He could have been killed and he continues to have problems with his hand as a result of the accident. I am very much in favor of the speed humps particularly around the two blind curves coming into our subdivision from FM 1325. It was so effective that the victims' complaints to the City got them stopped. I still am not convinced that we have a serious traffic problem in this neighborhood. I drive through plenty of other neighborhoods in Austin where the majority is driving 45-50 mph on streets where the posted speed is 30 mph.
Speed humps are the enemy to emergency vehicles, particularly fire and ambulance.
Studies on emergency response personnel have shown that each speed hump encountered delays response time an average of 8 seconds. And in the case of EMS, treatment can not start until all the speed humps have been cleared. I implore the decision makers in this neighborhood to think long and hard about the severity of our situation before asking for something as permanent as speed humps. This area has become dangerous in the last several months and is getting worse. Speeders are the biggest issue in this area, followed by vehicles cutting the left turn from Tamarack onto Beaconsdale and Palomar.