[RP TownTalk] traffic

[euniverz at aol.com]

I have already reduced my commute from 124 miles a day round trip? to 3 miles a day round trip.?? I believe I have already made a huge reduction in my carbon footprint.? It's not too much to ask that I don't have to subject my car to additional wear and tear of a half dozen speed bumps each and every day, especially after we just spent a fortune in tax dollars repaving the streets.? Speed bumps at any speed create more wear and tear than a flat paved?road.? Last I checked, we are still allowed to drive the speed limit, which is, I believe,?25 unless otherwise posted. ?If we think we're not? subject to the pollution created by idling cars in traffic on 410, 1 and Kenilworth, I disagree.? Crazy idea:? Let's just dig up all the streets and turn them into gravel roads so bumpy that we have to drive 5-10 MPH and no one but us will go out of their way to drive on them.? That will save us a boat load of money in repaving costs....

It?is possible to drive a car and still be green...?


Adrianne Lefkowitz



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Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2007 08:38:59 -0400
From: Brian Boettger <brian_boettger at hotmail.com>
Subject: [RP TownTalk] Traffic Considerations
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Another consideration in the traffic issue that may be a consideration. Think 
how environmentally friendly it is to have less vehicles driving through our 
neighborhoods. There is a huge movement out there whose thinking is that "let's 
make it harder for people in cars to get around". This forces them to find 
alternatives.
 
Also, driving slower actually saves you fuel. The idea of speed bumps is that 
you slow down for the duration of the street not slow down to go over the bump 
then floor it to the next bump. 15-20 MPH is slow enough to navigate a speed 
bump, which, in my opinion, people shouldn't be going any faster than that in a 
residential neighborhood. Especially a walkable community such as ours. I can't 
wait till gas is $10 a gallon (it's coming!) to really make people think about 
what they are doing and the consequences of their actions.
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