Battle of the Bumps

Commuters who want to avoid increased traffic are taking shortcuts through neighborhoods. But area communities are fighting back. Kings Park, in Fairfax County, for example, has installed humps, bumps and traffic circles to stop drivers from seeking a shortcut from Rolling Road to Braddock Road.

GRAPHIC: Gene Thorp and Dita Smith - The Washington Post - July 26, 2008

This Story Neighborhoods Use Broad Palette to Deter Traffic-Shortcut Artists Article \| Eric Merten of Burke jealously guards what he calls his "secret passage" between Braddock Road and Reston Parkway. He won't say how he does it because he is afraid other commuters will follow and clog it up. Monday, July 28 at 11 a.m. ET: Roads and Rails Battle of the Bumps		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace GRAPHIC: Gene Thorp and Dita Smith - The Washington Post - July 26, 2008 ¬es=Commuters who want to avoid increased traffic are taking shortcuts through neighborhoods. But area communities are fighting back. Kings Park, in Fairfax County, for example, has installed humps, bumps and traffic circles to stop drivers from seeking a shortcut from Rolling Road to Braddock Road." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us GRAPHIC: Gene Thorp, Dita Smith - The Washington Post - July 26, 2008 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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