So then let's just get rid of all the stop signs.

[freshwest]

27. My neighborhood kept insisting until it was done. It doesn't always take a death to do so.

Some neighborhoods have gone to the trouble of paying for contractors to install these things, but the city can be made to pay for it as we do here. They are not a problem for the people who live there to turn into their own driveways in peace, and feel that their children, pets and elderly are safe.

But my area is very big on regulation. I live on a busy street that could get out of control, but we have a 25-mph speed limit here, very wide side walks that are handicap accessible, buttons to push to stop traffic to allow pedestrians to walk across the street at locations other than red lights, bike paths, cameras to catch violators and police going up and down the street almost all of the time.

We're not oppressed, we're getting our money's worth, fire service, community policing, etc. Organize the neighbors and keep contacting your municipality to get this done. It can happen and it won't harm the people using your area as a speedway - they don't care about you, and they might learn some respect. It will improve the quality of life for everyone.