We all know that countless motorists drive too fast in residential areas. There is no need for a debate about that. It's simply a fact.

So it is certainly understandable when homeowners try to persuade those behind the wheel to be more careful.

But it has to be said. A few of the "Slow down!" shouters are slightly unhinged and yell at people who are not, in fact, exceeding the speed limit.

I'm sure these frustrated residents of busy streets are a tiny minority of the well-intentioned traffic-calming vigilantes. But a few of them make me think of the annoying woman in "The Simpsons" would could always be counted on to cry out, "Won't someone PLEASE think of the children!"

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