HONESDALE, PA — Honesdale businessman Paul Ludick has an ongoing interest in traffic flow in Wayne County.

Ludick is the owner of the Maude Alley shops on Main Street in Honesdale, where six boutique clothing, food and cheese, books and fine arts, frame restoration and beauty shops share spaces with the Wayne County Arts Alliance.

In April, PennDOT agreed with Ludick’s argument that Honesdale should be included on the overhead direction menu over the highway junction of I-84 and I-81 in Scranton, a change that Ludick recommended to the Wayne Commissioners four years ago.

On July 9, he appeared before the commissioners again, this time talking about speed limits on Wayne’s highways.

The Mount Pleasant resident said he has noted what he called unrealistically low limits of 40 to 45 miles per hour on many roads. He cited State Route 371 in the Tyler Hill area, and noted two recent occasions when he had seen a state trooper with stopped out-of-state cars.

He said a friend had told him of getting a $138 ticket for an instance of driving four mph over the posted limit. “We’re trying to develop a friendly place here, that’s the real issue.”

Aside from characterizing selective enforcement, he said the low limits prompt dangerous driving habits. “I’ve been living here for 15 years now and I’ve never driven behind any car observing the 45 mph speed limit. People tailgate and pass on the double-yellow lines. What can be done about this?” he asked.

Commissioners Chair Brian Smith said he understood Ludick’s frustration. Smith, who drives a school bus on Route 371 said, “There are a lot straightaways, but they often end in a big turn. They’re trying to avoid surprises,” he said, adding, “Those roads are dangerous and the state police are out there.”

“I think about all the driveways,” Commissioner Jonathan Fritz said. “There are people pulling out and trying to go from zero to 50 quickly, and not all cars are designed to do that.”

In any event, the speed limits are determined by the state, Commissioners’ Clerk Vicky Botjer noted. “You need to talk to your representative.”

In other business, the commissioners agreed to endorse the contractor’s state application for a contract amendment for the decades-long project to replace the historic Wangum Bridge in Paupack Township; approved a resolution to advertise their intent to adopt a bond refinancing resolution for the county’s $15 million 2010 bond issue within the next 30 days; accepted the $784,363 financial statement of fiscal 2014-15 state grant-in aid adult probation fees and new fiscal 2015-16 applications and funding agreements; and approved replacement of E-911 “CAD” computer equipment, in a contract with New World Systems.