Neighborhood leaders request “speed humps”

By Randy Bell

Pictured is a 2” tall speed hump sold by ULINE, shown for example purposes only.

The Bruenburg Homeowners Association is asking the City of Clinton to allow the installation of speed humps to slow traffic on neighborhood streets. But the group’s president says what they’re requesting shouldn’t be confused with speed bumps.

According to Tom Stafford, “Speed bumps are normally narrow, six inches wide, two and a half to three inches high. The speed humps are three feet wide and raise up two inches in the middle. Therefore, as you hit them, there’s a softer bump.” But Stafford says it’s enough to decrease speeds ten to fifteen miles per hour.

“We have a lot of kids that play in the neighborhood; and, for safety purposes, we’re just trying to do what we can to help bring speeding down,” he says, noting that the City is not being asked to pay for the project.

“To have them installed, if they have to be pulled up, or if they have to be replaced, [the HOA] would be handling the cost. There are some signs that have to be installed, and we’d be paying for all of that.”

Pictured is a 2” tall speed bump sold by ULINE, shown for example purposes only.

Initially, Stafford says they’d like to see the traffic calming devices placed at three locations in Bruenburg.

“We may see how these do, and we may ask for some additional [speed humps] in the future.”

Following Stafford’s presentation at the March 2 Board of Aldermen work session, Mayor Will Purdie said he’d like to see a neighborhood vote reflecting a consensus in favor of the speed humps before the City allows them to be installed.