What the heck do I do?

[Badcat]

We are having a serious problem in our narrow little street at the moment

cars blasting through anytime of the day or night....but alot higher speeds at night.

we arnt talking 70kph or something.

my street is a 50 kph zone it is narrow. and there are cars parked either side at night.

these cars are doing what i estimate to be at least 100kph. some 120-130+ this is ridiculous.

i don't want to call cops as the last thing i need is cops swarming the area. but how do i stop this?

i have no ideas on what to do.

i really do not want to call the cops.

because chances are they will not get them.

am i over reacting is this very common.

this is a very small sidestreet it's not a main road or anything..... it's a backroad suburban street.

and i'm worried one night a car will back out of a driveway and the speedster will not see it. and bang.

with the speeds they are doing they wouldnt even have time to hit the brakes.

what the heck do i do?

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/hypocrite

[huck farley]

Make yourself a flag any colour. Get out on the road and wave it at the speding vehicle....

I'll bet you a nob a goat shit to hundred dollar bill they will stop. Don't threaten the occupants just ask them in a controlled voice to slow it down. I bet your message will reach all the boy racers, and you get a result. No cops no threats. just plain old fashioned common sense. Let's know how it goes If you manage to pull one of the racers in.

[Gubb]

Ha ha ha.
Cheers for making my day Mark, I mean Earl.

[Jorja]

Lived on a country road with the same problem. People used to speed down the hill. It was only a problem when it was wet.

Record was 3 accidents in one day. Got sick of waiting for ambulances to turn up while waiting in the rain and having to pull people out of up turned vehicles.

The cops and council put a slower speed sign up but did nothing else. Rent the house now and the tenant still has a problem.

There is not much legally you can do I am sorry. Maybe set up a flash of somesort with a white box that looks like a speed camera so they think twice or go a different way.

[madandy]

Make yourself a flag any colour. Get out on the road and wave it at the speding vehicle....

I'll bet you a nob a goat shit to hundred dollar bill they will stop. Don't threaten the occupants just ask them in a controlled voice to slow it down. I bet your message will reach all the boy racers, and you get a result. No cops no threats. just plain old fashioned common sense. Let's know how it goes If you manage to pull one of the racers in.

I'll bet a knob of goat shit he's told to fuck off.
damaging their cars is only an option if you're upto a bit of retalliation.
Call the cops...warn your mates.
120 in a residential 50 zone is potential murder.

[crazefox]

shot gun should fix them

[karla]

Our local fish and chip shop was having problems with racers crashing at the roundabout, and he set up a blue/red flashing light in his shop. Not sure where he got it - but there is an amber one on trademe for $20 ~ http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-133963062.htm
Maybe it is possible to change the cover or bulbs.
Set up a dummy mufti-speeding ticket with one of your mates one or two nights while the action is going on. This might persuade them to seek out greener pastures. It used to be a problem here, but I think most of the worst offenders killed themselves off eventually. Time is another cure - they will get sick of being in the same old place before long. Good way to learn patience.

Visit friends for a while rather than have them visit you ...

[tri boy]

[QUOTE=skidMark;1367022].... you never want cops in ya own area.

I'd prefer cops cruising my area than dropkick boy racers/home invaders/kiddyf**kers etc. unless your one of the above...........

[karla]

shot gun should fix them

Yeah but leaves a mess ...

[ynot slow]

Call the cops,and council,then tell your mates the cops will be patrolling,if the mates are all legal ride wise,wof,rego etc,no probs for them.Karma could be,maybe.As a teenager we did similar,wheelies,handbrakes so now I put up with it to an extent,after some wanker does it about 10 times then we get pissed off,the neighbours son in law did best thing last year,couple of hoons in a crap of shit kept driving passed,end of street is dead end,when they came back passed,he grabbed a small boulder(big fucken stone)and chucked it at the car,hit the passengers window and all but smashed it,they stopped just passed our place wondering wtf,as it was dark,this big maori guy walked to the car and politely told then to fuck off.
All else fails Who ya goner call?

GHOSTBUSTERS!

Great movie again.

[Meanie]

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/hypocrite

Baaahhh haaah haaah haaaah Nice one

[NC]

Move.........

[rudolph]

Sounds like the sort of thing you would do mark

[Winter]

I remeember reading in a local rag a while back, and old bloke had some sucess with a watermelon placed ontop of a tripod, with and orange circle painted on one end.

[Jorja]

A simple question though. Isn't this a case of kettle and pot?