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Committee finds no sustained speeding on Lower Roy; police to continue monitoring with new telematics tool
Summary
Police and engineering reported average speeds at or near limits on Lower Roy; committee declined to install speed cushions and asked staff to continue monitoring, including use of a pilot telematics database that aggregates vehicle GPS data.
Sherwood police and staff told the Traffic Safety Committee that available data do not substantiate a sustained excessive-speed problem on Lower Roy (complaint referenced a flat stretch from Brickyard). Officers’ on-site observations and preliminary telematics analysis showed average speeds near the speed limit and occasional higher outliers, but not enough to support speed cushions.
“The average speed was the speed limit, 25,” Police analyst Officer Pearson said while summarizing field observations; another officer reported a typical average near 18 mph when they monitored the hill. Staff described a new commercial telematics/database pilot that aggregates anonymized GPS and telematics data from vehicles and smartphone navigation apps; the system can show 24-hour speed and volume patterns and historical views up to 13 months.
After discussing officer monitoring and the telematics data, the committee agreed to close the complaint with no immediate action but asked police to continue targeted monitoring and to deploy radar equipment if needed. Committee members suggested other nonphysical responses such as evaluation for warrants for a four-way stop and further analysis with the telematics system should the problem reoccur.
Police emphasized that a single observed high-speed event reported by a resident can produce a perception of a systemic problem even when average speeds are within acceptable limits. The committee did not approve installing speed cushions at this time.
