WHEREAS, the posted speed limit on all streets within the Eagle Ridge Golf Community is 25 miles per hour, and

WHEREAS, vehicles - golfers, school buses, commercial vehicles, construction vehicles, and, yes, even residents - rarely travel at, and often far in excess of, the posted speed limit, and

WHEREAS, many homeowners are very concerned for their safety while working in their yards near a street, for the safety of children playing in yards or on public sidewalks, and for the safe entry onto a street when backing vehicles out of driveways, and

WHEREAS, the continuous enforcement of existing laws and ordinances regarding speed limits in a community as large as Eagle Ridge is difficult, if not impossible, and

WHEREAS, when designed and installed properly, speed humps will reduce vehicle speeds to 15-20 mph at the hump and 25-30 mph between humps in a series, now

THEREFORE, the following petitioners ask that the Eagle Ridge Golf Community Homeowners Association Board of Directors make a formal request of the Town of Garner to conduct a study of the optimal placement, size, and cost of speed humps in Eagle Ridge and install speed humps on neighborhood streets based on the results of that study.