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r <br />e 8 <br />BOOKFA'U'L ` < <br />petition expressed traffic safety concerns along a residential <br />section of 35th Avenue, between 12th and 8th Streets. In an effort <br />to reduce the number of speeding vehicles, the residents requested <br />the installation of 4 -way STOP signs at the intersection of 10" <br />Street and 351h Avenue, as well as speed humps along 35th Avenue. <br />The County Traffic Engineering Division conducted a traffic <br />engineering study on 35th Avenue between 12" and 8th Streets. <br />In response to the request for 4 -way STOP signs at the intersection <br />of 10th Street and 35th Avenue, Traffic Engineering conducted traffic <br />counts and reviewed the intersection crash history. The results of <br />our analysis revealed that the current traffic counts (878 vehicles <br />per day) and crash history (zero accidents in 5 years) do not <br />warrant the placement of 4 -way STOP signs according to the Manual <br />On Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), the manual adopted by <br />the State of Florida for determining the placement of all traffic <br />control devices on the streets and highways of the state. <br />In response to the request for speed humps along 35th Avenue, <br />Traffic Engineering conducted a speed study and found that the <br />average speed of vehicles using 35th Avenue was 35 mph. 35th Avenue <br />has a posted speed limit of 30 mph. We have requested additional <br />speed enforcement from the Sheriff's traffic unit. <br />With regard to the installation of speed humps, the County has <br />historically opposed the use of "active" speed reduction devices <br />(speed bumps, speed humps, diverters, chokers, etc.) on County <br />roadways because of their liability potential and the increased <br />response time for emergency vehicles. In recent years however, <br />some Florida cities and counties have experimented with speed <br />humps, most with negative results. <br />Traffic Engineering evaluated a speed hump installation in a nearby <br />county and found that the humps reduce vehicle speeds only in a <br />very limited distance from the hump, usually 100 to 120 feet. <br />Motorists tend to speed up between the humps. To be effective in <br />controlling vehicle speeds, the humps would need to be installed in <br />a continuous series, every 300 feet. Therefore, to adequately <br />cover one-half mile of 35th Avenue, a total of eight speed humps <br />would need to be installed, at an estimated cost of $8,000. <br />January 11, 2000 <br />54 <br />