The rural community of Stickney, IL, which I live in, has recently witnessed an increase in automobile traffic. On any given weekday, during the daytime hours, there is approximately 2 cars of traffic per hour on any given street; furthermore, there is approximately 4 cars of traffic per hour during the late afternoon. On the other hand, weekend traffic is a completely different story. On the weekend, Friday evening through Sunday early afternoon, there is a lot of outside traffic in our area. Stickney has many baseball fields, is next to a main street, and has a dog park; therefore, outside weekend traffic is to be expected, but there is a clear and present danger caused by traffic violations. On any given weekend, high speed driving, loud music, and erratic driving can be witnessed in Stickney. The main concern for our community must be the high speed driving. The community of Stickney has lots of children in or under the sixth grade level, this can be noted by the existence of Home Elementary, Edison School, and St. Pius Catholic School, within town limits. It is a safety concern not to be taken lightly when our children are out, enjoying of summer days. Furthermore, it is a major safety concern for the cats and dogs of Stickney. Although many drivers tend to take animals into consideration when driving, the driver may consider his or her safety first and not necessarily dodge or is able to prevent hurting an animal; especially when driving at high speeds. In order to protect our children and pets from potential life-threatening injuries we must place speed bumps in our community. Speed bumps are a sure-fire way of preventing outside weekend drivers from driving at high speeds regardless of police presence. As a community we can come together, explicate the necessity of speed bumps in the community, and sign a petition for the installment of speed bumps in the most affected areas. A great portion of high volumes of traffic ov