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One hundred new speed humps could be coming to around 50 locations across Kansas City, Missouri.
The effort is part of the city's initiative to reduce traffic crashes and fatalities.
A National Institutes of Health study found speed humps reduce the chance of a child getting injured or killed after being hit by a car in a neighborhood by 53-60%.
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KCMO resident Dennis Young said he has seen it all as a 44-year resident of his home. Young's street is one of the spots that could see new speed humps.
"About every fifth car probably runs a stop sign one away or the other, and they don't even look," Young said. "Ward Parkway is like the Indianapolis 500."
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Barbara Cates lives in the West Bannister neighborhood, another potential location for speed humps.
Cates' neighborhood is right between two of the city's busiest streets: Ward Parkway and Bannister Road.
"I just had my car totaled from a speeder right down the street here," Cates said. "People do not obey the 25-mile-per-hour zone and can get up past 50 miles per hour in just this short stretch."
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The potential addition of speed humps also comes after a recent LendingTree study found drivers in KC are the second-fastest drivers in the country.
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