ea93105 Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 Seeing some crazy speeds on the new autobahn through Riberas. Busses doing 90, trucks loaded down with concrete, pickups with people in the back etc. Definitely needed at 7/11 and the Sunrise locations where they used to be. Funny side story... Just before the road was repaved, they painted the topes at the Sunrise intersection , lasted exactly one day 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geeser Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 Why do you need topes in order to slow down? Can't you just respect the limits of velocity? 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyjillin Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 11 minutes ago, ea93105 said: Seeing some crazy speeds on the new autobahn through Riberas. Busses doing 90, trucks loaded down with concrete, pickups with people in the back etc. Definitely needed at 7/11 and the Sunrise locations where they used to be. Funny side story... Just before the road was repaved, they painted the topes at the Sunrise intersection , lasted exactly one day Those were rumble strips not topes but yes they are a good idea in those 3 locations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyjillin Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 3 minutes ago, geeser said: Why do you need topes in order to slow down? Can't you just respect the limits of velocity? We all need them including "you" because there are many whackjob drivers around and that is what the OP has suggested,is all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeside7 Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 Maybe we could eliminate (or most)of the need for Topes if we had strictly enforced speed limits with speed cameras..or not? Can anyone identify an other country where the norm is like driving on a corrugated wash board?? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoneyBee Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 Yes, Saudi Arabia is one from experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea93105 Posted March 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 3 minutes ago, lakeside7 said: Maybe we could eliminate (or most)of the need for Topes if we had strictly enforced speed limits with speed cameras..or not? Can anyone identify an other country where the norm is like driving on a corrugated wash board?? Enforcement is too sporadic here, only "topitos" will guarantee proper speeds at all times 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyjillin Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 2 hours ago, lakeside7 said: Maybe we could eliminate (or most)of the need for Topes if we had strictly enforced speed limits with speed cameras..or not? Can anyone identify an other country where the norm is like driving on a corrugated wash board?? Why do some people have no reality of where they live and dream of something that ain't gonna happen?🥱 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecoons Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 They seem to be putting some of them back west of town where the paving was done first. Agree we need some but not as many as we had before. What they did on the libremiento is excessive IMO and people are driving on the wrong side of the road to avoid them. Half as many would have sufficed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xena Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 15 minutes ago, Mainecoons said: They seem to be putting some of them back west of town where the paving was done first. Agree we need some but not as many as we had before. What they did on the libremiento is excessive IMO and people are driving on the wrong side of the road to avoid them. Half as many would have sufficed. True! Plus, the real $%&/()s are going down the shoulder, passing on the right, then cutting back into traffic to get ahead of the line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 I'm okay with sensible topes and vibradores. But what they did over the last 10 years is psychotic. Many places but here have topes big enough to slow you down, but not make you stop and/or rip out your undercarriage. And a handful of vibradores, instead of 16 monsters in a row, is more than sufficient. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbird Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 NO NO NO NO NO NO NO a thousand times NO! THAT'S the way I feel about topes 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea93105 Posted March 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 46 minutes ago, catbird said: NO NO NO NO NO NO NO a thousand times NO! THAT'S the way I feel about topes How do you really feel ? ☺️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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