DAYTON — The City of Dayton plans to implement a new measure to try and slow down dangerous and deadly driving on Gettysburg Avenue.
The city is installing 10 speed-slowing pavement additions to just under a four-mile stretch between West Third Street and Salem Avenue.
There will be five speed cushions, which are bumps in individual lanes, and five-speed tales that go across all lanes of traffic.
They hope these measures will force drivers to slow down to 30 miles per hour.
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“If you’re going over 30, you will feel the bump but you can go over it, at 50, you are going to feel it,” Joe Weinel, chief civil engineer for Dayton said.
Some residents are happy to see this change.
“I’ve seen drag racing, fatality car accidents, you name it, this is like the highway,” Reginald Allen said.
Gettysburg Avenue has become known for dangerous driving and tragic deaths.
A crash in April resulted in the death of four young people.
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Police believe high speeds could have played a part, as they received reports of drag racing in the area shortly before the crash.
Dayton said they did not receive any complaints about the plan during a half-dozen neighborhood meetings.
There will be warning signs that read “Bump” as drivers approach any speed cushions or speed table.
The city said drivers should be able to go over them at 30 miles per hour with no impact to their vehicle.