Submitted by WiseGuy17 t3_ywl7ao in philadelphia
Anyone know why the speed bumps where removed on 34th st. in Mantua? I can physically hear the louder traffic and im struggling ton understand why the city would remove them.
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SgtKetchup t1_iwl39u3 wrote
Maybe they were too tall/short? The city installed some on Limekiln recently that are so tall that some regular cars don't have sufficient ground clearance for them, people have been trying to get them removed for months now.
septaisaac t1_iwl846o wrote
Winter plowing season is upon us. They can’t hit those things with plows.
Dryheavemorning t1_iwl9f55 wrote
They just installed new ones on second street north of Thompson. The plows will occasionally knock one off but they don't take them down for the season.
Jason_S_88 t1_iwlc2bq wrote
Motorcycles and ATVs are not bothered by speed bumps, they are off road vehicles. The motorcycles can also just go between the speed bumps
courageous_liquid t1_iwlc5a4 wrote
The intersection of people who
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Want people to slow down in their neighborhood
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Can't be personally inconvenienced
unsurprisingly has a very significant overlap.
baldude69 t1_iwld1fv wrote
Can’t wheelie over them, id bet
Edit: unless your Travis Pastrana
Jason_S_88 t1_iwldda1 wrote
You'd be betting wrong
I'm all for speed bumps, I think they are great for slowing down cars in pedestrian heavy areas, but they just won't do anything for dirt bikes and atvs
baldude69 t1_iwlg94t wrote
Bro that’s Travis-freakin-Pastrana. I’d bet you the speed bumps make it a whole lot harder to wheelie for your average rider
FifteenKeys t1_iwlji94 wrote
Someone from OTIS spoke at the Mantua Civic Association last week. I missed it but just emailed the guy to see what the explanation is.
Proper-Code7794 t1_iwlycwf wrote
No one slows down for speed bumps.
septaisaac t1_iwm70ho wrote
Sorry, I should have said they don’t LIKE to hit them. They CAN but from experience, it’s like getting hit in the ass with a 2x4.
Jason_S_88 t1_iwmbulv wrote
I mean that was just one of the easiest videos to find, and while it is a pro they were doing much more than going over a single speed bump so I figured it kinda cancelled out. That said, I still think speed bumps will do nothing for bikes and ATVs even when they are doing wheelies. Another 3 minutes on YouTube found this
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