Situation:  there are a lot of children in my subdivision.  I don't have kids, but I like to do anything I can to keep our neighborhood a safe environment for them to be in and play in.  Mickanole lives across the street from me, and we had speedbumps put in the subdivision to slow down traffic.  This has worked great in the areas where the speedbumps are, but with a few punks that live down the street from me, it has become a virtual drag-race down between speedbumps, with speeds getting just rediculously fast down the street.  I've tried yelling at them as they pass to slow down, and all I get is the finger and a horn-honk.

So what are my options?  When I first PCS-ed here to Hurlburt, I was briefed by the Okaloosa Sheriff Department that if I had this sort of problem, they would set up a speedtrap in the neighborhood.  The problem is that I live in Santa Rosa County, and I'm not sure it works the same way.  In addition, I'm concerned that the guys are junior-enlisted military, and I may hurt their careers by bringing LEOs into the mix.  So what are my options?

I'm all ears.

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and unless its private roads i know you cant just go and buy/make your own but you can harrase the city/county untill they have more put in

Who cares. Call LEO. 65 is way too fast in ANY neighborhood, and goes to show that he/she doesn't have any respect for others...burn his ass.

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I don't know how it is now in the military but when I was a member there was a code of conduct and some hard time doled out for those who couldn't follow the proper rules and regulations of the area in which they lived.

Have you been able to confront them one on one yet about their behavior?? Jeez, they aren't gonna get any better if they aren't aware of the concerns of the neighborhood. Maybe if you stopped by their house and told them exactly why you are upset they would understand or maybe they wouldn't but I think that you have to make an attempt before you proceed with any other options.  If that came to no good, I would try to find out for sure if they are in the military, that shouldn't be too difficult and then go directly to their NCOIC and maybe have a video of them flipping you off on their way by your house!! Tell their honcho that you are tired of them putting children's lives at risk in your neighborhood for the mere sake of showing off.

If their honcho doesn't care one way or the other, let me know.

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......(from a Highway Engineer) Speed Bumps and Stop Sign don't do squat for speed control. They only frustrate and slow down the law abiding citizen and create a traffic hazard. This is totally an enforcement issue(only solution).  Find out who the Law Enforcement contact is for community affairs etc...and get together a letter/petition from the neighborhood to request increased patrols/speed trap. Ask everyone in the neighborhood to sign the petition (particularly the violators). If they get caught too bad they had fair warning and don't need to be endangering the public by acting irresponsibly.

I agree with the reply posts & maybe a stern talking to is what they need... I doubt this would seriously hurt their careers.?

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Plus, if they are military, they should know better.  We get enough briefings about this stuff and just lost a couple TSgts walking their dogs to a kid in a truck.

a very famous local celebrity at the marina oyster barn in pensacla used a hair dryer (no cord) all black taped-up and stood at a corner of his neighborhood to foil the speeders. anyone that sees anything looking even close to a radar gun pointed at them will slow down. of course, you cant dress up in leo gear, but wear all black or something similar to "simulate" leo and they'll get the point.

also, go ahead and petition the srso for a patrol. get a petition from neighbors even better. be reasonable (as u already are) and get the srso involved. ur involvement too will be necessary. just be civil. the speeding punks will most likely respect u for doing to them what they cant or wont do to themselves. the others that dont respect u will get what they deserve.

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So What, I was enlisted, and If 1 of my guys were causing that kind of trouble in a neighborhood, I would want to know about it!  Look to see what base that they are stationed on, and go from there, if it is whiting, I know I can point you in the right direction.

Hug and Kiss your kids tonight, there are alot of Soldiers and Sailors who wish they could.

i was a military police officer up until a few years ago in the army. as long as they dont go to jail, then their carrer is fine. it will just hurt the wallet. if you can get their tag number and know they are a military member, let me know and i will hook you up with an old fried that is currently stationed there and he is an air force police officer. maybe he can help you locate their unit and you can have a talk with their chain of command and try to fix the problem before something happens. also, you can pm SUPERSLAM-XPRESS he works for Santa Rose SO and he might be working in that area but i am not sure. and a career being hurt is a hell of a lot better than a kid being dead.

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I'm having alot of trouble with guys from Whiting...A sharp blind curve, squeeling tires and not stopping for the stop signs. I complained to the Board of Commisioners and some "Children Playing" signs were put up. But unless you can get the signs to drop in front of the speeders, they don't help. A neighbor's son was killed by a motorist not stopping at the stop sign many years ago. I'm afraid it's going to happen again. I know there's one in a black BMW that really needs to slow down.

2.  Get video of the car and driver then go to the sheriffs  office  to make a call on the persons door.

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I have flagged a couple of guys down and asked them politely to slow down.  Most apologized and I never had a problem from them again.  One young punk mistook my politeness for weakness and gave me a smart-assed remark with a smirk, after which I told him this was the one and only time I would bother to ask him nicely.  He slowed down as well.  Followed another home and asked his father to talk to him about slowing down in the neighborhood and he did. 

One Saturday, I grabbed my son and a football and told him to stand near the sidewalk but not to chase any throws into the street, period.  Whenever a car came flying by, I'd just overthrow him by 20' and drop one right in front of the car.  Worked rather well with the older driver's who seemed to take the hint when they had to literally slam on the brakes and stand the car on its nose to avoid the ball.  The one car that I did accidentally hit stopped and asked "what the hell".  I just grabbed the ball and said that if he had been going anywhere near the speed limit the ball would have missed him by a couple of car lengths.

FWIW, I do not remotely obey a single speed limit outside of residential areas unless conditions warrant otherwise, but no one should do more than 25-30 through any neighborhood.  I can't say I followed that rule before I was in my early 20's though, as I can remember a couple of conversations homeowners had with me in my younger days.

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Get a kid manikin, A skate board, some strong line,Wait untill dark,Wait on the one punk whos the leader of them, As he's coming down the road flying, Pull the line, the kid will roll out in front of them & bam. Bet they wont even stop.But they will crap thier pants & hopefully put some fear in them. P"S", this might get you in trouble somehow. "WHEN all else Fails that IS".: I"ve done similar things in the past.

Although this seems comical....it would be a big   KC if you have done this ("similar things") in the past, just thank GOD nothing serious happened  Picture this:   speeder coming by, you pull a "fake out" in front of him, then he swerves losing control and kill/hurts someone or damages property

FFG where in Santa Rosa do you live?  You can call 983-1100 during business hours and ask to speak to a traffic officer.  They have motorcyles and can hide out to take care of the problem. Keep this in mind, they won't give them a nice warning.  They get paid to write tickets and as for hurting a career I have no clue about military life...Need anything give me a hollar brother!!!

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Real mature, and I'm pretty sure a felony, but I digress.  Anyways, I've got to go get ready to fly so I guess I'll deal with all of this later.  Too bad these guys didn't have any real parents to teach them any sort of respect for anything.

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FFG---I run a midnight shift down there and low and behold you are in my area   PM me with specifics (address,vehicles,times) and I'll try to help you out brother

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