Comments on: Speed bumps coming to NW Germantown Road http://bikeportland.org/2010/07/22/speed-bumps-coming-to-nw-germantown-road-36796 Portland Oregon bicycle news, events, culture, travel and opinion. Mon, 28 May 2012 20:52:37 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Paul Johnson http://bikeportland.org/2010/07/22/speed-bumps-coming-to-nw-germantown-road-36796#comment-1601679 Paul Johnson Sat, 31 Jul 2010 05:32:17 +0000 http://bikeportland.org/?p=36796#comment-1601679 That's quite unfortunate, Joe. Anybody know about the process required to get these removed or fixed into cushions or chokes? That's quite unfortunate, Joe. Anybody know about the process required to get these removed or fixed into cushions or chokes?

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]]> By: Joe Durkee http://bikeportland.org/2010/07/22/speed-bumps-coming-to-nw-germantown-road-36796#comment-1600392 Joe Durkee Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:50:16 +0000 http://bikeportland.org/?p=36796#comment-1600392 Hey everyone: Rode up/down Germantown yesterday and the speed bumps are in. They are at the bottom section of the hill and are not too abrupt. Be safe out there! Hey everyone: Rode up/down Germantown yesterday and the speed bumps are in. They are at the bottom section of the hill and are not too abrupt. Be safe out there!

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]]> By: Paul Johnson http://bikeportland.org/2010/07/22/speed-bumps-coming-to-nw-germantown-road-36796#comment-1599780 Paul Johnson Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:09:00 +0000 http://bikeportland.org/?p=36796#comment-1599780 Given safer and more effective traffic calming options, why defend the most dangerous, expensive and stupid of all available options? Or was this your idea and you simply lack that kind of foresight and wouldn't give up about it until the city caved to shut you up? Given safer and more effective traffic calming options, why defend the most dangerous, expensive and stupid of all available options? Or was this your idea and you simply lack that kind of foresight and wouldn't give up about it until the city caved to shut you up?

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]]> By: Duncan http://bikeportland.org/2010/07/22/speed-bumps-coming-to-nw-germantown-road-36796#comment-1599665 Duncan Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:45:38 +0000 http://bikeportland.org/?p=36796#comment-1599665 Ambulances have seat belts for EMTS (generally The ambulances are staffed by EMT Bs and Is) and yes all equipment is secured. and also ambulances aren't supposed to drive recklessly and I doubt they will be going that fast there. Ambulances have seat belts for EMTS (generally The ambulances are staffed by EMT Bs and Is) and yes all equipment is secured. and also ambulances aren't supposed to drive recklessly and I doubt they will be going that fast there.

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]]> By: Paul Johnson http://bikeportland.org/2010/07/22/speed-bumps-coming-to-nw-germantown-road-36796#comment-1599348 Paul Johnson Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:27:45 +0000 http://bikeportland.org/?p=36796#comment-1599348 Oh, that's right, patients are 100% immune from further injury from unnecessary jostling when they're strapped down. And it's important to move the victim's severed spine as soon and as much as possible. Yeah, but are the paramedics? No. How about equipment they're using? Not always. Oh, that's right, patients are 100% immune from further injury from unnecessary jostling when they're strapped down. And it's important to move the victim's severed spine as soon and as much as possible.

Yeah, but are the paramedics? No. How about equipment they're using? Not always.

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]]> By: Duncan http://bikeportland.org/2010/07/22/speed-bumps-coming-to-nw-germantown-road-36796#comment-1599223 Duncan Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:38:21 +0000 http://bikeportland.org/?p=36796#comment-1599223 oh paul whatever... people in ambulances are strapped down. oh paul whatever... people in ambulances are strapped down.

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]]> By: Paul Johnson http://bikeportland.org/2010/07/22/speed-bumps-coming-to-nw-germantown-road-36796#comment-1599170 Paul Johnson Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:30:45 +0000 http://bikeportland.org/?p=36796#comment-1599170 There are better ways to calm traffic that don't involve interfering with cyclists pulling trailers, delivery drivers, delaying fire equipment and endangering ambulance patients. Consider the choker (forcing a street to a single lane for a few feet) or speed cushions (bumps with strategically placed gaps wide enough for delivery trucks and emergency vehicles to pass unaffected), rather than the dangerous and uninspired speed bump. There are better ways to calm traffic that don't involve interfering with cyclists pulling trailers, delivery drivers, delaying fire equipment and endangering ambulance patients. Consider the choker (forcing a street to a single lane for a few feet) or speed cushions (bumps with strategically placed gaps wide enough for delivery trucks and emergency vehicles to pass unaffected), rather than the dangerous and uninspired speed bump.

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]]> By: Duncan http://bikeportland.org/2010/07/22/speed-bumps-coming-to-nw-germantown-road-36796#comment-1598933 Duncan Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:17:52 +0000 http://bikeportland.org/?p=36796#comment-1598933 My street had speed bumps installed and the first day some rice burner left fiberglass fairing pieces behind. In the couple years since then my street has gone from being a freeway to being a normal residential street. People live there- and they are tired of worrying about their kids, burying their cats. Its a 1/4 mile. Slow down and suck it up in a car. On a bike? no speed bump has ever slowed me down except those ones in the cemetery. almost jarred a filling loose on that one. My street had speed bumps installed and the first day some rice burner left fiberglass fairing pieces behind. In the couple years since then my street has gone from being a freeway to being a normal residential street.

People live there- and they are tired of worrying about their kids, burying their cats. Its a 1/4 mile. Slow down and suck it up in a car.

On a bike? no speed bump has ever slowed me down except those ones in the cemetery. almost jarred a filling loose on that one.

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]]> By: Crash N. Burns http://bikeportland.org/2010/07/22/speed-bumps-coming-to-nw-germantown-road-36796#comment-1595660 Crash N. Burns Sat, 24 Jul 2010 01:47:25 +0000 http://bikeportland.org/?p=36796#comment-1595660 Well said Bob_M. BFD Well said Bob_M.

BFD

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]]> By: Bob_M http://bikeportland.org/2010/07/22/speed-bumps-coming-to-nw-germantown-road-36796#comment-1595248 Bob_M Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:46:10 +0000 http://bikeportland.org/?p=36796#comment-1595248 Speed bumps BFD The result will be no different than the ones on Skyline Dr. Cars will slow down and cyclists will be unaffected. (unless you have gear strapped to your bike with a bungee cord, in which case you will crash, break your collar bone and sue the city) Speed bumps BFD
The result will be no different than the ones on Skyline Dr. Cars will slow down and cyclists will be unaffected.
(unless you have gear strapped to your bike with a bungee cord, in which case you will crash, break your collar bone and sue the city)

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