While there are no Federal or State regulations regarding the use of speed bumps or speed tables, the City has a long-standing policy of not allowing speed bumps to be installed as a means of speed control. While many people believe that speed bumps are an effective means of traffic speed control, multiple studies have shown that the following negative impacts are associated with speed bumps:
• Increased emergency vehicle response time.
• Increase in air pollution and fuel usage.
• Increase in noise pollution due to additional braking, acceleration and jarring truck beds.
• Increase in vehicle wear and maintenance costs.
• Increase in accident rates and passenger injuries if unrestrained.
• Headlight beams dip and jump when traversing speed bumps, which can result in beams shining into house windows.
Additionally, installation of speed bumps typically doesn’t discourage individuals who choose to drive recklessly; it often just shifts them to other parallel streets or encourages reckless driving between speed bumps. For this reason and others listed above, speed bumps are not allowed on roadways within the City right-of-way.