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b_nbca@icarus.lbl.gov (Bruce Nordman) writes:

>I use the "Milvia Slow Street" about every other day, and don't
>find that the "speed humps" bother me at all.  Note that a hump
>is about 5 feet across, which jolts much less than a "bump" which
>is about only a foot.  Stop signs are much more of an annoyance,
>and if humps can be used in place of them to some extent, that
>would be a great improvement.  The suggestion to have small gaps in
>the humps for bikes is a good one, but in my experience not critical.
>I am also a great fan of the barriers, except for their aesthetics.
>There are a number of places in Berkeley where they have been
>replaced with nicer looking structures.

Several years ago a friend of mine was telling me about some speed
bumps/humps he had seen with two gaps in them spaced for a golf cart.
This allowed granny to get to the market in her cart, as well as not
inconvience the bicycles.  Since then, I have seen this on several
campuses.

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