Speed humps are indeed an abomination but a necessary evil in a country where drivers pay scant attention to the law, and so-called law enforcement officers are noted for their unwillingness to enforce the law. Technically, I believe we are relatively competent drivers but our penchant for breaking the law at every opportunity; drivers killing and maiming themselves, their passengers and other motorists; coupled with extremely bad roads, have made us officially the most dangerous country in the world to drive in. When simply driving down Town Hill you take your life in your hands.
Defective vehicle lights, crossing barrier lines and exceeding the speed limit by 30km/h to 40km/h and more, can be witnessed dozens of times on each journey with nary a law enforcement officer doing their job. Tow trucks and paramedics wait eagerly at the top of the hill for rich pickings. The other name for speed humps is a “traffic pacifier”, a dummy for baby drivers.
Immature, lawless drivers can only be saved from themselves and their madness by these traffic abominations. Let’s have more “abominations”, including within every kilometre on Town Hill. It would save an awful lot of lives.
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