What are the drawbacks of speed humps?
Aside from the inconvenience of construction, some people prefer not to have speed humps placed near their driveways. Some worry that motorists will steer onto sidewalks or yards to avoid the humps. Others fear that those speeding over the humps will be noisy or the humps will devalue their homes. Due to engineering studies that must be completed for each street, speed humps are expensive and only installed after approval by the City Council. Some neighborhoods which qualify for speed humps must wait a long time because limited funds are allocated each year for Neighborhood Traffic Management.
