Some drivers say new speed bumps on public streets in a North Fulton County city are doing more harm than good.
“I actually think that the speed bumps are more the problem than speeding,” said Emily Bahney, who regularly drives through Mountain Park, a city of fewer than 600 people. She lives just outside city limits. “We are full of speed bumps in Mountain Park right now. There’s an excessive amount of speed bumps.”
At a cost of about $10,000, the city installed 14 or 15 speed bumps several months ago to prevent speeding and non-local cut-through traffic. For years, the city has had speed humps – they’re more rounded and less steep than bumps – but Mayor Bill Kolbrener said they had been paved over so much that they’re no longer effective in slowing down traffic…