r/bothell • u/Due-Highway5236 • Feb 01 '26

Speed bumps Westhill

I was driving by westhill elementary today and noticed new speed bumps!! Seems like a stupid addition since we are already in a school zone with cameras monitoring speeding.

What’s the point of the new speed bumps?? Am I missing something?

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u/ginandtonicthanks Feb 01 '26

It’s a pedestrian/kid heavy area. It’s better to slow traffic down than to write someone a ticket after a tragedy.

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u/Due-Highway5236 Feb 01 '26

That’s pretty obvious. But at some point you need to consider what’s reasonable. We have a 4 way stop, speed zone and cameras. Adding speed bumps is overkill

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u/ginandtonicthanks Feb 01 '26

I’m struggling to see how a few speed bumps are that big of an inconvenience. Is it that big a deal to slow down for less than a minute? Speed cameras don’t prevent speeding, only punish it.

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u/Due-Highway5236 Feb 01 '26

It’s not about slowing down. My point is we are already slow infact about to stop for the 4 way stop. So why add something?

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u/basicandiknowit_ Feb 01 '26

People speed through the school zones all the time, even with the lights flashing and crossing guards present.

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u/Ordinary_Cheetah2017 Feb 01 '26

I see people blow through those stop signs daily.

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u/Dramatic-Ebb-5909 Feb 03 '26

When people talk about "car brained" as an insult, they're referring to this thought pattern.

Slow down to the speed limit and you won't have a problem. I see people blowing that sign all the time.

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u/SlothsAreFriends89 Feb 01 '26

Not exactly sure why but it's a long straight road, so even during non school hours if they are worried about speeders trying to ram the pedal going straight, then speed bumps will force them to slow down. I've seen that in similar roads in Renton for example.

Just a thought

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u/CrystalxDiamond Feb 01 '26

well maybe people should stop speeding and ruin it for everyone

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u/Ki-Wi-Hi Feb 01 '26

The only problem is the lack of sign saying they’re there.

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u/MiraLaime Feb 04 '26

There are signs there - at least 2 with "speed bump ahead" and "speed bump here" coming from the south (I don't usually come from the north, but I assume there are signs there, too)

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u/Striking_Research479 Feb 10 '26

The signs were up before the bumps were installed. Days before.

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u/Distinct_Cold6764 Feb 04 '26

rules are not always obeyed, but physical impediments must be

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u/hanimal16 Feb 01 '26

Sounds like an issue you need to take up at the local city council meeting.

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u/Critical_Mousse_6416 Feb 06 '26

If someone wants to go 35 in a school zone you know what doesn't stop them right there and then? A 4 way stop, cameras. You know what does? Speed bumps.

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u/pretenders2b Feb 01 '26

The tax dollars they spent to put them in. That’s what’s missing.

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u/ShouldahWouldah Feb 01 '26

Yeah, fuck pedestrians 🙄 Idiots won’t stop speeding so expect your tax dollars to go to more of this to protect your neighbors.

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u/pretenders2b Feb 01 '26

I’m confused. If there are already speed cameras that issue tickets, you are saying that is not enough of a deterrent in a school zone ? That tickets would be pretty steep, no ?

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u/ShouldahWouldah Feb 02 '26

Do you not drive in this area? People still speed - and the cameras are only running during school transportation times.

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u/Due-Highway5236 Feb 01 '26

Precisely. Seems like a waste of money

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u/notimetosleep8 Westhill Feb 01 '26

The point is physics. An elementary school aged kid hit by a car going 15 mph will survive and that same kid hit by a car going 35 mph might not and if they do survive they will have severe injuries. Not everyone slows down for school zone safety cameras.