Re: What troubles me most about the Villages?
OK I'm going to be the voice of the 'common' man. Not once in that video was there any near miss or anything like that yet everyone is saying how shocking it is. Only once was there even a car coming across the road. Maybe it's because we tend to drive like that up here in MA but stopping for stopping sake is not the norm. Yeah, Yeah, I know it's the law but where in America do we come to complete stops on roads that have such clear visibility and you can see if anyone is coming.
Is this a real problem? Does anyone have the accident rates per thousand of population to show that TV driving is a real issue? I also found the rotaries to be very navigable when i was there but perhaps most of the snowbirds had flown home.
There are a lot of laws that get the casual treatment and I don't think writing tickets because your wheels don't come to a complete stop is ludicrous. Whoever shot the video needs to be spending more time on the golf course or other pursuit of happiness in their 'golden' years. Makes me wonder if there is some other motive behind these type of things.
Just my 2 cents from a driver with a 30+ year spotless record. (Hope I didn't just jinx myself!)
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