Callander Community Council notified Stirling Council that they wanted Bridgend to be converted from a 20mph zone to a 20mph speed limit, which would allow the
speed bumps to be completely removed.
Derek Packham also came off his bike after hitting the
speed bumps.
But along the rest of Queens Road - which has a number of former council houses and housing association homes - there are no
speed bumps, and according to Marie, a major issue with speeding vehicles.
A new multi-coloured
speed bump installed in Calder View, Lower Hopton, Mirfield
However, the main culprits are roads that have been allowed to fall into disrepair and the increasing use of traffic-calming
speed bumps.
"I suspect the increase is down to the
speed bumps."
Council technician Daniel Pritchard explained to councillors last week that one resident had objected to the proposed speed plateau - an extended
speed bump - on the grounds that vibrations from passing buses and lorries could damage their property.
A THERE is no safety benefit whatsoever in
speed bumps. In fact, when the London Borough of Barnet removed its
speed bumps, accidents reduced by 14.9 per cent during the first six months of 2005.
Speed Bump: Cartoons for Idea People by Dave Coverly, 170 pages.
There's no single theme to
Speed Bump: Cartoons For Idea People, no basic philosophy--but his 'outtakes' appear in over 200 newspapers around the country and
Speed Bump is a fine survey which gathers these into themed chapters, includes the author's introduction to each, and even presents a small portion of color cartoons with the black and white winners.
The official dialogue between Roman Catholics and Anglicans has hit a
speed bump, although both sides insist that they are committed to further conversations in their common search for Christian unity.