Idiot and irresponsible parents like those assholes as well as overprotective candyass' are the reason neighborhood streets get fucked up with speed bumps.
The kid will be fine. If an adult was hit by a vehicle going fast enough to toss a kid 70 feet the adult would be dead. Kids are resilient in every aspect.
Idiot and irresponsible parents like those assholes as well as overprotective candyass' are the reason neighborhood streets get fucked up with speed bumps.
The kid will be fine. If an adult was hit by a vehicle going fast enough to toss a kid 70 feet the adult would be dead. Kids are resilient in every aspect.
There are a couple of kids on my street I'd like to test your theory out on. All the kids in my neighborhood think the only purpose of the street is a place for them to play on. I had quite a scare a few years back because this one neighbor parks their full size van on the street. Well, a kid who was probably only 3 or 4 jumped out from in front of it just as I was passing by. Of course they were too short to see until just as they ran out from the front of the van. I could easily have hit them and I was not even speeding. To top it off I think the law in Michigan says the driver is ALWAYS at fault if they hit a kid under the age of 5 or something like that.
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I hate speed bumps; seems like communities all around us have been adding them lately. But all you have to do is walk along those roads to understand the motiviation to putting them there - speed limits are 25, but everyone around here is in a rush (especially after work!) and regularily go 40 or more - even if kids are outside playing in and around the street. Stop signs? Forget it, they only serve to slow people down (if they bother) should they notice other cars around, but if you are walking and maybe crossing you really need to wait to see if they will stop.
Speed bumps are a royal pain in the ass - especially on cars like Vipers; but the it's people who could careless that they are flying by houses with little children playing outside that are the real problem. I've had my fair share of run-ins with people who think that just because they are in a rush they are entitled to drive however they please.
When we first moved to this neighborhood all the Osamas drove like they were packing explosives and trying to run some barrier. A couple afternoons of me screaming in their faces got them to slow down and it's stuck; but it shouldn't take threats and intimidation to get people to slow down.
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There are a couple of kids on my street I'd like to test your theory out on. All the kids in my neighborhood think the only purpose of the street is a place for them to play on. I had quite a scare a few years back because this one neighbor parks their full size van on the street. Well, a kid who was probably only 3 or 4 jumped out from in front of it just as I was passing by. Of course they were too short to see until just as they ran out from the front of the van. I could easily have hit them and I was not even speeding. To top it off I think the law in Michigan says the driver is ALWAYS at fault if they hit a kid under the age of 5 or something like that.
You should be scared; it'll make you slow down, I bet. I'll park my big ass Excursion with Mud Rovers on one side of the street directly across from another car so that only one car at a time can get down our street (or park my Expedition on the other side if our neighors aren't home) - that slows people down better than a speed bump. And if anyone doesn't like it, they can come talk to me about it.
I hate speed bumps; seems like communities all around us have been adding them lately. But all you have to do is walk along those roads to understand the motiviation to putting them there - speed limits are 25, but everyone around here is in a rush (especially after work!) and regularily go 40 or more - even if kids are outside playing in and around the street. Stop signs? Forget it, they only serve to slow people down (if they bother) should they notice other cars around, but if you are walking and maybe crossing you really need to wait to see if they will stop.
Speed bumps are a royal pain in the ass - especially on cars like Vipers; but the it's people who could careless that they are flying by houses with little children playing outside that are the real problem. I've had my fair share of run-ins with people who think that just because they are in a rush they are entitled to drive however they please.
When we first moved to this neighborhood all the Osamas drove like they were packing explosives and trying to run some barrier. A couple afternoons of me screaming in their faces got them to slow down and it's stuck; but it shouldn't take threats and intimidation to get people to slow down.
Junk Man, I often see the same problem in my neighborhood and have taken to removing a shoe and throwing it at speeding cars. Scares the hell out of them and deters repeat offenders.
Junk Man, I often see the same problem in my neighborhood and have taken to removing a shoe and throwing it at speeding cars. Scares the hell out of them and deters repeat offenders.
My wife throws bagels. Me, I just yell at 'em - typical asshole response is to slow down thinking they are going to yell something back at me until they actually see me (assuming I'm not running towards their car); then they usually just keep going, although slower.
One of our Pakastani neighbors has taken to putting out cones that say KIDS AT PLAY when his kids are out.... sticks them right in the middle of the road.
If there is a problem with speeding in residential then the cops would be out there adding to their retirement package. Let the oinkers know, force them to do their job. I have no problem with busting speeders in residential.
But that doesn't absolve parents for allowing their little brats to run out on the street. Swat a little two-year-old on the ass a few times and they'll learn.
The candyasses are trying to clutter up my neighborhood with those ugly, unsightly speed bumps. I've been going to meetings for the past year listening to parents whining about their precious little brats and not one of them taking responsibility for disciplining the fuckers. My neighborhood hasn't had not one single traffic related fatality in it's 50-year history. Fucking asshole parents.
One of our Pakastani neighbors has taken to putting out cones that say KIDS AT PLAY when his kids are out.... sticks them right in the middle of the road.
Oh I just love those. How about a sign that says "KEEP YOUR FUCKING KID OFF THE STREET" or "ROADS ARE FOR CARS. PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS AND BACKYARDS ARE FOR YOU FUCKING LITTLE BRATS"
Kids will be kids I guess, but parents need to teach them that the street was not built for them to play on. If they never played on the street there would never be a problem. Also, I have been yelled at a few times by neighbors who thought I was speeding. The operative word here is thought, because when I look down at my speedometer I am going the speed limit. So keep your precious brats off the street if you don't want 2 tons of Detroit steel crushing their precious little heads.
Also, I have been yelled at a few times by neighbors who thought I was speeding. The operative word here is thought, because when I look down at my speedometer I am going the speed limit.
The same thing is going on here. Some of our residential roads are 35mph (should be 30 or 25), so when standing near the road a car passing at 35 appears to be travelling fast.
Combine that with the fact that typical motorists travel 5-7mph over the limit and the residents go thinking there's an epidemic.
Solution: lower the speed limit to 25, put a cop out there for six months (it's their job aint it?) and speeding will be considerably reduced.
2 year old boy hit by Viper and thrown 70 feet............
