December 2, 2009
Shawnee Evergreen Community Association
Attention: Ms. Gloria Dingwall
I thought I would take a few minutes to let you know my opinion about the new “traffic calming” features that were installed a few months ago in Evergreen.
I have to admit that at first I was not particularly fond of these gigantic speed bumps. In fact I may have accidentally muttered some unprintable words under my breath the first time that I drove my sports car over them and scraped the bottom of my carbon fiber frame. Right at that moment I wondered why these brutal things had been installed.
Since then I have noticed that traffic has to slow down a little now as it moves through the playground zone just down the hill from my house. I remember a few years ago when my son and his friends were almost hit by someone flying through that clearly marked area. I also notice that the traffic that used to speed down Evergreen Street is also moving slower.
I have now learned how to angle my car over the speed bumps without scraping the bottom and although my commute now takes me about 22 seconds longer than before (I have 5 sets of them to go over) I am happy that people are now complying with the speed limit that they might not have been complying with before they were installed. At the end of the day the safety of our children and people in our community is worth the extra 22 seconds and a scraped frame. Besides, the car is so low you can’t see the scrapes under it anyway!
Sincerely,
Ryan Ockey
Community Resident
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