Dayton mayor: We can do better than speed bumps

Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley is among those who believe that speed bumps aren’t the right solution to stop reckless driving in neighborhoods.

THE ISSUE: Dayton's speed bumps: Do they really work?

The city has 426 speed humps (which are wider) and bumps, and some residents say they’re needed to stop poor behavior.

But others aren’t convinced they make a big difference, and Whaley says there are more effective ways to calm traffic that the city hopefully will use in the future to make streets safer for motorists and pedestrians.

“I think we can engineer much better options over time,” she said.

The 2040 transportation plan says the city could add highly visible crosswalks or raised or paved crosswalks and more signage to create more of a pedestrian environment on residential streets.

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