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cars speed continously. 2 cars ran stop sign yesterday.. and we have sideshow at night on rollingwood drive..multiple speed bumps would certainly help
cars speed continously. 2 cars ran stop sign yesterday.. and we have sideshow at night on rollingwood drive..multiple speed bumps would certainly help
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City of Vallejo (Verified Official)
Doc Thizz'n (Registered User)
Maintenance (Registered User)
Artie M. (Registered User)
jay (Registered User)
Artie M. (Registered User)
jay (Registered User)
Artie M. (Registered User)
Yes! Speed bumps at intervals on Rollingwood would be a great safety measure!
Another neighbor who lives near Columbus Pkwy also inquired about speed bumps on CPkwy. But per David, they are pricey to install. We'll see what David says, but they may be cost prohibitive on Rllgwood
Artie M. (Registered User)
Q: What are SPEED HUMPS and can the COV install them on my street?
A: A speed hump is a rounded device used to reduce vehicle speed and volume on
residential streets. Speed humps are placed across the road to slow traffic and are often
installed in a series of several humps in order to prevent cars from speeding before and
after the hump.
The City of Vallejo no longer has a speed hump program; residents may still have
speed humps installed on their streets if they meet the speed hump requirements AND
can provide a funding source.
It should be noted and understood that there are many disadvantages to the installation of speed humps such as speeding after and between speed humps, increased noise from vehicles with poor suspension going over speed humps and items bouncing around truck beds and trunks, increased physical pain for passengers with medical problems, increased pollution from vehicles slowing and
accelerating, reduction in emergency response times, and ambulances carrying passengers must slow to almost a stop before crossing a speed hump.
https://www.cityofvallejo.net/city_hall/departments___divisions/public_works/engineering_division/traffic_engineering
RO (Registered User)
David Y., Traffic Engineer (Registered User)
Will forward request to PD for enforcement, traffic calming program is going through process to restart.
Will also ask PD about crossing guards, on whether it is handled by PD or the school district.
Artie M. (Registered User)
DL and David, unfortunately it's already been determined that Rollingwood is NOT eligible for speed bumps. It doesn't meet the traffic engineering criteria for installation of speed bumps, regardless of cost, budget, etc. Speed bumps are no longer an option for traffic calming. So, can we focus on a Plan B?
Can we consider: a) placement of stop signs, b) street markings/painting the numbers "25" to indicate the street's speed limit, c) more white "Speed Limit 25" signs along the periphery? Are any of these proactive steps possible?
What about the "Your Speed" electronic sign that displays a driver's speed as they pass by?
Here's an idea: the neighborhood could organize "safety actions" anywhere along Rollingwood whereby small groups of neighbors wave signs that read "slow down" or simply shout "slow down!" at speeding cars (from a safe distance, of course). That might make a captivating local evening news story!
David Y., Traffic Engineer (Registered User)
The traffic calming program will include more than just speed humps, things like the items previous mentioned along with bulb outs, traffic circles, etc that are not vertical. Emergency response times are always a potential issue on streets like Rollingwood that have residential frontage but also serve as a response route.
Staff is working on the policy and implementation details, once that is complete the program will be restarted.
jay (Registered User)
Woods (Registered User)
harrisonransom@hotmail.com (Registered User)
Woods (Registered User)
Concerned Citizen (Registered User)