I live off of a gravel road and there is an easement that cuts into the end of the properties of myself and several other neighbors. It is a private road.
The issue at hand is that people fly through at 40+ mph. USPS, Fedex, and even 18 wheelers even come through and it takes it's toll on the road. There is no HOA either just a road maintenance agreement that no one honors. The end result is a road with huge potholes and guests of these people anonymously driving through each owner's lawn to avoid the potholes which makes a muddy impossible to mow mess. We are some distance from the road and catching people on cam is a bit tough as dialup is not even an option here. Before you ask, I am using a hotspot.
Before I put down new gravel on my area of the road (yes it will be compacted etc) to hopefully encourage others to do so I am going to put fence posts up so drivers won't run my lawn over. With the investment of gravel, I plan on putting up or creating speed bumps along my portion of the gravel road.
My question is whether or not speed bumps actually force a determined driver to slow down. As it sits, the guests just go through the potholes as quickly as they can and don't care about their suspensions. Some of the folks appear to be rather wealthy and play dune buggy with their Outbacks when they go through. When it comes to drivers for companies coming through they could care less since it is not their vehicle getting damaged.
Do speed bumps slow down determined drivers who are willing to damage their vehicles and rattle their fillings to shave a few seconds of time going down the road?
I understand the potential liability for getting sued if someone damages their vehicle on the road. I have an attorney handy for that.
This is like something out of Mad Max, lol.
Thanks.
The issue at hand is that people fly through at 40+ mph. USPS, Fedex, and even 18 wheelers even come through and it takes it's toll on the road. There is no HOA either just a road maintenance agreement that no one honors. The end result is a road with huge potholes and guests of these people anonymously driving through each owner's lawn to avoid the potholes which makes a muddy impossible to mow mess. We are some distance from the road and catching people on cam is a bit tough as dialup is not even an option here. Before you ask, I am using a hotspot.
Before I put down new gravel on my area of the road (yes it will be compacted etc) to hopefully encourage others to do so I am going to put fence posts up so drivers won't run my lawn over. With the investment of gravel, I plan on putting up or creating speed bumps along my portion of the gravel road.
My question is whether or not speed bumps actually force a determined driver to slow down. As it sits, the guests just go through the potholes as quickly as they can and don't care about their suspensions. Some of the folks appear to be rather wealthy and play dune buggy with their Outbacks when they go through. When it comes to drivers for companies coming through they could care less since it is not their vehicle getting damaged.
Do speed bumps slow down determined drivers who are willing to damage their vehicles and rattle their fillings to shave a few seconds of time going down the road?
I understand the potential liability for getting sued if someone damages their vehicle on the road. I have an attorney handy for that.
This is like something out of Mad Max, lol.
Thanks.