Letters to the Editor: Speed humps won't solve the problem of reckless driving

Los Angeles Times Opinion
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BRAINTREE, MA - SEPTEMBER 12: A speed bump is pictured along Addison Street in Braintree, MA on Sep. 12, 2019. Concerned about the growing number of cars invading quiet residential streets to escape congestion on major roads - a trend officials attribute in part to the growing popularity of traffic apps - many cities and towns are grappling with ways to curb the cut-throughs. (Photo by Nic Antaya for The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
A speed bump in Massachusetts. (Nic Antaya for the Boston Globe via Getty Images)

To the editor: Installing speed bumps on residential streets may slow traffic, but the bumps designed to slow scofflaws also slow/impede emergency vehicles and first responders. Be careful what you wish for. ("Why does it have to be so hard to get a speed hump in Los Angeles?", Opinion, March 20)

Perhaps more or better traffic law enforcement might help? Ticket the speeders; cite the folks who ignore traffic signs. It never ceases to amaze me how many of the drivers in my area think those eight-sided red signs with the four white letters don't apply to them.

Beryl Arbit, Encino

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To the editor: Speed humps are the ultimate in NIMBY-ism. One person on a block can get them. There is no forum for people opposed to a particular installation. It does not consider all the stakeholders. They just appear.

Harlan Levinson, Los Angeles

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