Petition for Speed Humps

As the warm weather approaches, the children that live on Pendula Path and Goldspot Court will be out riding bikes, skateboards and generally playing in yards and along the roadside.  It is very important that we and all drivers are aware of their presence and drive at a safe speed.  While most drivers tend to follow the 25 MPH speed limit, there are many cars that pass along Pendula Path at a higher, unsafe speed. 

Our road is a convenient connector between Pearson Farms and Dogwood Ridge, allowing cars to take a short-cut back and forth from White Dogwood to access the Apex Peakway.  With the completion of Route 540 not long away, it stands to reason that many cars will use Pendula Path to cut through on their way to the highway’s interchange along Old Highway 1 (Salem Street).  The chance for higher speed traffic and unsafe conditions for our children is only going to increase.

One solution to slow traffic along Pendula Path is to add speed bumps, or “Traffic Calming Humps.”  Other area neighborhoods such as Beckett Farms and Cameron Park have had them installed, and it’s felt that Pendula Path should be considered for installation of calming humps as well.

The first step is to submit a request and petition to the police department.  I will be circulating a petition over the weekend (March 5 and 6) for signatures from residents of Pendula Path and Goldspot Court.  This petition will be to support a traffic study of Pendula Path by the police department in an effort to confirm the need for calming humps.  This will be for Pendula Path only and not White Dogwood Road or Patterson Grove Road.   For those of you who have concerns about the affects of calming humps on emergency response vehicles, part of the evaluation process is to have town engineers review this concern.  However, the police department and engineers can’t review unless we have a petition to start the process off.

I would hope that all residents sign this petition in order to get the process started.  If you are not in support of installing calming humps, I ask that you drive at a safe speed and ask others to do the same.

The petition will be presented to the Board meeting on Thursday, March 10 at 7:00PM.