STUDIO CITY : Residents Criticize Speed Humps’ Size
A new experiment for slowing traffic on a Studio City street is off to a bumpy start.
Some residents on Laurel Terrace Drive have complained that two speed humps, which are smaller than speed bumps, are less than what they expected, according to Diana Brueggemann, chief deputy to Los Angeles City Councilman Michael Woo.
The speed humps and warning signs were installed about two weeks ago as part of a citywide pilot program. The humps, which are placed about 250 feet apart, are 2 5/8 inches high and 12 feet wide, said Tom Swire of the city’s Department of Transportation. Bumps are usually six to eight inches high and a foot wide, he said.
Data on the effectiveness of the humps, which have worked in other areas to slow traffic, will be presented to the City Council in about six months, he said.
Laurel Terrace is used by motorists trying to avoid Laurel Canyon and Ventura boulevards on their way to the Westside. Speeding has been a problem on Laurel Terrace, where two fatal accidents have occurred in the past several years, Brueggemann said.
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