Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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I almost had a new hood ornament when a cart made a left hand turn from the cart lane in front of me. I slammed on the brakes and everything went flying. I pulled up next to the driver and said, "You don't turn left from THAT lane. You move into THIS lane and THEN you turn left." He had the decency not to reply.
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Are you talking about the jacked up carts that can go the speed of cars? Or are you talking about carts that are already in front of the cars, and didn't slow or stop to let them pass? |
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The carts that don't slow or look in their rear/sideview mirrors if they have them--also @ 22mph you're in violation , max is 19.9-@ 22.2--if you're caught --BIG $$ FINE
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By the way, we do not own a cart and do not plan to buy one. |
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If I am in the left lane and there is a car in the right lane ahead of me, I always expect that car to turn left in front of me. If I am anywhere in the RAB, I always expect a sandhill crane flying overhead to drop a big load right on my windshield and obstruct my vision. Unfortunately, I don't have any plan in mind to deal with that problem. |
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Good cart drivers will signal early, so you know they know they are merging. Confused cart drivers will drive to the end of their lane, and then either stop or merge. If you try and pass at that point you have a 50-50 chance of hitting them. If you slow and assume they will merge you will be ready for either alternative. My point on speed was it is very unlikely the cart is sneaking up behind a car and cutting it off, even if they have their cart floored into "speeding" range. |
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SOME roundabouts show a solid white line so that the right lane cannot continue past the first turnoff, but that only works where there aren't 3-4 separate accesses to the roundabouts. Therefore, there is only a dotted white line in a lot of places, which gives drivers who don't understand the laws of roundabouts the false sense that they can cross that dotted line from the right lane...and continue around the roundabout. Especially if they entered from a side entrance, get immediately in the right lane of the roundabout and want to continue around it to an exit beyond the first one they come across. IMHO, there should be a solid white line (if not a solid yellow line) and eliminate the dotted white line ...so that someone in the right lane knows that they cannot pass up the first exit to continue around the roundabout. Yes, sometimes that might force someone to go a few minutes out of their way if they are in the right lane and have to exit at the first point, when they really wanted to continue around...but I believe it would ultimately be safer. |
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Never-drive-alongside-another-vehicle-in-a-roundabout.
All conflicts eliminated. |
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And yes, the jerk was in the right lane and cut right across in front of me (which is probably why he sped up)...to continue around the roundabout. |
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Also, look to your left and don't enter the roundabout if someone is already in it. Let them pass, then enter. |
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Basically, you should determine which lane to use entering the roundabout in order to exit at your desired point. Unfortunately, there are many drivers who are certain they "know" how to navigate these using techniques from some other state or city and don't bother to learn how to drive these. A prime example is the Morse/Stillwater roundabout. 75% of the eastbound Stillwater traffic stays in the outside lane to navigate to northbound Morse.
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"the difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." |
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And then there are the wonderful little old ladies I've met who readily admit that they are legally blind....which is why they drive golf carts instead of cars. You can't make this stuff up!
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Of course, that world require you to actually use your brake pedal, an abhorrent act to many people. |
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