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Fed up about cars ending up in yard because of driving too fast
Any idea on what I can do about people driving too fast and sliding
around a curve landing in my front yard? The speedlimit is 35 but they drive about 60. I got home to find huge ruts in my yard the other day. I have talked to the county executive , judge madjestrate, highway department. I have written letters and attached photos. I was thinking of putting a fence up using 6x6 posts in concrete but wondered if somehow someone would try to sue me if they got hurt. I have a daughter and a son on the way and their bedroom faces the road. I am scared to death someone is going to end up in my house! I can attach pictures if that helps. I am just so fed up right now I dont know what to do. |
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oups.com... Any idea on what I can do about people driving too fast and sliding around a curve landing in my front yard? The speedlimit is 35 but they drive about 60. I got home to find huge ruts in my yard the other day. I have talked to the county executive , judge madjestrate, highway department. I have written letters and attached photos. I was thinking of putting a fence up using 6x6 posts in concrete but wondered if somehow someone would try to sue me if they got hurt. I have a daughter and a son on the way and their bedroom faces the road. I am scared to death someone is going to end up in my house! I can attach pictures if that helps. I am just so fed up right now I dont know what to do. How about a sign. "Parking $1,000 + $200 per hour" Then just send a bill to anyone who ends up in your yard. -- Joseph Meehan |
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Big rocks are a better solution. They are less dangerous for the drivers but
they will leave some marks the car will be wearing for a while. They also look more natural. You can plant flowers around them, land scape lighting etc. That is what the ritzy developments do here to keep people from driving around their gates and still not have an ugly fence. |
I was thinking of putting a fence up using 6x6 posts in concrete but
wondered if somehow someone would try to sue me if they got hurt. why dont you document some of the speeding/damage with a video camera and threaten to sue the city.. randy |
one road I travel, its a curvy shortcut to the suburban secondary little
Post Office, road is marked as scenic bicycle trail - normal unmarked residential speed limits are 30 mph here and they, the city, put up 25mph signs and within a year put up big speed bumps every so often and 15mph signs at the bumps which are ..extra humpy-bumpy... or something,, and additional 15mph signs at the curves. I assume neighborhood complaints mailed to the appropriate city street sign department or area city commissioner got attention. wrote in message oups.com... Any idea on what I can do about people driving too fast and sliding around a curve landing in my front yard? The speedlimit is 35 but they drive about 60. I got home to find huge ruts in my yard the other day. I have talked to the county executive , judge madjestrate, highway department. I have written letters and attached photos. I was thinking of putting a fence up using 6x6 posts in concrete but wondered if somehow someone would try to sue me if they got hurt. I have a daughter and a son on the way and their bedroom faces the road. I am scared to death someone is going to end up in my house! I can attach pictures if that helps. I am just so fed up right now I dont know what to do. |
"Greg" wrote in message ... Big rocks are a better solution. They are less dangerous for the drivers but they will leave some marks the car will be wearing for a while. They also look more natural. You can plant flowers around them, land scape lighting etc. That is what the ritzy developments do here to keep people from driving around their gates and still not have an ugly fence. Yup! Rocks, not big enough to kill anyone, just big enough to screw up their car when they drive over them. Basket ball size. Add some landscaping, a few small bushes and some flowers. After they get towed off your rocks you can get their insurance information for the damage caused to your landscape. Those proffesional landscape companies really charge some big bucks! You may even make a few dollars in the end! Greg |
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wrote in message oups.com... Any idea on what I can do about people driving too fast and sliding around a curve landing in my front yard? The speedlimit is 35 but they drive about 60. I got home to find huge ruts in my yard the other day. I was thinking of putting a fence up using 6x6 posts in concrete but wondered if somehow someone would try to sue me if they got hurt. I'm not a lawyer but I'd not be surprised if someone sued you and actually won. On an episonde of "Extreme Makeover- Home Edition" they has a house with a similar problem. They installed barriers that would pop up once a sensor was crossed. Sounds like a very expensive solution though. Think: landscaping! A few good sized shrubs would help as well as some rocks. Make the rocks large enough to cause some damage, about 12 to 18" high. Idealy enough that they would even get stuck so you could call the police or at least take a photo of the car and plate so the police can go after them. You also want to check where your property line actually starts. In most cases, the town right of way extends from a few to twenty feet from the road edge. If you obstruct that portion the town could possibly come after you for something. It would also be good if you can document the traffic and the speed. That would put the liability backk to the police and highway department to actually do something to enforce the laws. You can always park a junk car right on the curve! |
They use big rocks here. Things that weigh a significant part of the weight of
a car but being low they duplicate the things used in NHTSC tests with less than half the kinetics, so the car does OK. A post can slice through a car. Yup! Rocks, not big enough to kill anyone, just big enough to screw up their car when they drive over them. Basket ball size. Add some landscaping, a few small bushes and some flowers. After they get towed off your rocks you can get their insurance information for the damage caused to your landscape. Those proffesional landscape companies really charge some big bucks! You may even make a few dollars in the end! Greg |
Thought about moving?............For The Kids Sake?
This is not a flame type suggestion. I too live on a curve.......... On the outside, just like you describe. However I am in a fairly snug little neighborhood so Speeds are not terribly high so far. I just moved here in may and have already felt that nagging feeling about living on a curve. cars coming up my street shine their lights right into the bedroom window too..................Dark shades help with that. But the big tree that sit's near the property line is a bit of a help too. Remove "YOURPANTIES" to reply MUADIB® http://www.angelfire.com/retro/sster...IN%20PAGE.html one small step for man,..... One giant leap for attorneys. |
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Got any friends in the military? See if they can get you some "Land
Mines". Install the land mines on your own property, right at the curve. If a car lands on your property, it won't last long, and will be blown to shreads. After the police remove the bodily remains, you Doesn't work, all that does is lift the 1.5 tons of moving metal about 6 feet in the air, and separate the parts. They still slam into your house, and now they're on fire. |
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William Brown wrote:
Around here the city will put up a guardrail, but it usually takes repeated demands before they will do it. Suggest to them that a guardrail will protect both you and the drivers who go off the road. If you can document that you notified them of a hazard, and they did nothing about it, you are in a good position to sue them when the problem recurs. Building a barrier or fence yourself, with the intent of inflicting harm, is not a good idea. The intent would be to protect your family from reckless drivers. Keep the barrier off of the ROW and take minimal precautions to not make it dangerous and there should be no liability issues at all. Actually, just don't make it intentionally more dangerous than necessary should be enough to avoid liability. For example, iron spikes sticking 3 feet out of the the ground at a 20 degree angle and point at the road might not be a good idea, nor would the Claymore mines someone else mentioned. The reason the city has to be so careful about the barriers they put up is because their barriers on in the ROW. Your barrier will not be. Bob |
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Get some big landscape rocks and install them where the cars enter your
lawn. After a few cars get torn up it will stop. "Jeff Cochran" wrote in message ... On 29 Nov 2004 10:39:48 -0800, wrote: Any idea on what I can do about people driving too fast and sliding around a curve landing in my front yard? The speedlimit is 35 but they drive about 60. I got home to find huge ruts in my yard the other day. I have talked to the county executive , judge madjestrate, highway department. I have written letters and attached photos. I was thinking of putting a fence up using 6x6 posts in concrete but wondered if somehow someone would try to sue me if they got hurt. A fence is probably okay if you meet your local codes, but landscaping may be a better idea. A berm, topped with significant shrubbery, will stop cars and is likely legal to have closer to the road than a fence (check you local codes though). Though I like the parking charge idea... :) Jeff |
if someone does get stuck in your yard, but a lean on the car and insist it
stays on your property until all damage is paided if that is possible. "Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in message om... wrote in message oups.com... Any idea on what I can do about people driving too fast and sliding around a curve landing in my front yard? The speedlimit is 35 but they drive about 60. I got home to find huge ruts in my yard the other day. I was thinking of putting a fence up using 6x6 posts in concrete but wondered if somehow someone would try to sue me if they got hurt. I'm not a lawyer but I'd not be surprised if someone sued you and actually won. On an episonde of "Extreme Makeover- Home Edition" they has a house with a similar problem. They installed barriers that would pop up once a sensor was crossed. Sounds like a very expensive solution though. Think: landscaping! A few good sized shrubs would help as well as some rocks. Make the rocks large enough to cause some damage, about 12 to 18" high. Idealy enough that they would even get stuck so you could call the police or at least take a photo of the car and plate so the police can go after them. You also want to check where your property line actually starts. In most cases, the town right of way extends from a few to twenty feet from the road edge. If you obstruct that portion the town could possibly come after you for something. It would also be good if you can document the traffic and the speed. That would put the liability backk to the police and highway department to actually do something to enforce the laws. You can always park a junk car right on the curve! |
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No good around here, has to be multiple fatalities before any traffic safty
device is implemented "William Brown" wrote in message ... Around here the city will put up a guardrail, but it usually takes repeated demands before they will do it. Suggest to them that a guardrail will protect both you and the drivers who go off the road. If you can document that you notified them of a hazard, and they did nothing about it, you are in a good position to sue them when the problem recurs. Building a barrier or fence yourself, with the intent of inflicting harm, is not a good idea. wrote: Any idea on what I can do about people driving too fast and sliding around a curve landing in my front yard? The speedlimit is 35 but they drive about 60. I got home to find huge ruts in my yard the other day. I have talked to the county executive , judge madjestrate, highway department. I have written letters and attached photos. I was thinking of putting a fence up using 6x6 posts in concrete but wondered if somehow someone would try to sue me if they got hurt. I have a daughter and a son on the way and their bedroom faces the road. I am scared to death someone is going to end up in my house! I can attach pictures if that helps. I am just so fed up right now I dont know what to do. -- SPAMBLOCK NOTICE! To reply to me, delete the h from apkh.net, if it is there. |
wrote in message oups.com... Any idea on what I can do about people driving too fast and sliding around a curve landing in my front yard? The speedlimit is 35 but they drive about 60. I got home to find huge ruts in my yard the other day. I have talked to the county executive , judge madjestrate, highway department. I have written letters and attached photos. I was thinking of putting a fence up using 6x6 posts in concrete but wondered if somehow someone would try to sue me if they got hurt. I have a daughter and a son on the way and their bedroom faces the road. I am scared to death someone is going to end up in my house! I can attach pictures if that helps. I am just so fed up right now I dont know what to do. This is Turtle. I had a uncle that had the same problem with car coming up in his front yard and cutting up the yard and cutting deep rutts in the yard . He check out the laws on building a car stop to keep car off your property in the state of Texas and Louisiana. Both states have law on this but what make the laws and you getting sued for it is this. Put a row of rail road rail steel angled back toward the house in a row all the way across the frontage. then back 5 feet toward the house put a row of rail road rail steel straight up. Put all the rails in concrete and put a potted plant on top of everyone. they are called potted plant holders to have growing plants in. If you don't call them a car stop, you can not be sued for having them for they are yard plant holders for the look of the house. It would be the same as a bird bath in the front yard and want to sue you for running over it. Now you will not have to worry about cars getting to your house for the first row slows the car down and the second row stops the cars. When they land there they don't drive off for you have to get a wrecker to lift the car off the rails and if you pull the car off them Half the car stays there and the other half goes with the wrecker. You just don't drive through your yard and drive off with out a wrecker to come get it. also if a wrecker operator see's the damage on the car he is suppose to call the law to write it up and have his insurance company to replace your potted plant holders and also landscape the yard where the car went. My uncle was having about 6 to 8 a year coming up in his yard by missing the turn off at the end of the road. he put the rails in and he had 3 in 2 months hit the rails and he had them there for another 15 years and only had 2 more hit them in 15 years. The drunks and speeders learn where your trap is and know to slow down for that turn or your insurance company may drop you. Now one thing here to do and check it out to be right and that is have your rails on your land and not city or state property. City -- they own the first 10 feet from the street. State has different foot amounts from the road and find this out and have your rails on your property for sure. All the drunks, Here Hold my beer, and watch this types, and speeders started call his turn '' Steel Turn ''. The only ones he would get is the new drunks and speeders in town. TURTLE |
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On 29 Nov 2004 10:39:48 -0800, wrote: Any idea on what I can do about people driving too fast and sliding around a curve landing in my front yard? The speedlimit is 35 but they drive about 60. I got home to find huge ruts in my yard the other day. I have talked to the county executive , judge madjestrate, highway department. I have written letters and attached photos. I was thinking of putting a fence up using 6x6 posts in concrete but wondered if somehow someone would try to sue me if they got hurt. I have a daughter and a son on the way and their bedroom faces the road. I am scared to death someone is going to end up in my house! I can attach pictures if that helps. I am just so fed up right now I dont know what to do. Got any friends in the military? See if they can get you some "Land Mines". Install the land mines on your own property, right at the curve. If a car lands on your property, it won't last long, and will be blown to shreads. And so will your home's windows,along with nearby neighbors homes,autos. I'm sure a hailstorm of glass shards will increase your family' safety. More useless UseNet advice. -- Jim Yanik jyanik-at-kua.net |
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