Council OKs Policy for Speed Bumps
The City Council on Tuesday voted 6 to 0 to approve a new policy that would allow citizens to petition for the installation of speed bumps along some residential streets.
The council passed a set of seven guidelines that will govern the placement of the asphalt mounds. Tests show that the speed bumps slow most cars down by about 5 m.p.h.
To have the obstacles installed, at least 65% of the residents who live on the street must sign a petition calling for the bumps, according to the policy. Among other requirements are that the section of road have no stop signs, that it must accommodate between 500 and 3,000 vehicles a day, and that at least 15% of those vehicles must be shown to be speeding by at least 5 m.p.h.
The yearly amount that the city earmarks for installing the traffic obstacles will be decided during budget negotiations later this month. Although residents who are willing to finance construction of the speed bumps in their neighborhoods need only meet the installation guidelines, homeowners who ask the city to install the bumps will be placed on a priority list.
The policy, similar to those established in Sacramento and Pasadena, comes almost two years after the death of speed-bump advocate Debbie Killelea, who was struck and killed by a drunken driver in the alley behind her home.
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