JCbiscuit wrote:
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tern wrote:
Rumble strips make noise, as their name implies, and don't achieve much. Hopefully speed-bumps don't make as much noise as rumble strips, and unlike rumble-strips they actually slow down traffic.

Robin.

speed bumps make a little noise - not nearly as annoying as rumble strips - and are a proven traffic-calmer.

they're used without incident in Hoboken, so I don't know why Jersey City gets its collective knickers in a twist every time the subject is brought up here.

I would happily choose the muffled thump-thump of tires on speed bumps, over the screeching brakes and subsequent smash I hear on a regular basis outside my Erie St window.

WhoElseCouldIBe wrote:
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Vigilante wrote:
When acknowledged speed bumps work great but otherwise are very noisy when moronic drivers speed over them. While not totally against them I prefer the JCPD step up enforcement and collect some money to pay for them. Two birds.....

Why have a human do something that a pile of road can do?

Sound proof your apt or move to a less noisy area.

Vigilante wrote:
When acknowledged speed bumps work great but otherwise are very noisy when moronic drivers speed over them. While not totally against them I prefer the JCPD step up enforcement and collect some money to pay for them. Two birds.....

tern wrote:
Rumble strips make noise, as their name implies, and don't achieve much. Hopefully speed-bumps don't make as much noise as rumble strips, and unlike rumble-strips they actually slow down traffic.

Robin.

tern wrote:
There is an obvious, low-cost solution to stop speeding - speed bumps. But [supposedly] the Jersey City department responsible opposes them for unspecified reasons.

Injuries saved through reducing speeds will surely outweigh any posited increases due to slowing down emergency vehicles.

The other reasons I have heard is that they damage old buildings, cause noise for residents, damage plows. Basically a load of pathetic excuses.

I'd love to understand the real reason.
Robin.

dtjcview wrote:
DC may have found the right traffic calming solution: traffic cameras at stop signs.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/n ... 2-3cfc842a6d89_story.html

tern wrote:
I have never heard of a police department opposing a traffic calming measure! "Not needed"!

WHere a stop sign is needed most is on Manilla at 8th street. That junction is dangerous as the parked cars mean it is very difficult to see the traffic speeding along Manilla, you must slowly ease forward in your car until you can see, and then a car will invariably come speeding towards you.

Robin.

BrightMoment wrote:

I contacted Councilman Fulop and in his reply he basically said the following:

"Councilman Fulop and his office have written memos and communicated this to Chief of Police, Comey, along with the Harsimus Cove Neighborhood Association. Comey and his office have communicated they will correct this but unfortunately per NJ Faulkner act, all police personnel report to the Mayor and not the Council. So it is limited what either Councilman Fulop or the City Council is able to do in this situation.

My suggestion is call the Mayor's office and complain of this problem: 201-547-5200

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JCbiscuit wrote:
Comey and his cronies gather like basking seals in front of police headquarters on Erie, watching people speed past, while others run the stop sign mere yards away on Bay Street. He doesn't even reach for his pen. And the majority of illegally-parked cars on that corner belong to police officials, despite the fact that they have their own parking lot right behind the building.

What do the 4 council persons (Fulop and the 3 at large) have to say about this matter with the police car parking ?

parkinghallofshame wrote:
The intersection of Bay and Erie intrigues me and I have noticed that cars are always parked there despite the striping. If the cars that park there are indeed police officers, I wonder why they don't utilize their parking lot in the back of the building.

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soulman wrote:

One thing everyone is failing to say is that this location is about 200 ft from Internal Affairs. What are they odds that most of these people, if not all of them are Police Officers? Pretty good, I'd say. That would explain the lack of enforcement. Why not photograph the same block on street cleaning days, the cars that don't get tickets (and there are many), belong to policemen. Similar problem on the corner of Bay and Erie, there the corner spaces are stripped, yet cars are always parked there.

it's been said. several times. street-cleaning days on that corner are a joke. no one gets ticketed, and as a result, 1st street is always swimming in trash.

soulman wrote:

One thing everyone is failing to say is that this location is about 200 ft from Internal Affairs. What are they odds that most of these people, if not all of them are Police Officers? Pretty good, I'd say. That would explain the lack of enforcement. Why not photograph the same block on street cleaning days, the cars that don't get tickets (and there are many), belong to policemen. Similar problem on the corner of Bay and Erie, there the corner spaces are stripped, yet cars are always parked there.

parkinghallofshame wrote:

The Jersey City Parking Hall of Shame has been established to raise awareness of the parking issues in our neighborhood.

While we won't be suing anytime soon, this site clearly shows the need for enforcement and improvements at the intersection.

Jersey City Parking Hall of Shame

JCbiscuit wrote:
Comey and his cronies gather like basking seals in front of police headquarters on Erie, watching people speed past, while others run the stop sign mere yards away on Bay Street. He doesn't even reach for his pen. And the majority of illegally-parked cars on that corner belong to police officials, despite the fact that they have their own parking lot right behind the building.

JCbiscuit wrote:
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Vigilante wrote:
Comey should be listening. My dogwalker's car was T-Boned last week and totalled by a guy driving with a suspended license. I would like to see more and more speed traps and enforcement of the Stop-Sign law. Get the cops out in force making our streets safe, pulling in outstanding warrants and filtering out the criminal element who use our streets as a super-highway. The person you saw get hit should document the illegally parked cars license plates and include them in any litigation.

Comey and his cronies gather like basking seals in front of police headquarters on Erie, watching people speed past, while others run the stop sign mere yards away on Bay Street. He doesn't even reach for his pen. And the majority of illegally-parked cars on that corner belong to police officials, despite the fact that they have their own parking lot right behind the building.

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I_heart_JC wrote:
How long before somebody dies? Is that what it's going to take to get a 4-way stop sign here?

You don't need a 4-way stop. Those are both one-way streets, so you only need a "two-way" stop. For that, you only need to add one sign.