As explained previously, the city performed a speed study on Humphrey Street in November 2013. The results of the study showed that the average speed of traffic is 29 mph. By law, the default speed limit is 30 mph on this road. Posting a speed limit sign for 30 mph will therefore have minimal effect. Speed limit signs are only legally posted after approval of special speed regulations issued by the state. The special speed regulations are only issued after conducting a more comprehensive and state reviewed speed study. The state does not have the resources available to conduct the necessary study for a street where traffic is already traveling at the legal speed limit.
Slow Children signs are no longer installed as they have no effect on traffic. The blend into the background and drivers don't notice them or disregard them as most of the time children are not present, and they are not regulatory signs that can be enforced.
I will ask the Lowell Police to deploy the speed radar trailer on Humphrey Street when it becomes available.
One of the best ways to make traffic slow down is to make the street feel narrower. This can most easily be accomplished by parking cars along the sides of the road.

Cars do not slow down for narrower street by to fix those issue can we request to make it 25mph ad post it with enforcement Speed trap

Mr Eby,

Thank you very much for your comments on this topic. I do not know Humphrey St, but It seems to me that if more people parked in the street instead of on the sidewalks that cars would be forced to slow down. I understand that people fear that their mirrors will be broken or other damage will be done to their cars, but pedestrians would be much safer if they can walk on the sidewalks and the cars are slowed down.

i have placed my cars in the front of my house to slow down the traffic, i did this for 3 days and yes it did slow the traffic down the next question is if an accident occurs while my cars are on the side of the road will my parked cars me being the owner be at fault? Also, when you conducted this was november 2013 and i have asked multiple times for a traffic officer to clock people who ARE speeding and that has yet to happen, i have talked to neighbors and we are willing to allow an officers cruiser to hide in any of our driveways. I have recently seen a motorcyclist fly by excessively last weekend which wasnt part of your "speed study" and having a posted speed limit attached to a device that clocks cars only ONE WAY does not justify to leave this issue alone people will purposely go slower when they see it hence why i have asked for an actual officer, that way he can clock traffic going both ways and not just ONE WAY like the device did in november 2013. WE NEED AN ACTUAL SOLUTION FOR THIS PROBLEM!!! How can you tell me that speed limit signs are for special approval i have seen speed limit 30 signs in other towns like chelmsford on spaulding rd that was an actual request and it was met. You need to tell me that the state doesnt have the resources to do an extensive study? do you have documentation backing up that statement on lack of resources?
in conclusion of this concern a speed study during 7am-8pm mon thru friday isnt sufficient enough and other measures need to be taken to solve this. If i find this report set to "issue resolved" with no actual action taken i will find other means.

to Michael lafontaine ,

i have asked numerous times to place ANY posted speed limit and i have been told "it wont help" this is by a city official mind you; with the idea of a "speed trap" the excessive speed IS NOT just ONE WAY it is both ways which means there would have to be TWO speed traps facing opposite directions, otherwise only half of the traffic will be logged for their speed.