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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]People shouldn't speed in residential neighborhoods anywhere, city or suburbs. So on that basis I'm a fan of speed humps.

But the PPs insisting that you shouldn't cut through neighborhoods and that all traffic must stick to main roads need to grow up and shut up. You live in a highly congested urban area. You do not live in a gated community. Cars and other vehicles may and should traverse past your precious home. Forcing all traffic on a few main roads doesn't improve anyone's lives.

Personally I hate the workarounds that have been developed in the old money neighborhoods of Chevy Chase MD to make it difficult for traffic to cut through -- so I do so (at the posted speed limit) every single chance I get. And I might honk a little too![/quote]

I'm a DC driver so not a Maryland person cutting through but I HATE speed bumps.  We live in a an urban, grid-like city.  Every street should be passable.  Helps keep traffic down.  Why do people speed on a given street - often to make a light.  Fix the problem.  Like making the cross lights for Connecticut so long :)  All speed bumps do is divert traffic to your neighbors streets.  Luckily, I have a car that can cruise over them with no problem - so I always go the full speed I can on a street that has speed bumps - 25.  Normally, on some of those tight ones - I'd be going 15 or 20 but I am so annoyed with the residents that I don't.

And Chevy Chase MD drives me crazy.... I often cut through too.  We have some of that in Upper NW too - especially around Military/Nebraska.  Hate it.

Really the answer is to invest in good mass transit so that there are less cars on the road![/quote]

The answer is to get you off the road. You sound like a terrible driver.[/quote]

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