Editor: Regarding Bruce Corcoran’s column on speed bumps in last week’s Chatham Voice, “Photo radar vs. speed bumps,” I’m with you! I hate speed bumps.
My ’96 Pathfinder (it will be 30 years old next year and officially an antique) rides rough. I lost a filling last week, and I swear it was from crossing the railroad tracks on LaCroix Street.
I should drive a Cadillac for the smoother ride because of my bad back, fillings, and dentures etc. And my hearing aids tend to fall off.
I hate speed bumps. That said, I wouldn’t mind having some on my street as it is quite often a race track in the morning and afternoon as parents drop off and pick up students at the end of Birchwood Street. Many of the drivers are going much too fast as there are kids walking on both sides of the street (whatever happened to Elmer the Safety Elephant?).
There is even one young man on a very fast motorcycle (I estimate he’s doing 80+ both ways) with a young girl on the back. So far there hasn’t been anyone hit, and I pray they don’t.
Am I alone in thinking there is no speed or traffic enforcement in Chatham? Stop signs seem to mean “slow down a bit,” if at all.
And excess noise enforcement? There is a local law enforcement officer who delights in revving his truck with what seems to me no mufflers. To say nothing of the Mustang roaring down the road with his cut-outs open.
I’m suggesting that perhaps photo radar combined with an excess noise sensor might be a welcome addition on Peter Street. And for God’s sake, bring Elmer back and get the kids walking facing traffic.
Bryan Marino
Chatham
