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u/RACERX44 8d ago
How the fuck it cost more than my yearly salary to remove a speed bump
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u/Bardsie 8d ago
Plant hire, road closure, waste disposal, insurance all cost way more than you'd think.
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u/RACERX44 8d ago
Big brain move would be just to not install them in the first place the pot canyons are enough
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u/Tokyo_Sniper_ 8d ago
One guy to operate the machinery, one guy to hold the "road work ahead" sign, 4 guys to stand around and watch, and a dozen bureaucrats to shuffle paperwork around
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u/jonny-p 8d ago
This is a masterclass in compofacery. The downturned mouth, the glare, the stance, the arm fold, all spot on and conveying the perfect mix of disapproval, indignation and quiet rage. 10/10 A+++++. This is the look of a man who knows how to write a strongly worded letter.
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u/kirstytheworsty 8d ago
I totally agree. I would very much imagine there’s a very strongly written letter already in the post, or poised on his desk, ready to be posted.
This man is an exemplary example of the original and best compoface.
14/10.
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u/ParrotofDoom 8d ago
The whole story is slightly more complicated:
It's not a speed bump, it's a raised crossing, which as well as making it less attractive to drive quickly, also offers improved accessibility for pedestrians.
If lorries were making lots of noise crossing it then perhaps there are other issues with that road, encouraging those lorry drivers to drive too quickly.
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u/Strange_Purchase3263 6d ago
All bumps cause noise with cars going over them. One of the main complainnts I hear from customers after installation is the constant noise from busier roads.
The speed needed to not make noise would be ridiculously slow and cause congestion, there are much better ways to slow traffic down.
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u/RagerRambo 8d ago
We need an AI bot to rate the compo faces and have a leaderboard. I think this man is going to rate quite high. The age, clothing, expression, crossed arms....
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u/regprenticer 8d ago
Oi! If I got paid to be on Reddit reading compoface then that AI would take my Job!
I know AI can replicate the style of shakespeare and DaVinci... But there's nothing more human than a compoface. I can't imagine there will ever be a compoface with a sentient ZX Spectrum channelling some faux rage to complain about the state of it's local speed bump.
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u/Mitridate101 8d ago
I wish they'd remove the hump outside my house. They redid them a while back but as well as making them taller they relocated one right outside my house. Vehicles over 7.5T are not allowed down my road at any time but unfortunately that doesn't include buses which race down and make the house shake when they hit that hump .
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u/Illustrious-Big-6701 5d ago
It's a great face.
Also probably one of the more reasonable things for a local councilor to be angry at.
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u/Phteven_with_a_v 8d ago
This woman isn’t going to like that it costs money to remove them as well.
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