it was an instant NO from someone who will not put up with South Portland, Maine installing a speed bump.

He stole it.

The speed bump was installed on a residential street that branches off of a busy road in the town, which sits just south of the busy city.

It's frequently used by commuters as a workaround when traffic backs up, who in a rush to get home frequently drive much faster than they should on the narrow, crowded street.

https://www.thedrive.com/news/33494/maine-man-steals-a-towns-speed-bump-and-police-are-on-the-hunt