Residents in San Jose, California, are calling on the city to do something about a recent increase in speeding on residential streets, but officials feel there is little that can be done.
"Fewer traffic cops, the loss of a popular photo-radar system and an explosion in residential development throughout the city have proved to be a cocktail for trouble in San Jose neighborhoods. City leaders are scrambling to address the problem and have planned a series of meetings over the next two months."
"But although residents want the city to do more to stop speeders, police and other officials say drivers will speed regardless of the rules. And the city council, faced with perennial budget deficits, is split about the best way to tackle the problem."
"'You can't slow the cars,' Councilman Forrest Williams said. 'You can put stop signs, traffic lights, speed bumps - people have this mentality. Twenty-five mph signs aren't going to make a difference. You could put 50 mph signs and they are still going to speed.'"
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