Speed is a huge problem. I make sure I don't go more than 25 through one of the shortcuts I take through a residential area and when Waze starts sending people down these roads they are extremely aggressive behind me. I'm guessing they'd be driving 40 to 50 if I wasn't in their way which is pointless because the route ends in a long line of car's trying to make a turn. When I was young I used to ride my bike through these neighborhoods - I'd be surprised if parents felt comfortable letting there kids do the same today.

Getting a speed bump added to your street is nearly impossible in LA. I lived on a street that badly needed one. It was a double length block paralleling Wilshire, so frequently used as a bypass with many speeding drivers. I looked up the process for requesting a speed bump. They only take so many requests per year, so I had to wait a few months for the request form to open up. I marked my calendar and when the date came it required that you get signatures from 50% of the residents on your street. Since my street was almost entirely apartment buildings and a double length block, this would have been hundreds of people. I gave up. I no longer live there.

My city seems to do this with more unorthodox methods: cheap out on road maintenance and engineering.

Oh sure, take that side street with all of the sunken sewer grates.

My mom’s street was riddled with potholes. We were happy when they repaved it, but blew it when they put up speed bumps.

And by raising the aggravation and discomfort levels. Some people will avoid streets with speed bumps if they can find an alternate route because they dislike them so much.