Got the hump

Where I live, Auckland Council has recently put in five quite vicious speed humps near the end of a no-exit road. After the speed humps, there are two short side streets, also no-exit.

Most people living here are either retired or working middle-aged. It is a nice, quiet area. There are no through roads. There were no boy-racers or hoons. There are no schools, parks, etc, after the humps.

There was no public consultation before the humps were put in. The speed humps are nothing more than a nuisance for the residents, with no good reason for being there.

Yet, I read in the Herald about Town Hall lifts not working, and the Aotea Centre car-park lift and pay machine not working for months. Cycle lanes are planned across the harbour that are unlikely to be popular because of the gradient and the weather.

It would be really nice to see Auckland Council do something radical, like spending our rates sensibly.

Russell Rolfe, Massey.