I used to live in a townhome community where there was a lot of traffic that would flow in and out. Eventually, the complaints started flowing into the townhome community about the number of speeders, which brought up the subject of speedbumps as a way to slow the drivers down. People wanted to slow down the speed of people zipping in and out of the community, but in the same breath, they didn’t really want to put speedbumps in either.

Speedbumps are Bad?

Many people want to implement the use of speed bumps in their communities where they live so that they can slow down drivers who are speeding out of control through streets. It is a safety issue. But on the other hand is the issue of saving your car. While speed bumps are great for forcing drivers (most of them) to slow down, there are still those driver who don’t really bother to slow down at all. The result? Damage to the undercarriage of their cars and damage to the suspension. Speeders aren’t the only one whose cars are taking a beating from speedbumps, however. If you live in a community where there are speedbumps and your home is located towards the back of that community, then think about how often your vehicle will have to hit ALL of those speedbumps in the course of just one month!

Additionally, speedbumps are said to cause many property values to go down (I’m not sure if this is true or not though) for the reasons stated above. There is also the issue of speedbumps slowing down police officers or ambulances who may be trying to enter into a neighborhood or community to respond to a call. Got an issue with speedbumps? We’d love to hear about it!

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