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Mr. Brozosky noted that Crellin Road is a route for two of the WHEELS buses. <br />He asked staff it if had discussed the installation of speed lumps with WHEELS as well <br />as testing of this technology? <br /> <br /> Mr. Knowles said that he had not discussed the installation of the speed lumps on <br />Crellin Road with WI4EELS. <br /> <br /> Mr. Brozosky believed this was a major oversight. He asked staff how many <br />speed lumps it was planning to install on Crellin Road? <br /> <br /> Mr. Knowles said staff has recommended the installation of five to six of the <br />speed lumps in order to achieve the desired amount of spacing. <br /> <br />Mr. Brozosky asked what the width of the spacing was between each speed lump. <br /> <br /> Mr. Knowles said the spacing was approximately 250 to 300 feet. This type of <br />spacing is needed in order to prevent drivers from racing between the features. Once the <br />even spacing is achieved, drivers will not try and speed, and a uniform speed will be <br />achieved down Crellin Road. <br /> <br /> Given the length of Cnfilin Road and the configuration, Ms. Hosterman believed <br />Crellin Road was an ideal location to experiment with speed lumps. <br /> <br /> Mr. Campbell was concerned about teenagers racing down Crellin Road and <br />trying to get air off of the speed lumps. He asked staff how this could be prevented. <br /> <br /> Mr. Knowles said that a speed lump is a rise in pavement about three inches high. <br />Unlike one-foot wide speed bumps, speed lumps are 14-feet wide; therefore, the three- <br />inch rise takes place over seven feet. This results in a very smooth rolling motion, which <br />would not result in gaining air off of one of the speed lumps. <br /> <br />Mayor Pico opened the meeting for public comments. <br /> <br /> Linda Wong, 1355 Crellin Road, said that she was a part of the Citizen Radar <br />Program, which showed speeds in excess of 45 mph on Crellin Road. She noted that the <br />most recent study conducted by City staff confirmed that there are still vehicles traveling <br />in excessive speeds on Crellin Road. She did not believe automobiles and buses would <br />experience any problems traveling over the speed lumps if the drivers observed the speed <br />limit. She urged Council to consider using Crellin Road as a Pilot Program for the speed <br />lumps. <br /> <br /> Mary Belden, 1130 Crellin Road, said that speed has always been a problem on <br />Crellin Road. Her preference would be to install a stop sign at Montevino Drive, but she <br />was told it was not feasible. She asked Council to consider placing speed lumps on <br />Crellin Road. <br /> <br />Pleasanton City Council 9 05/18/04 <br />Minutes <br /> <br /> <br />