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it has, but trying to treat some poor sod when going oer humps is ok? not a lot wrong wi slow n smooth.

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They reduce the effectiveness of snowploughs - we now realise that we need them:rolleyes:

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The stretches of roads that have road humps are not too long though are they ? Should imagine that ambulances have good suspension anyway ?

Not really arguing about the whys and wherefores of road humps .. but OK .. I will ... sure they have saved many a life or injury from speeders.

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Full leangth of ormerod street.

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Rather than speculating that they have saved lives, do you have any proof?

As Cashy has mentioned, full length of Ormerod St, was this area some form of death valley before? People unable to leave their houses for fear of the speeding millions?
If so there should be statistics to compare before and after the Tarmac big dippers and you must be able to find them.
:)

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as an ex fequent flyer as you would say i can assure you they dont and its a good job the medicne drawers have locks on them .They perform well on standard flaws with roads but speedbumps are a nightmare for them.Unless iv been getting the broken amubulance or somthing

as for speeding they are supposed to so that they can get to hospitals quickly and to be quite blunt about it if you get hit by a fast object with flashy lights and a loud siren then whos really at fault ,even kids know not to run out infront of an ambulance and those not old enough to understand this shoudlnt be out unsupervised to be in a positon to be hit by an ambulance.I assume an ambulance driver is also trained in advance drving liek teh police are so as to minimize chances of an accident but on the bright side what better vehicle to hit you should you ever find yourself run over :)

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i remember whe they were put on ormerod street and at the time peopel were sayin it was because an old woman got run over by a speeding car plus a few other minor accidents where idiots had run into the road not looking where they were going.A speed camera would have been more suitable rather than all them bumps causing extra wear and tear to many peoples vehicles

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i think kate should apply fer the "Mod" position, seems to have all the attributes of the one thats quit.:rofl38::rofl38::rofl38::rofl38:

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And what's that supposed to mean ?

You could do an FOI for all evidence used to justify the construction of
speed humps. That should cover it.

There can be a number of reasons for the introduction of speed humps,
including:

1. An evidenced (high) incident rate - especially if it involves
vulnerable road users (cyclists, pedestrians, persons under 16),
excessive speed was a cause of incidents and/or the incidents have been
classed as Serious;
2. The route deemed a 'rat run' and inappropriate levels of traffic
are using what should primarily be a residential street (this is very
subjective though - ie. Whalley Road is largely residential but it is
also a main traffic route...);
3. Residents making complaints to the traffic authority;
4. Money left to spend from this year's budget; and even
5. An over-zealous councillor kicking up a fuss.

There are probably loads of other reasons but these are some of the most
common. Traffic authorities monitor traffic and incidents on an ongoing
basis - these kinds of analyses are quite common.

Yes, I did speculate that a life or bad injury would be saved after introduction of these speed humps … that’s all we can do really. Past surveys have indicated that ‘Speed Kills’ and the Highways Authority are not just waiting for an accident to happen on some roads, which some people would remark about and demand traffic calming measures. Speed humps, (in my opinion) are the cheapest and most effective .. unlike cameras which are expensive to install and maintain.

You could probably obtain information as to how many emergency patients in an ambulance have been affected by an ambulance going over one. I would think that all types of traffic has been taken into consideration.

I get the impression that the comments in the above posts are aimed at disagreement with them?

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funny i get the same impression.:)

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You can object to them being put outside your house & have them put elsewhere.

I successfully complained when they were proposing them outside my house, in line with the bedroom window on a house I lived at in Burnley.
They moved it to next door...

They ARE noisy, with cars going over them with a bump in the evenings or early mornings they tend to keep you awake or distract a lot at times.

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I suspect you get some cars accelerating after them and braking before them as well increasing to the noise.

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Bet you were top of the pops with your next door neighbors :D

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Nah, they didn't know and besides, they were a young troublesome couple who were only renting so didn't get the mail... lol