Little Falls Parkway speed bumps

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There shouldn't be speed humps on Little Falls Parkway because I like to drive on a smooth road at the speed limit. Now I have to slow down below the speed limit.

If you were actually driving the speed limit, you wouldn't notice the speed humps.

That is nonsense. Do you drive over speed bumps at 25 mph? I certainly don’t.

Honestly I don’t see what the big deal is if people go 30 or 35 mph on that stretch— it’s a half mile with no place for people to enter the road on foot or by car.

If you really need to dampen speed do a speed limit camera or car.

(And do they really need *3* speed bumps to keep speeds reasonable?)

This stretch of road is just over half a mile. Somehow I think you (and the other PPs whining about this) will survive.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:That entire area is INSANE. You can't drive more than 20 feet without a speed bump, stop sign or light. Have you driven up Dorset from Little Falls to Wisconsin? WTH???

Roads are for driving, people.

Historically, roads were not built for driving. Bikes and pedestrians were using roads way before cars appeared. In reality, roads were multi-use for a very long time. Drives me nuts driving up Dorset so I avoid it, which is the point. It’s a residential road that doesn’t need cars cutting through to Wisconsin.

Don't give a crap about what happened when we got around by horse and buggy. We're talking about 2022. For my entire lifetime, roads have been for driving. Dorset goes from Little Falls to Wisconsin. Can you suggest another road that does that? I'm sorry the wealthy people who live in Somerset would rather have the road all to themselves, but my taxes paid for it and I want to use it TO DRIVE ON. Since that is indeed what roads are made for, in 2022.

If we're addressing pedestrian and bike safety, why not insist pedestrians and bicyclists behaving safely, too? I can't tell you how many times every single day I see pedestrians walking into the street staring straight down at their phones, or with their backs to oncoming traffic, like idiots. No amount of speed bumps can keep idiots like that safe.

Well, you may notice that a lot of people walk and bike on roads. Guess what, we all pay taxes and some of us are polluting the air to get around and are not operating a 2 tone vehicle with the anger you are exhibiting in this forum.

I walk and bike too but unless you are suggesting that every single road in MoCo should have speed bumps this is a very odd choice to start installing them.

People need to stop speeding. Until that happens, stte and county officials are going to make physical installations to force people to stop speeding. It is quite simple, really.

No one speed on that stretch of road. It goes from two lanes to one almost immediately, so people have to merge like it or not, then it curves around several curves before coming to River Rd. There is no time to speed.

Seriously PP is expressing an insane attitude with respect to this particular stretch of road.

It’s not the biggest deal in the world for me personally but it’s just very strange. I almost wonder if the fact that no one lives on this stretch of road is why it got done— because they didn’t have to explain themselves to anyone in advance.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That entire area is INSANE. You can't drive more than 20 feet without a speed bump, stop sign or light. Have you driven up Dorset from Little Falls to Wisconsin? WTH???

Roads are for driving, people.

Historically, roads were not built for driving. Bikes and pedestrians were using roads way before cars appeared. In reality, roads were multi-use for a very long time. Drives me nuts driving up Dorset so I avoid it, which is the point. It’s a residential road that doesn’t need cars cutting through to Wisconsin.

Don't give a crap about what happened when we got around by horse and buggy. We're talking about 2022. For my entire lifetime, roads have been for driving. Dorset goes from Little Falls to Wisconsin. Can you suggest another road that does that? I'm sorry the wealthy people who live in Somerset would rather have the road all to themselves, but my taxes paid for it and I want to use it TO DRIVE ON. Since that is indeed what roads are made for, in 2022.

If we're addressing pedestrian and bike safety, why not insist pedestrians and bicyclists behaving safely, too? I can't tell you how many times every single day I see pedestrians walking into the street staring straight down at their phones, or with their backs to oncoming traffic, like idiots. No amount of speed bumps can keep idiots like that safe.

You are welcome to drive on any road safely. The rest of us who pay taxes (seriously?) would like you to slow down or pick a route that doesn’t go through a residential area. If you would slow down, you could go through neighborhoods without speed bumps. But you can’t do that so you get speed bumps. See how that works?

What? There's no "neighborhood" on LF Parkway. Do you even know what this post is about?

These people are bizarre and completely stupid. Arguing about something that they know nothing about. Have apparently never even seen the road.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There shouldn't be speed humps on Little Falls Parkway because I like to drive on a smooth road at the speed limit. Now I have to slow down below the speed limit.

If you were actually driving the speed limit, you wouldn't notice the speed humps.

That is nonsense. Do you drive over speed bumps at 25 mph? I certainly don’t.

Honestly I don’t see what the big deal is if people go 30 or 35 mph on that stretch— it’s a half mile with no place for people to enter the road on foot or by car.

If you really need to dampen speed do a speed limit camera or car.

(And do they really need *3* speed bumps to keep speeds reasonable?)

This stretch of road is just over half a mile. Somehow I think you (and the other PPs whining about this) will survive.

Okay. So why are the speed bumps necessary when there’s a stop light at Mass Ave such a short distance away and nowhere to go from the parkway except for an isolated townhouse community.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There shouldn't be speed humps on Little Falls Parkway because I like to drive on a smooth road at the speed limit. Now I have to slow down below the speed limit.

If you were actually driving the speed limit, you wouldn't notice the speed humps.

They reduced the speed limit to 25 MPH. What was the point if they installed speed bumps? Unless you want to damage your car or cause an accident, you should not go over speed bumps at 25 MPH.

This is just the head of county parks, Casey Anderson, who’s a notorious a-hole being true to form. The county will be 200% better off to see the back of him.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:That entire area is INSANE. You can't drive more than 20 feet without a speed bump, stop sign or light. Have you driven up Dorset from Little Falls to Wisconsin? WTH???

Roads are for driving, people.

Historically, roads were not built for driving. Bikes and pedestrians were using roads way before cars appeared. In reality, roads were multi-use for a very long time. Drives me nuts driving up Dorset so I avoid it, which is the point. It’s a residential road that doesn’t need cars cutting through to Wisconsin.

Don't give a crap about what happened when we got around by horse and buggy. We're talking about 2022. For my entire lifetime, roads have been for driving. Dorset goes from Little Falls to Wisconsin. Can you suggest another road that does that? I'm sorry the wealthy people who live in Somerset would rather have the road all to themselves, but my taxes paid for it and I want to use it TO DRIVE ON. Since that is indeed what roads are made for, in 2022.

If we're addressing pedestrian and bike safety, why not insist pedestrians and bicyclists behaving safely, too? I can't tell you how many times every single day I see pedestrians walking into the street staring straight down at their phones, or with their backs to oncoming traffic, like idiots. No amount of speed bumps can keep idiots like that safe.

Well, you may notice that a lot of people walk and bike on roads. Guess what, we all pay taxes and some of us are polluting the air to get around and are not operating a 2 tone vehicle with the anger you are exhibiting in this forum.

I walk and bike too but unless you are suggesting that every single road in MoCo should have speed bumps this is a very odd choice to start installing them.

People need to stop speeding. Until that happens, stte and county officials are going to make physical installations to force people to stop speeding. It is quite simple, really.

No one speed on that stretch of road. It goes from two lanes to one almost immediately, so people have to merge like it or not, then it curves around several curves before coming to River Rd. There is no time to speed.

Seriously PP is expressing an insane attitude with respect to this particular stretch of road.

It’s not the biggest deal in the world for me personally but it’s just very strange. I almost wonder if the fact that no one lives on this stretch of road is why it got done— because they didn’t have to explain themselves to anyone in advance.

The reason they did it is because the road is managed by County Parks (not DOT) that is chaired by Casey Anderson. He’s being petulant because they had to reopen the parkway for commerce so he’s throwing an intentional fit to piss off people in Bethesda who he detests.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That entire area is INSANE. You can't drive more than 20 feet without a speed bump, stop sign or light. Have you driven up Dorset from Little Falls to Wisconsin? WTH???

Roads are for driving, people.

Historically, roads were not built for driving. Bikes and pedestrians were using roads way before cars appeared. In reality, roads were multi-use for a very long time. Drives me nuts driving up Dorset so I avoid it, which is the point. It’s a residential road that doesn’t need cars cutting through to Wisconsin.

Don't give a crap about what happened when we got around by horse and buggy. We're talking about 2022. For my entire lifetime, roads have been for driving. Dorset goes from Little Falls to Wisconsin. Can you suggest another road that does that? I'm sorry the wealthy people who live in Somerset would rather have the road all to themselves, but my taxes paid for it and I want to use it TO DRIVE ON. Since that is indeed what roads are made for, in 2022.

If we're addressing pedestrian and bike safety, why not insist pedestrians and bicyclists behaving safely, too? I can't tell you how many times every single day I see pedestrians walking into the street staring straight down at their phones, or with their backs to oncoming traffic, like idiots. No amount of speed bumps can keep idiots like that safe.

You are welcome to drive on any road safely. The rest of us who pay taxes (seriously?) would like you to slow down or pick a route that doesn’t go through a residential area. If you would slow down, you could go through neighborhoods without speed bumps. But you can’t do that so you get speed bumps. See how that works?

Who are you addressing? Not me. I follow the speed limit. I drive safely. I also want to live in a community where people follow the rules because they know how to, not because they are hobbled. See how that works?

I was addressing don’t-give-a-crap who specifically mentioned Dorset and how they must slow down on a residential street.. (Not Little Falls, for the PP who doesn’t read before they type.) I understand you want to live free and unfettered by speed bumps in a world where all drivers obey speed limits. But you don’t and impatient ragey drivers like OP are the reason we all get to slow down even further for speed bumps. Some people just cannot control themselves so they have to be controlled. That’s the real world you live in. That’s how it really works.

That's strange, because it didn't used to work like that. Speed bumps and speed cameras are not helping our communities stay safe. Roads are LESS safe than they used to be before we had those. Because in the old days, before speed bumps and cameras, we lived in actual communities and people controlled their own behavior.

RE: Dorset: we don't need to slow down to 5 MPH to drive over a speed bump literally every 20 feet, for the entire length of the road, to maintain safety. It's ridiculous. Just another way to keep riff raff from using a public road, because wealthy people prefer it that way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There shouldn't be speed humps on Little Falls Parkway because I like to drive on a smooth road at the speed limit. Now I have to slow down below the speed limit.

If you were actually driving the speed limit, you wouldn't notice the speed humps.

They reduced the speed limit to 25 MPH. What was the point if they installed speed bumps? Unless you want to damage your car or cause an accident, you should not go over speed bumps at 25 MPH.

This is just the head of county parks, Casey Anderson, who’s a notorious a-hole being true to form. The county will be 200% better off to see the back of him.

What's the earliest that can happen?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That entire area is INSANE. You can't drive more than 20 feet without a speed bump, stop sign or light. Have you driven up Dorset from Little Falls to Wisconsin? WTH???

Roads are for driving, people.

Historically, roads were not built for driving. Bikes and pedestrians were using roads way before cars appeared. In reality, roads were multi-use for a very long time. Drives me nuts driving up Dorset so I avoid it, which is the point. It’s a residential road that doesn’t need cars cutting through to Wisconsin.

Don't give a crap about what happened when we got around by horse and buggy. We're talking about 2022. For my entire lifetime, roads have been for driving. Dorset goes from Little Falls to Wisconsin. Can you suggest another road that does that? I'm sorry the wealthy people who live in Somerset would rather have the road all to themselves, but my taxes paid for it and I want to use it TO DRIVE ON. Since that is indeed what roads are made for, in 2022.

If we're addressing pedestrian and bike safety, why not insist pedestrians and bicyclists behaving safely, too? I can't tell you how many times every single day I see pedestrians walking into the street staring straight down at their phones, or with their backs to oncoming traffic, like idiots. No amount of speed bumps can keep idiots like that safe.

You are welcome to drive on any road safely. The rest of us who pay taxes (seriously?) would like you to slow down or pick a route that doesn’t go through a residential area. If you would slow down, you could go through neighborhoods without speed bumps. But you can’t do that so you get speed bumps. See how that works?

Who are you addressing? Not me. I follow the speed limit. I drive safely. I also want to live in a community where people follow the rules because they know how to, not because they are hobbled. See how that works?

I was addressing don’t-give-a-crap who specifically mentioned Dorset and how they must slow down on a residential street.. (Not Little Falls, for the PP who doesn’t read before they type.) I understand you want to live free and unfettered by speed bumps in a world where all drivers obey speed limits. But you don’t and impatient ragey drivers like OP are the reason we all get to slow down even further for speed bumps. Some people just cannot control themselves so they have to be controlled. That’s the real world you live in. That’s how it really works.

That's strange, because it didn't used to work like that. Speed bumps and speed cameras are not helping our communities stay safe. Roads are LESS safe than they used to be before we had those. Because in the old days, before speed bumps and cameras, we lived in actual communities and people controlled their own behavior.

RE: Dorset: we don't need to slow down to 5 MPH to drive over a speed bump literally every 20 feet, for the entire length of the road, to maintain safety. It's ridiculous. Just another way to keep riff raff from using a public road, because wealthy people prefer it that way.

"we" don't, but if you have ever walked along the street with some a$$hole speeding down the road, 1 foot from a pedestrian, you would see the problem.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That entire area is INSANE. You can't drive more than 20 feet without a speed bump, stop sign or light. Have you driven up Dorset from Little Falls to Wisconsin? WTH???

Roads are for driving, people.

Historically, roads were not built for driving. Bikes and pedestrians were using roads way before cars appeared. In reality, roads were multi-use for a very long time. Drives me nuts driving up Dorset so I avoid it, which is the point. It’s a residential road that doesn’t need cars cutting through to Wisconsin.

Don't give a crap about what happened when we got around by horse and buggy. We're talking about 2022. For my entire lifetime, roads have been for driving. Dorset goes from Little Falls to Wisconsin. Can you suggest another road that does that? I'm sorry the wealthy people who live in Somerset would rather have the road all to themselves, but my taxes paid for it and I want to use it TO DRIVE ON. Since that is indeed what roads are made for, in 2022.

If we're addressing pedestrian and bike safety, why not insist pedestrians and bicyclists behaving safely, too? I can't tell you how many times every single day I see pedestrians walking into the street staring straight down at their phones, or with their backs to oncoming traffic, like idiots. No amount of speed bumps can keep idiots like that safe.

You are welcome to drive on any road safely. The rest of us who pay taxes (seriously?) would like you to slow down or pick a route that doesn’t go through a residential area. If you would slow down, you could go through neighborhoods without speed bumps. But you can’t do that so you get speed bumps. See how that works?

Who are you addressing? Not me. I follow the speed limit. I drive safely. I also want to live in a community where people follow the rules because they know how to, not because they are hobbled. See how that works?

I was addressing don’t-give-a-crap who specifically mentioned Dorset and how they must slow down on a residential street.. (Not Little Falls, for the PP who doesn’t read before they type.) I understand you want to live free and unfettered by speed bumps in a world where all drivers obey speed limits. But you don’t and impatient ragey drivers like OP are the reason we all get to slow down even further for speed bumps. Some people just cannot control themselves so they have to be controlled. That’s the real world you live in. That’s how it really works.

That's strange, because it didn't used to work like that. Speed bumps and speed cameras are not helping our communities stay safe. Roads are LESS safe than they used to be before we had those. Because in the old days, before speed bumps and cameras, we lived in actual communities and people controlled their own behavior.

RE: Dorset: we don't need to slow down to 5 MPH to drive over a speed bump literally every 20 feet, for the entire length of the road, to maintain safety. It's ridiculous. Just another way to keep riff raff from using a public road, because wealthy people prefer it that way.

But that is not the community where you live NOW. Haven’t you noticed? Some drivers cannot control their behavior so someone else has to impose controls. If you don’t like the speed bumps on Dorset, don’t drive there.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There shouldn't be speed humps on Little Falls Parkway because I like to drive on a smooth road at the speed limit. Now I have to slow down below the speed limit.

If you were actually driving the speed limit, you wouldn't notice the speed humps.

They reduced the speed limit to 25 MPH. What was the point if they installed speed bumps? Unless you want to damage your car or cause an accident, you should not go over speed bumps at 25 MPH.

This is just the head of county parks, Casey Anderson, who’s a notorious a-hole being true to form. The county will be 200% better off to see the back of him.

What's the earliest that can happen?

His term ends in June.

[Anonymous]

Dorset is a entirely different question from Little Falls because at least there you have houses and pedestrians….

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dorset is a entirely different question from Little Falls because at least there you have houses and pedestrians….

Exactly. There has been speed bumps on Dorset for years. It is narrow with houses and limited sidewalks. No one complains or cares. Putting speed bumps on Little Falls Pkwy lacks any justification.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:That entire area is INSANE. You can't drive more than 20 feet without a speed bump, stop sign or light. Have you driven up Dorset from Little Falls to Wisconsin? WTH???

Roads are for driving, people.

Historically, roads were not built for driving. Bikes and pedestrians were using roads way before cars appeared. In reality, roads were multi-use for a very long time. Drives me nuts driving up Dorset so I avoid it, which is the point. It’s a residential road that doesn’t need cars cutting through to Wisconsin.

Don't give a crap about what happened when we got around by horse and buggy. We're talking about 2022. For my entire lifetime, roads have been for driving. Dorset goes from Little Falls to Wisconsin. Can you suggest another road that does that? I'm sorry the wealthy people who live in Somerset would rather have the road all to themselves, but my taxes paid for it and I want to use it TO DRIVE ON. Since that is indeed what roads are made for, in 2022.

If we're addressing pedestrian and bike safety, why not insist pedestrians and bicyclists behaving safely, too? I can't tell you how many times every single day I see pedestrians walking into the street staring straight down at their phones, or with their backs to oncoming traffic, like idiots. No amount of speed bumps can keep idiots like that safe.

You are welcome to drive on any road safely. The rest of us who pay taxes (seriously?) would like you to slow down or pick a route that doesn’t go through a residential area. If you would slow down, you could go through neighborhoods without speed bumps. But you can’t do that so you get speed bumps. See how that works?

Who are you addressing? Not me. I follow the speed limit. I drive safely. I also want to live in a community where people follow the rules because they know how to, not because they are hobbled. See how that works?

I was addressing don’t-give-a-crap who specifically mentioned Dorset and how they must slow down on a residential street.. (Not Little Falls, for the PP who doesn’t read before they type.) I understand you want to live free and unfettered by speed bumps in a world where all drivers obey speed limits. But you don’t and impatient ragey drivers like OP are the reason we all get to slow down even further for speed bumps. Some people just cannot control themselves so they have to be controlled. That’s the real world you live in. That’s how it really works.

That's strange, because it didn't used to work like that. Speed bumps and speed cameras are not helping our communities stay safe. Roads are LESS safe than they used to be before we had those. Because in the old days, before speed bumps and cameras, we lived in actual communities and people controlled their own behavior.

RE: Dorset: we don't need to slow down to 5 MPH to drive over a speed bump literally every 20 feet, for the entire length of the road, to maintain safety. It's ridiculous. Just another way to keep riff raff from using a public road, because wealthy people prefer it that way.

But that is not the community where you live NOW. Haven’t you noticed? Some drivers cannot control their behavior so someone else has to impose controls. If you don’t like the speed bumps on Dorset, don’t drive there.

And that's the entire point of having them, isn't it -- so people don't use it. Not okay.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That entire area is INSANE. You can't drive more than 20 feet without a speed bump, stop sign or light. Have you driven up Dorset from Little Falls to Wisconsin? WTH???

Roads are for driving, people.

Historically, roads were not built for driving. Bikes and pedestrians were using roads way before cars appeared. In reality, roads were multi-use for a very long time. Drives me nuts driving up Dorset so I avoid it, which is the point. It’s a residential road that doesn’t need cars cutting through to Wisconsin.

Don't give a crap about what happened when we got around by horse and buggy. We're talking about 2022. For my entire lifetime, roads have been for driving. Dorset goes from Little Falls to Wisconsin. Can you suggest another road that does that? I'm sorry the wealthy people who live in Somerset would rather have the road all to themselves, but my taxes paid for it and I want to use it TO DRIVE ON. Since that is indeed what roads are made for, in 2022.

If we're addressing pedestrian and bike safety, why not insist pedestrians and bicyclists behaving safely, too? I can't tell you how many times every single day I see pedestrians walking into the street staring straight down at their phones, or with their backs to oncoming traffic, like idiots. No amount of speed bumps can keep idiots like that safe.

You are welcome to drive on any road safely. The rest of us who pay taxes (seriously?) would like you to slow down or pick a route that doesn’t go through a residential area. If you would slow down, you could go through neighborhoods without speed bumps. But you can’t do that so you get speed bumps. See how that works?

Who are you addressing? Not me. I follow the speed limit. I drive safely. I also want to live in a community where people follow the rules because they know how to, not because they are hobbled. See how that works?

I was addressing don’t-give-a-crap who specifically mentioned Dorset and how they must slow down on a residential street.. (Not Little Falls, for the PP who doesn’t read before they type.) I understand you want to live free and unfettered by speed bumps in a world where all drivers obey speed limits. But you don’t and impatient ragey drivers like OP are the reason we all get to slow down even further for speed bumps. Some people just cannot control themselves so they have to be controlled. That’s the real world you live in. That’s how it really works.

That's strange, because it didn't used to work like that. Speed bumps and speed cameras are not helping our communities stay safe. Roads are LESS safe than they used to be before we had those. Because in the old days, before speed bumps and cameras, we lived in actual communities and people controlled their own behavior.

RE: Dorset: we don't need to slow down to 5 MPH to drive over a speed bump literally every 20 feet, for the entire length of the road, to maintain safety. It's ridiculous. Just another way to keep riff raff from using a public road, because wealthy people prefer it that way.

But that is not the community where you live NOW. Haven’t you noticed? Some drivers cannot control their behavior so someone else has to impose controls. If you don’t like the speed bumps on Dorset, don’t drive there.

And that's the entire point of having them, isn't it -- so people don't use it. Not okay.