[Bill14564]

I don't understand this at all. If you don't see the gate you just assume it isn't there??? Aside from the lack of safe-driving skills, perhaps some drivers' judgment should be questioned!

If you can't see whether the gate is up or down ... look harder! Red on white, yellow on white, flag or no flag... the current gates are not transparent, they can be seen if you bother to look for them.

It would help if the timing on the gates were all adjusted to be the same. I've approached exit gates that seem to be staying open but were just on a long delay and started back down again. I've not had a close call with these but I can see how it could happen.

Speed bumps would be an unnecessary expense and aggravation that would not solve the problem of hitting the gates or serve the purpose that the gates serve. If someone can't see the red and white gate arm across the entrance then they won't see the speed bump either. They will still hit the gate but they may lose control of their vehicle at the same time. For those who don't have problems with the gate the speed bumps will just cause aggravation.

The purpose of the gate is to cause traffic to stop and make the crossing safer for anyone on the MMP. Since a speed bump slows traffic but doesn't stop it, the speed bump will not help those on the MMP. Instead of being able to cross the road when the gate is down and stopping traffic, those on the MMP would have to wait until the entire line of cars has passed. Or, they would have to gamble that they could cross ahead of the driver who will soon be speeding away from the speed bump. (note, this is the same driver who would not have seen the gate and therefore would not see the pedestrian in the crosswalk).