pelt and someone else pays for the new shocks....

that's useful...

It's also correct. (Modern) roads are put in to allow the passage of traffic, not to give unsupervised kids somewhere to play. How about teaching road sense / taking responsibility?

Why not apply for the road to be cropped/a dead end? If someone put speedbumps on my road I'd get upset. Awful insidious things.

Move house?

(Modern) roads are put in to allow the passage of traffic, not to give unsupervised kids somewhere to play.

Not convinced by that actually. Many modern roads are dead ends specifically to make it safer for kids. If it's being used as a turn-around then that's not right.

Kid's playing on the road?

I think that Darwin was right.

Not condoning speeders, but roads are for cars, parks are for kids to play in.

Just fit your own - nighttime - get it all prepped and fit it. claim ignorance and stupidity if caught

I take the point that roads are for cars but I grew up playing on my street (less cars around mind).
So forget the kids issue, what about excessive speed generally. I'll say it again, A CAR WENT THROUGH A GARDEN WALL DUE TO TRAVELLING TO FAST ON A V SMALL ROAD

Cougar - Member

that's useful...

It's also correct. (Modern) roads are put in to allow the passage of traffic, not to give unsupervised kids somewhere to play. How about teaching road sense / taking responsibility?

don't pass comment on someone you don't know please, or judge my parenting skills.

 

claim ignorance and stupidity if caught

Oh, and my kids play on the road all the time. Nice little cul-de-sac nobody does more than 10mph down.

aracer - Member

"claim ignorance and stupidity if caught"

Yeah, because that's always a legitimate defence.

Works for me usually

roads are for cars, parks are for kids to play in.

Is there a park outside your house?

no....
...and I wish I had not mentioned the crime of wanting to keep the street safe for my kids so that some deek doesn't wipe them out speeding if they happen to be neglected and go on to the pavement....
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(Modern) roads are put in to allow the passage of traffic, not to give unsupervised kids somewhere to play.

some people disagree

http://www.ecoplan.org/children/general/tranter.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13325891

I'm one of them

if necessary design the streets as cul-de-sacs to ensure there is a safe envirnoment for kids to be out in

defending rat runs through residential streets is just trolling

Not condoning speeders, but roads are for cars, parks are for kids to play in.

roads are for people, not just people in big strong, fast metal boxes that kill people that aren't

roads would be a nice way for kids to get to parks to play in - maybe by bike or walking without having adults to drive them there

time to get the bombers out

There's a street near me which has "acquired" a portable roadworks sign and modified it so it says "children playing" with an appropriate image. They put it out when the kids are out and bring it in the rest of the time. No real legal significance but seems to work a bit.

As others have said chicanes would probably be more effective, and potentially easier to implement with the cooperation of neighbours. Parked cars, some traffic cones, a small trailer, a pallet sized bag of sand etc could all make good "obstructions" which would potentially slow down traffic but take the council a long time to wake up to.

There is bound to be one guy though who doesn't want traffic calming (and possibly several if you go for bumps) and who will complain to the council. Every street had one of them!

I have no issue with kids "playing" on the street - mine ride their bikes, or go between neighbours houses and we have no pavements here as that's how "modern housing estates" are designed. It is a dead end though!

I take the point that roads are for cars but I grew up playing on my street (less cars around mind).

Different strokes, I guess. I grew up on a side road with the fear of hell fire instilled into me that if I even thought about crossing the road I was a dead man. I remember, I had a mate on the other side of the street, we used to sit and chat across the road because neither of us were allowed across it.

So forget the kids issue, what about excessive speed generally. I'll say it again, A CAR WENT THROUGH A GARDEN WALL DUE TO TRAVELLING TO FAST ON A V SMALL ROAD

Fair enough.

don't pass comment on someone you don't know please,

This is the Internet, wild baseless judgements from a point of ignorance are practically mandatory I'm afraid.

...or judge my parenting skills.

You allow your kids to play in the roads where there's speeding traffic, and said kids are so ill-equipped with basic road sense that you feel that their safety is so at risk that you need to seek external advice on what to do about it.

I'm not judging anyone for anything, just demonstrating how the situation appears given what little information you've provided so far. I'm sure that this is unfair and there's more to it than that.

Still can't help thinking that if I were in your situation though, I'd be teaching my kids how to cross the road safely and taking them to a park to play.

defending rat runs through residential streets is just trolling

If I were trolling, I'd be asking if the supermarket was there before he moved in.

Sorry Cougar, you are so far off the mark with your views on me it's untrue....back to the topic please if anyone has has any constructive comments.
Just a reminder, slowing down eratic drivers on a small, narrow residential road...just in case it's not clear.

dunno if someone's said this,but why not put two electrical cables on the road.like speed sensors have.about 60cm apart I think.
cheapest option probl.

children playing sign is good too.

Can you not just agree with your neighbours to park on both sides of the road or alternated in some way that would narrow the lanes or make chicanes?