No, the "speeders in the 25 mph zone" has not yet been fixed. I contacted Hamilton Twp. Traffic Division last week. I was told a car would be sent out to observe first the areas I identified within a couple of weeks. Next, they will set up a car with radar and ticket offenders. This is only a bandaid, but will stop speeders temporarily. I don't know what to do when they realize the radar is no longer there.

I spoke to four of my neighbors about this as well. Everyone on Argonne Avenue seems to be upset about the speeding and are afraid someone will get hurt or worse if something isn't done. They thanked me for trying to do something as they did not know what to do.

On March 18 a patrol car was on Argonne Avenue for (on and off) approximately 7 hours. I saw the officer chase one car, but could not see where he caught up to that speeding car. He did not return for quite a while, though, which is understandable if he was issuing a ticket. Since then, I have not seen another car on Argonne or Elton Avenues.

I hate to say it, but most of the offenders are my own neighbors who are either turning off of or turning into streets that are off Argonne. They race to where they are turning or are gunning their motors after they turn onto Argonne with little thought of the kids and people who walk and ride bikes in the area.

This past weekend, April 3, someone on a bike got hit right by Queen's Gate and Ydvl-Ham. Sq. Road. An ambulance was arriving as I drove past. Anyone living in this area knows that Queens Gate is the road that turns into Argonne Avenue. The speed limit there is 35 mph, but if you live around here and use that road to walk or ride, you know that hardly anyone pays attention to that limit even though it is almost all residential.

I called the Traffic Division again on the 30th and left a message for the person in charge, but nothing has been done since I called and it is now April 7. There is an upcoming neighborhood meeting on April 12, which I plan to attend and see what can be done to deter this situation before someone else gets hurt or worse.

I already edited this issue this week. It is still an open issue.

The issue has not been fixed. I spoke to the Twp. Engineering Dept. who sent me a letter promising to put white lines down the road to make an area safe for parked cars on both sides of the road. However, that was over two months ago. I wrote to the Twp. Engineering Dept. again, got no response, but had patrol cars monitor traffic for a couple hours over the course of three days.

So here it is 2013 and NO...the issue posted in 2011 has still not been fixed and has gotten worse. One of the neighbors who live on Bruno Crescent had their dog get loose during the summer. Big surprise...the dog got hit on Argonne Avenue b/c the person didn't see the dog. No kidding. The person was probably speeding. It is terrible. School buses, trucks, and cars of all shapes and sizes fly down this street with total disregard that there are children playing and riding bikes as well as adults who do the same and also walk their dogs. No. I don't speed in other neighborhoods that are posted 25, 35, or whatever is posted. Whatever the limit is, I am mindful of the fact that it is a NEIGHBORHOOD. The last I spoke to someone in the township to clarify information about what it would take to get something done, I was told to write a petition. Soon after that some personal issues came up that I am hoping will soon be settled. Once they are settled, I will go back to this again and see what, if anything, can be done. I had an issue with Public Works in 2012 and the some people who work in that division decided to do some childish-type retaliation b/c I had the nerve to complain about the way something was being done. I guess you are just supposed to shut up and take it even if your taxes are paying for the services being provided.

If anyone would like to help in this endeavor of making these streets safer for the residents, I welcome the suggestions and help. If you want to be negative, please don't bother to comment.

This issue has not been fixed. In fact, it is worse than ever. It is rare to see someone DOING the speed limit. Speeding has become the norm.

Well folks, it is 2014 and this is still an open issue. I tried to resolve this by writing a "citizen's request" on the Township Website before the holidays. I got absolutely zero response. No surprise since I initially worked on this issue with the Engineering Department in 2011. It is disturbing to see that even most of the school bus drivers who cut through Argonne Avenue are speeding as well. There is only one driver who observes the limit.

One day as I walked my dog and tried to cross the street a speeding car approached. I signaled to him to slow down. He turned his car around up the road, came back to where I was crossing, yelled at me saying I did not have radar, to which I replied...I can't tell the speed of your car, but I know what 25 mph looks like...he then took out his badge and showed me that he was a cop and sped away. WTH?

It would be nice to have something done so when my 7-year old nephew comes to visit and we ride/walk in the neighborhood, There are other children in the neighborhood, people walking dogs, bikers, runners, etc. Two dogs have been hit by cars. It is crazy. Once in a while a police car or motorcycle will sit outside where drivers can see they are there. Things slow down until they leave. Why they don't park on the side street and catch the speeders is confusing. No one has been here for quite some time to monitor speeding, but it doesn't change anything anyway once they leave.

I think I am going to try something else to see if I can get some action to fix this problem.

As our neighborhood changes to a more family-oriented place to live again, it would certainly be nice to have Argonne, Elton, and Sunnybrae Blvd. under speed control. However, I cannot report that that has happened. I have heard from various sources that it is not going to happen because the township police do not want to deal with speeding, especially in residential areas. This is a frightening concept because, as you know, if laws are made and not enforced, people seem to know. No enforcement equals no consequences and perpetuates the existing problem. I wish I had the answer, but I don't as we do rely on the police to enforce the laws of the road.

With no cooperation from the municipal government with any type of lines, bumps, or machines to give warning to those regarding how fast they are driving, the problem continues as I expect it will until either something bad happens or people slow down on their own. Do you see either of those things happening? I certainly hope nothing bad happens. In any event, for this time at least I have done what I can do alone. I will reconsider how else to deal with this issue and go back at it when I find some plausible solution to create a safer place for people to live and children to play.