Police: No Speeding Problem on White's Road in Lansdale

Good news: There are no wannabe Speed Racers flooring their mock Mach 5's down White's Road in Lansdale.
On Wednesday, Lansdale Police Sgt. Alex Kromdyk—subbing for absent Chief Robert McDyre—updated the Lansdale public safety committee on the results of a recent speed study on the road, recorded by a JAMAR radar unit. 
The average speed on White's Road, over a six-day period, per Kromdyk—26 mph.
"Wow," said Committeewoman and Council Vice President Mary Fuller. "I'm surprised and impressed."
At least one South Richardson Avenue resident felt speeders were driving him or her more bananas than Chim-Chim's birthday basket; thus, he or she requested a stop sign be placed on White's Road at South Richardson Avenue.
A speed study was then conducted by Lansdale Police to see if a stop sign would be warranted on White's Road.
Kromdyk said the resident also complained it was difficult crossing White's Road, but alas, no speeding issue.
"White's Road gets a lot of traffic," Kromdyk said.
He said over a six-day period, 17,000 vehicles traveled down White's Road.
"This isn't just based on a few cars on a Sunday afternoon. This is 24 hours a day," Kromdyk said. "We got an awful lot of data out of it to generate those average speeds." 
Kromdyk said there are speeders, no doubt, on White's Road. He said JAMAR logged two vehicles going over 50 mph, one in each direction.
"The vast majority of people—looking at raw numbers—were traveling between 26 and 30 mph," Kromdyk said. "We had 4,021 heading eastbound and 3,781 of the 17,000 heading westbound between 26 and 30 mph."
Had the study showed a speeding problem on White's Road, it would still not have been enough to warrant a stop sign.
"I'm sure you heard the chief say many times: the object is to keep traffic moving and PennDOT will not approve a stop sign for speeding alone," Kromdyk said. "Stop signs are not meant to control speed."
Lansdale Police will be increasing selective enforcement for speeding on White's Road and placing more speed signs, Kromdyk said.