AngusMactavish Posted June 15, 2019 Report Share Posted June 15, 2019 When I was in Jamaica I was surprised seeing this sign. I slowed, thankfully, to see the cop when I hit their tope. Cheap and effective internationally. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeside7 Posted June 17, 2019 Report Share Posted June 17, 2019 Latest missing tope news...2 gone W to E and 1 gone E to W side...Maybe the heavy rainfall is washing them away 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barcelonaman Posted June 17, 2019 Report Share Posted June 17, 2019 Thats what they used to be called in the uk as well. . Not sure its p.c. now !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudgirl Posted June 17, 2019 Report Share Posted June 17, 2019 16 minutes ago, lakeside7 said: Latest missing tope news...2 gone W to E and 1 gone E to W side...Maybe the heavy rainfall is washing them away They can be removed in the dead of night as easily as they can be installed in the dead of night 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Laundon Posted June 18, 2019 Report Share Posted June 18, 2019 Victor the man at the gas station does not like them either and does not know who put them in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeside7 Posted June 21, 2019 Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 WOW..Now "they" have added a second line of topes...the tope fairly must have lots of help and deep wallets how crazy can you get , first time I have seen a double line all the time I have lived in Mexico...maybe it will become a historical feature...only in Mexico Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curmudgeon Posted June 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2019 18 hours ago, lakeside7 said: WOW..Now "they" have added a second line of topes...the tope fairly must have lots of help and deep wallets how crazy can you get , first time I have seen a double line all the time I have lived in Mexico...maybe it will become a historical feature...only in Mexico Sounds like the phantom tope remover has a significant challenge on his/ her hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out1 Posted June 22, 2019 Report Share Posted June 22, 2019 We could all chip in for a snow plow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curmudgeon Posted June 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2019 On 6/13/2019 at 11:12 PM, TechnoNorm said: The state of Jalisco, Secretaria de Movilidad, is responsible for authorizing Topes. They reportedly started a campaign in metro Guadajara of removing un authorized Topes, but we have not seen fullfilment of that responsibility in the Ribera de Chapala. Does anyone know if they have a local office? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgn Posted June 23, 2019 Report Share Posted June 23, 2019 We talked to the guys in the gas station and they were both adamant that the station was not responsible -- both Javier and Victor, independently. They both said that they hated them and had nothing to do with bringing cars in. Apparently ( according to them) it is all down to people living up the hill mountainside who reckoned they had to wait until they could turn left without looking. It appears that if you do not look, and own a very expensive property above, the car gets hit. So. It would appear to be an illegal fixture on a state highway - along with the runway lights. So let's just dig them up. I think they tried this a year ago with tarmac topes -- which got pulled pretty damn quick. Who knows who to complain to? Or who knows a cheap JCB driver? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgn Posted June 23, 2019 Report Share Posted June 23, 2019 I'm in. 11 hours ago, Out1 said: We could all chip in for a snow plow. I'm in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeside7 Posted June 29, 2019 Report Share Posted June 29, 2019 The double row of tropes were being removed this morning, not sure if the operation was being carried out by the highway department..Still a strange location to install and stranger to have a double row of studs 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedros Posted June 29, 2019 Report Share Posted June 29, 2019 "who reckoned they had to wait until they could turn left without looking. It appears that if you do not look, and own a very expensive property above, the car gets hit." That doesn't make a lot of sense. Turn without looking-I hope not. The owner of the gas station still looks like the likely one to have had them put in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Laundon Posted June 30, 2019 Report Share Posted June 30, 2019 Be careful. The small topes have been replaced by asphalt and have not been painted. I wonder how many people have now hit their heads on the roof inside their cars? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryB Posted June 30, 2019 Report Share Posted June 30, 2019 The yellow metal bumps are called tortugas as they resemble turtles. They are easily removed with a crowbar. Drove my MGB from Ajijic to Joco. saturday and only hit the roof twice and scraped the bottom on one tope in SJC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pappysmarket Posted June 30, 2019 Report Share Posted June 30, 2019 Harry, you know better than to drive an MGB on that road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryB Posted June 30, 2019 Report Share Posted June 30, 2019 Got to drive it somplace to keep it going. Lalo won't let me drive the Triumph as he uses it for weddings and quincieras. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pappysmarket Posted June 30, 2019 Report Share Posted June 30, 2019 29 minutes ago, HarryB said: Got to drive it somplace to keep it going. Lalo won't let me drive the Triumph as he uses it for weddings and quincieras. Smart man Lalo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeside7 Posted July 4, 2019 Report Share Posted July 4, 2019 Special 4th July celebration..The raised Ashpalt trope has has been removed What a disgraceful waste of time and money which could have be3n spent on food for the needy of SJC and or help the refugees on their way north 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHILLIN Posted July 4, 2019 Report Share Posted July 4, 2019 Having just accepted the fetish of multiple body piercings, now we have to get around multiple pavement piercings. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Laundon Posted July 5, 2019 Report Share Posted July 5, 2019 I wonder how many people have dented the inside of the roof with their head by hitting the topes . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cincy Posted July 6, 2019 Report Share Posted July 6, 2019 When driving west, you can drive down the bicycle path to avoid the topes...!!! No, no, no I would never do that, but being a frequent driver of that stretch of road I've noticed it's becoming a common, and potentially very dangerous, practice...!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdlngton Posted July 6, 2019 Report Share Posted July 6, 2019 On 6/15/2019 at 2:30 PM, AngusMactavish said: When I was in Jamaica I was surprised seeing this sign. I slowed, thankfully, to see the cop when I hit their tope. Cheap and effective internationally. In Colombia speed bumps are called "policia acostada" and this would be the English equivalent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedros Posted July 6, 2019 Report Share Posted July 6, 2019 10 hours ago, Cincy said: When driving west, you can drive down the bicycle path to avoid the topes...!!! No, no, no I would never do that, but being a frequent driver of that stretch of road I've noticed it's becoming a common, and potentially very dangerous, practice...!!! I've seen a few small cars driving in the bike lane there. Scary. I was hit broadside by a motorcyclist using the bike path (he was hidden from my view by bushs). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pappysmarket Posted July 6, 2019 Report Share Posted July 6, 2019 10 hours ago, cedros said: I've seen a few small cars driving in the bike lane there. Scary. Things must have improved. When we lived there, all kinds of vehicles, large and small, used to drive in the bicycle lanes, especially when there was lots of traffic. Glad to hear of the progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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