Protesters lose fight to have hump moved; Councillors say residents must put up with vibrations.(News)

From: Coventry Evening Telegraph (England) | Date: March 20, 2002 | Copyright information

Byline: DUNCAN GIBBONS

CAMPAIGNERS who want a single speed cushion moved to stop vibrations in their homes have lost their fight.

Some residents in Wych-Elm Close, in Bilton, near Rugby, claim their houses shake when cars, lorries and buses negotiate the hump in Lawford Lane.

They wanted the hump - part of a larger scheme of traffic-calming measures in Lawford Lane and Bilton Lane - moved 25 feet further down the road.

But tests carried...