Many of us have been there. We lose our temper with a misbehaving motorist and yell out, "you don't own the road, you know!"

Interestingly, he may actually own that road. If he is a member of a Home Owner's association (HOA) and you are within that gated community or sub-division, that road may be owned and maintained by the Home Owners' Association.

Great responsibility comes along with the right to own a road. Along with maintenance and snow removal, it is also the responsibility of the HOA to control the speed of the motorists. In residential communities, you will see home owners, children and pets close to the street, and even in the street, playing and talking. This can be a dangerous situation if speed is not controlled within the community.

Many communities that manage private roads prefer to keep the speed limit at 20 miles per hour or less. A vehicle traveling at a speed greater than 15 or 20 MPH can prove to be a hazard to the residents of the community.

Private Roads can post a speed limit by installing speed limit signs. Enforcing the speed limit can become quite challenging, however. Some Home owners' Associations will attempt to charge the resident member a fine for their violation or a guest of the resident that violated the speed limit.

Another recourse the Home Owners' Association has is to install speed bumps. A speed bump's purpose is to reduce vehicle speeds by providing a low-level obstacle.

However, regulations and laws regarding speed bumps in your area should be researched. As stated in The Houselogic post Stop Drivers From Speeding in Your Neighborhood

Procedures vary by state or even community, but in general the next step is to contact the local director of traffic or transportation. If you live in a private community, reach out to your homeowners association first.

There are regulations regarding placement and installation of the speed bumps. These regulations differ, so the municipality and other governing bodies of the community must be contacted by the Home Owners' Association to ensure compliance is adhered.

Private communities or commercial areas with parking lots can consider speed bumps as a deterrent to drivers exceeding safe speed levels for areas with active pedestrians and cyclists.

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