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Residents urge Springettsbury supervisors to act after drivers ignore speed humps near 11th Avenue
Summary
A resident told the Springettsbury Township Board that after a nearby car-rental business opened, drivers have begun "flying over" previously effective speed humps on East 11th Avenue, creating hazards for children walking to bus stops; supervisors said one-way street changes require an ordinance and staff will follow up with police and the school district.
A resident at 1318 East 11th Avenue told the Springettsbury Township Board of Supervisors during public comment that newly installed speed humps had calmed traffic until a nearby car-rental business opened, after which drivers and customers began speeding over the humps.
"They're just flying over them," the resident said, adding that children walk along the narrow street to reach a church bus stop and now sometimes cut through neighbors' yards because the…
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