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