Prilep has announced something every driver and pedestrian in town will notice immediately - speed bumps at around 20 locations across the municipality. Mayor Dejan Prodanoski presented the project as a step toward greater road safety, aimed at the spots where people speed the most where they should the least.

The focus is on critical points: near schools, public institutions, and places with heavy traffic. The project is being carried out through the Ministry of Transport as part of the Local Roads Connectivity Project, with financial support from the World Bank - meaning this isn't purely a municipal expense, but part of a broader program.

"Our priority remains the safety of all road users," Prodanoski said, adding that concrete interventions like these create safer conditions. It's hard to argue against safety near a school - but it's worth asking whether the bumps are a solution or just the cheapest, most visible move.

Speed bumps slow traffic, but they don't replace what's really missing: consistent enforcement, marked crossings, and a culture of driving. Twenty bumps will save someone, no doubt. But will they solve the speeding problem, or just move it to the street without a bump? Safety isn't built with one measure but with a system - and the bumps are the start, not the finish.