[fatlazyless]

With daily exposure to the 100's and 1000's of cars driving up Endicott St everyday, speed limit 40-mph, Looney Bin should have two 12' long x 24" wide x 34" high, concrete traffic barriers, weighing 5000-lbs each, and anchored into the ground with steel posts. Concrete traffic barriers are designed with two holes, so's they can be pinned into the ground with steel posts. Creating a 24' solid concrete wall because the Looney Bin building is very close to the road, and faces the oncoming traffic so it's not too surprising this has occurred.

Plus, seeing the concrete barriers ahead would strongly encourage an incoming car driver to step down hard on the brake pedal, not wanting to smash into a concrete traffic barrier.

Concrete traffic barriers are probably not too costly if purchased used, or from the Craigslist "free" section, or someplace locally. Another crash protection item is a steel bollard strategically installed into the ground, and covered with a plastic tube for improved appearance.

That's what I would do. Standing inside the restaurant and looking out at all that traffic driving past, accelerating up the hill, driving across the flat on top of the hill, speed limit 40-mph ...... I'd be thinking it only takes one driver having a bad day or something.