Are the Charlottetown speed humps worth it? Your comments
Cody MacKay | CBC News | Posted: July 4, 2018 7:00 PM | Last Updated: July 4, 2018
'As if we need to slow things enough already with all the road construction going on'
In an attempt to slow speeders, Charlottetown said Tuesday it is buying 40 portable speed humps at a cost of $50,000 — but some Islanders aren't impressed with the cost.
Police will determine the locations, but the city said the humps are built for areas with a 40 km/h speed limit.
The humps are lower, longer and more forgiving than speed bumps and should arrive in mid-July.
Many of you weighed in on CBC Prince Edward Island's Facebook page in response to Tuesday's story.
(Please note that usernames are not necessarily the names of commenters. Some comments have been altered to correct spelling and to conform to CBC style.)
'Complete waste of money'
"As if we need to slow things enough already with all the road construction going on," said Agustus Anthony Pater.
Tanner Ramsay said "$50,000 seems a bit steep for speed bumps … come on now."
The cost of one speed hump is about $1,000 to $1,200 and they're made to span the entire street to ensure drivers can't avoid them.
Many commenters agreed with Ramsay, saying the money should be put to better use.
"Instead of them maybe they should fix the roads so we don't need to fix struts, tie rods and ball joints all the time then have to get alignment done," Joe DeCourcey said.
"Complete waste of money and they better not be putting these on any of the main streets of Charlottetown," said Adam Watts.
Better places to use speed humps
Though many comments suggested the portable humps were a waste of money, some people offered suggestions for locations the police could place them.
- Stratford asked police to crack down on speeders — and they did
- Stratford council concerned about speeding
"Should have portables at the beginning of every construction zone!" said Kevin Hardy.
Lori Wakelin said police "should place them in all the school zones for the fall!"
"Hillsborough Bridge?" asked Vivian Moore.
The humps were included in the city's budget this year after several councillors asked for them, following requests from residents.
They will be removed come winter to avoid creating problems for plows.