Speed bumps are typically found on private roadways and parking lots and generally have a height of 3 to 6 inches with a travel length of 1 to 3 feet. A speed bump causes significant driver discomfort at typical residential operational speed ranges and generally results in vehicles slowing to 5 mph or less at each bump.

Speed humps is a raised area in the roadway pavement surface extending transversely across the travel way. Speed humps generally have a height of 3 to 3.5 inches and a travel length of 12 to 14 feet and are generally used on residential local streets.

The purpose of a speed hump is to reduce the speed of vehicles on residential streets where speeding is occurring. They are not designed to change the volume of traffic on residential streets, and do not significantly reduce cut-through traffic. Which is your compliant ie speeding.

Title 39:4-8.9 Construction of speed humps, traffic calming measures by municipality states that a municipality may, without the approval of the commissioner, construct a speed hump on a two-lane residential street and on one way residential streets under municipal or county jurisdiction with a posted speed of 30 mph or less AND which have fewer that 3,000 vehicles per day.

Belgrove Drive exceeds 3,000 vehicles per day.

The Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) recommends the following applications for installation of speed humps:
-residential streets
-NOT typically used on major roads, bus routes, or primary emergency response routes
-mid-block placement not at an intersection
-NOT on grades greater then 8%
- work well with curb extensions

Belgrove Drive is a major road, bus route and a primary emergency response route.

The aforementioned reasons are why a speed hump was not installed over the last two yeas. traffic will revisit this complaint and take appropriate action. Thanks for your concern and if you like please contact traffic at 201-998-1313 if you would like to discuss this issue further and to see if an alternative traffic control devise would be appropriate.

"Belgrove Drive is a major road, bus route and a primary emergency response route"

Since Belgrove Drive is a major roadway, the double lines should be repainted, and maintained the entire stretch, all the cross walks should be painted, and maintained, permanent signs at the crosswalks, particularly at the schools, playgrounds, the two funeral homes, etc should be installed. Perhaps speed limit signs, not sure we have any.

It is a waste having the signes in the street, they are constantly being hit. I think it would cost less for permanent crosswalk signs, then for the ones placed in the street