- I've just been told the Kremlin (sorry town hall) are removing speed bumps in some areas. Sounds like common sense - but is it true and what areas are they being removed?

Apparently they are being removed and fitted in Meadowhall to slow the prams down. Should make Stoatboy happy if no one else!



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Lets hope its true - they cause more problems than they try to solve - some people think they are crossing points and expect motorists to stop !

Well I hope they remove some from my side of town. I'm fed up of having to have the CV Boots done on my micra every few months because having no alternative but to go over them. the one I hate the most are those square tile things no matter how I try I can't get the correct position to go over them without bumping up and down in my car - it's fine in my husband's as he has a bigger car.

They will probebly only remove the humps from where the councillers live lmao :D

I hate the ones on wood lane and stannington road, I have to go down them every driving lesson

Memo to Sheffield City Council:-

Precise details where speed cushions are to be removed, initial cost of installation, subsequent cost of removal. Also, who will be held accountable for this gross negligence and when will they they be fired?

Finally, how much money will be deducted from our highly inflated council tax by way of apology?

Well....

I guess it could be said that had people driven sensibly in the first place no-one would have even thought of putting speed bumps in.

The road I live on gets people coming down it at certainly more than 30mph, which given the road is one long curve and has lots of parked cars is quite something.

Speed bumps are not the answer, but I have no idea what can be done to stop the morons who believe the speed limit is a minimum.

Joe

When I'm driving in my lessons and keeping to the 30 mph speed limit (cause my instructor makes me) everyone thinks that I'm going slow lol!

The issue of speed bumps is one which, like The Civil War, can split neighbourhoods. I was campaigning in Heeley and I'd say that of those people who brought up the issue of speed bumps 70% were in favour but the other 30% were quite vitriolic on the subject. Sort of Mr/s Mellow versus Mr/s Meldrew.

I got the impression that people who actually get out of their cars and walk to shops, schools, etc. were the ones in favour and the ones who drove everywhere weren't.

Similarily, the ones on Blackstock Road have been welcomed by a majority of the residents as they can now cross the road more safely.

I'm not totally against all of them, although to be quite frank I know they don't stop the ones that speed anyway. But I have lived near the Northern General just of Hucklow Road which has bumps the full length and quite honesty the only thing they seem to slow down are the emergency service vehicles and they are the ones that shouldn't be slowed.

I am against the tile shaped ones because all they seem to do is damage peoples cars.

Originally posted by max
The issue of speed bumps is one which, like The Civil War, can split neighbourhoods. I was campaigning in Heeley and I'd say that of those people who brought up the issue of speed bumps 70% were in favour but the other 30% were quite vitriolic on the subject. Sort of Mr/s Mellow versus Mr/s Meldrew.

I got the impression that people who actually get out of their cars and walk to shops, schools, etc. were the ones in favour and the ones who drove everywhere weren't.

Similarily, the ones on Blackstock Road have been welcomed by a majority of the residents as they can now cross the road more safely.

The problems with the ones at Heeley is that they have narrowed the roads as well where the speed humps are. That by itself would not be an issue but when combined with the number of parked cars in the area and hills and bends on the roads, it means you are asking the drivers to carry out sharp turning maneouvers, avoid cars, avoid pedestrians and quite often with traffic coming in the opposite direction. This is not also doing damage to cars - I wonder how often ppl who travel in that area have to have their tracking redone - but really is an accident waiting to happen because like it or not, the reality of the situation is you are asking the driver to be aware of too many things at once.

The tile shaped bumps are designed to allow wide vehicles, such as Ambulances and Fire Engines to travel over them without slowing down.

Think about it - if you were on a bus, you wouldn't feel them would you.

Those who can't judge the width of their car going over these 'tiles' evenly are probably the same people who can't park right either. KNOW YOUR CAR'S DIMENSIONS!!!

I'm sure that people know the widths of their cars, and have learn't the best positions at which to approach the darned things, but try as you might you cannot stop the bump up and down the other side. This surely can only go to damage vehicles, and loosen parts, as I don't think manufacturers build cars with speed bumps in mind.

I live near a whole heap of the tile one's, and I once read somewhere that 11mm was the maximum height that they could be, and various councils across the country were having to re-lay
them as there was no uniform height to them - they had literally just been plonked down, some below 11mm, some at 11mm and a lot above 11mm. Much like majority of the one's in Sheffield if you ask me, as people are now having to choose their car's with these in mind. If you own a sports car you run the risk of losing your spoilers and exhausts even at creeping over them pace, I know I've been there, done it and sold them.

Originally posted by nuf_said
- I've just been told the Kremlin (sorry town hall) are removing speed bumps in some areas. Sounds like common sense - but is it true and what areas are they being removed?
most likly fulwood or hallam

11mm!? That's 1.1cm - not even a moderate pothole! I think its much higher than that!

ooops you're right, must have been 11cm, that sounds more like it don't you think.

Anyway they are all wonky.

Originally posted by MobileB
The problems with the ones at Heeley is that they have narrowed the roads as well where the speed humps are. That by itself would not be an issue but when combined with the number of parked cars in the area and hills and bends on the roads, it means you are asking the drivers to carry out sharp turning maneouvers, avoid cars, avoid pedestrians and quite often with traffic coming in the opposite direction. This is not also doing damage to cars - I wonder how often ppl who travel in that area have to have their tracking redone - but really is an accident waiting to happen because like it or not, the reality of the situation is you are asking the driver to be aware of too many things at once.

So it seems no-one knows if any are being removed - sad.

They are dangerous because every driver I've asked says they have to gauge how to position the car to avoid damage, swerve round a parked car to still go over the bump, concentrate on opposing cars where there are 3 bumps across the road (can't go over adjacent ones without crashing into opposing car) etc etc. Add to that the stupid bits of kerb sticking out into the carriageway (like Bocking Lane) and 'give way' 'gates' on an otherwise perfectly aligned road. The last thing the driver watches out for is that pedestrian (and it may be you). Drivers risk not noticing pedestrians because of the vastly increased confusion and swerving caused by the bumps and other gimmicks.

As mobile B says - 'an accident waiting to happen' - will the Kremlin take any of the blame?

However, I don't know the answer to correct the persistent speeders - they are in fact still speeding over the bumps. Why not just catch them, fine them heavily, and prison / confiscate car for serious repeat offenders.

In my area, one person - ONE! - demanded they put speed bumps on our road, and the request nearly went through.
Thankfully, I managed to be the one other person who bothered to attend the meetings, find out, and put a stop to it...because we live on an extreme hill which is a quite short dead-end road, which no-one but residents bothers with! None of which Highways had bothered to find out. So because of one (frankly dotty) person, we would have all been piled up at the bottom of the road in winter, and half of us, with low-powered cars would have had some fun getting home, all because one person had a mad moment.

Alternatively, I have requested and had accepted a pedestrian crossing to link the local surgeries with the local pharmacy across a really busy road.

So if the bumps bother you, or you think there aren't enough...GO to your area panel meetings and have your say. Don't just sit on your butt and wow about it.

Lol

Cosy

Originally posted by Colorado
ooops you're right, must have been 11cm, that sounds more like it don't you think.

Anyway they are all wonky.

Aye, just a bit :)

Carterknowle Rd and Bannerdale Rd are an absolute nightmare for speed bumps. I'm sure the sheer quantity of them just isn't necessary and they surely do damage to the suspension of the car even when travelling well below the speed limit.

Originally posted by awoollen
most likly fulwood or hallam

To the best of my knowledge, there aren't any speed humps in the Hallam/Fulwood area. There are some down Broomhill but I cannot think of any up here.

Having said that, Sandygate Road is in such a state (still) that there is no need to implement them.

See, that's why there are so many 4x4s up this neck of the woods. Sandygate Road is a former Roman Road you know. Anyone travelling on it would already know that!

Originally posted by t020
Carterknowle Rd and Bannerdale Rd are an absolute nightmare for speed bumps. I'm sure the sheer quantity of them just isn't necessary and they surely do damage to the suspension of the car even when travelling well below the speed limit.

The entire area bound by Psalter Lane, Sharrow Lane, London Road, Abbeydale Road, and Abbey Lane is a massive traffic-calmed area. The only north-south through route without humps, connecting Abbeydale Road with Hunters Bar, is the Sheldon Road/Machon Road/Kingfield Road/Junction Road combo which is very narrow anyway.

In a nutshell, Millhouses, Brincliffe, Nether Edge, Carter Knowle, and most of Sharrow are the places to avoid if you don't want to go through a set of rear shocks every year.

I often need to make a cross-city journey (basically Broomhill to Archer Road area) and I've learnt the hard way (literally) that the best route is to take a very long way round via Eccy Road South and Abbey Lane to do it.

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