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thankfully no motorways in Islington otherwise they would install speed
bumps every 30metres!

Why is Islington council closing schools but yet able to spend
thousands/millions on speed bumps?

If you wonder down the side streets they have installed about 3 different
kinds of bumps depending on the class of people living in the area - first
the standard dump 3 piles of tarmac in the road, travel 30 metres you will
discover a lovely granite stone bump which has taken 2/3 weeks to construct
and finally the 'table top' speed bump.

Islington council are now installing speed bumps along Liverpool Road also
known to be the B515 - a main road no a rat run!!!!!

Anyone know the cost of installing the various bumps and what budget
Islington coucil is prepared to spend?

Also which London council has decided to get rid of speed bumps?

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Also which London council has decided to get rid of speed bumps?


Barnet is blessed with Brian Coleman, a very 'anti-hump' councillor.

I don't think they've all decided to get rid of the humps.

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Why is Islington council closing schools but yet able to spend
thousands/millions on speed bumps?

If you wonder down the side streets they have installed about 3 different
kinds of bumps depending on the class of people living in the area - first
the standard dump 3 piles of tarmac in the road, travel 30 metres you will
discover a lovely granite stone bump which has taken 2/3 weeks to construct
and finally the 'table top' speed bump.

Islington council are now installing speed bumps along Liverpool Road also
known to be the B515 - a main road no a rat run!!!!!

Anyone know the cost of installing the various bumps and what budget
Islington coucil is prepared to spend?

Also which London council has decided to get rid of speed bumps?

daveF


Liverpool Road is technically part of a 20mph zone, and such zone have
to be self-enforced with traffic calming. Why they made the speed
limit on that road 20mph I have no idea.

It is not really a rat-run but is used as a convenient alternative to
the A1 avoiding Highbury Corner (and is also actually straighter).

Incidentally, Camden Park Road is part of the A5200 yet has a 20mph
speed limit and speed humps, and that's an A-road not a B-road.

Traffic is also not allowed to turn left from Torriano Avenue (also
part of the A5200) into the primary route which is Camden Road (A503),
and instead is diverted down a parallel road with humps. (This can be
avoided using some side-streets).
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Liverpool Road is technically part of a 20mph zone, and such zone have
to be self-enforced with traffic calming. Why they made the speed
limit on that road 20mph I have no idea.


Where does it say 20mph zone?

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Liverpool Road is technically part of a 20mph zone, and such zone have
to be self-enforced with traffic calming. Why they made the speed
limit on that road 20mph I have no idea.


Where does it say 20mph zone?

daveF


Well it says so on the entrance from Holloway Road, plus I believe
from the entrance into Theberton Street from Upper Street and that
into Mackenzie Road off Caledonian Road, the 3 most common ways from
which I enter that road.


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Liverpool Road is technically part of a 20mph zone, and such zone have
to be self-enforced with traffic calming. Why they made the speed
limit on that road 20mph I have no idea.


Where does it say 20mph zone?

daveF


Well it says so on the entrance from Holloway Road, plus I believe
from the entrance into Theberton Street from Upper Street and that
into Mackenzie Road off Caledonian Road, the 3 most common ways from
which I enter that road.


This must be a 'suggested' speed limit otherwise they would have to erected
speed limit signs in every entrance to Liverpool Road for people to obey the
permit speed limit.

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This must be a 'suggested' speed limit otherwise they would have to erected
speed limit signs in every entrance to Liverpool Road for people to obey the
permit speed limit.

daveF


Which entrance to Liverpool Road does not have a sign?
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Islington council are now installing speed bumps along Liverpool Road
also known to be the B515 - a main road no a rat run!!!!!


Well a car speeding hitting a child or other person is not a pleasant
sight. I can vouch for that. So how do you suggest councils slow down
traffic? Police man (or woman) with a speed gun and sniper rifle to blow
out their tyres if they are speeding?
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Islington council are now installing speed bumps along Liverpool Road
also known to be the B515 - a main road no a rat run!!!!!


Well a car speeding hitting a child or other person is not a pleasant
sight. I can vouch for that. So how do you suggest councils slow down
traffic? Police man (or woman) with a speed gun and sniper rifle to blow
out their tyres if they are speeding?
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What they have always done, never repair the roads or partly dig up the
roads :-)

It has been proven that speed bumps cost more lives than what they are
saving.

daveF




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