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5 You can go over the bumps at about 15 miles an hour, or go around them. The east end is an area of acceleration if heading west or east. Right now the condition of the road is in our favor. I'd like to comment again later, but I thought perhaps the comments I have are directed to the consultants and engineer's comments. MAYOR DEMOS: Anyone else? If not, I will close the hearing and ask the Council to make its deliberation. MR. ANDRE: From the staff's point we have reviewed the data that we had previously looked at as far as safety and speed, and I guess we might point out that we're satisfied, I guess, in terms of concerns that were raised so far as increasing the hazards and the speed. I guess we had evidence that safety,and aspects of it, would be made more critical by the improvement (inaudible) we certainly would not be recommending that we proceed on the project. We are certainly aware and appreciate the concerns of the residents on the street, and I guess we feel the project is feasible and does not per se increase the safety aspects of the street. ' MAYOR DEMOS: I have a question I'd like to ask. I've asked it earlier in the week regarding stop signs. MR. ANDRE: Maybe Mr. Van Wormer could speak to that. MAYOR DEMOS: I am aware we have no cross streets as such, but what is the objection to, say a stop sign at Aldine eastbound and either Midlothian or Wheeler - the extension of Wheeler west bound? This would slow the traffic - I mean it would stop it so it would slow the total speed, and I guess I don't understand why we have to have a cross street for a stop sign. MR. VAN WORMER~ What I can do is try to answer that in general terms. We found - not only ourselves, but engineers from throughout the united States - that stop signs are good devices if they're at a location where drivers would normally expect them, anticipate them, and see some valid reason for them being there. If we get a stop sign that is not in a location that a driver normally expects or where he sees no valid reason, the repeat driver or the commuter has a tendency to roll through it and that can be documented by some studies that have been made where they have checked license plates (inaudible) versus rolling stopping or just a flat out violation of a stop sign that could be called in a marginal location they find the resident drivers tend to roll through it. And if you place a stop sign, the theory is that the motorist will stop for it and increase the speed gradually back up to the existing or posted speed. We find in many low speed areas - generally