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Originally Posted by mtdjed
I recently requested The Villages address a safety factor on the Multi Modal Path Exit from Winn Dixie Parking lot at LSL to the Morse Path South. Even though there is a stop note on the path, no one stops. Pedestrians walking North are unseen because of high shrubs. The entrance was widened some time ago to facilitate golf cart turns. No one stops and pedestrians are at risk.
To The Villages credit , they addressed this issue in two days, erecting a stop sign, and repainting the roadway signage.
The amazing thing was that golf carts didn't even stop while the sign was being erected. Tonight, as I was walking, I observed golf carts speeding through the new sign. I guess the only thing that would give pedestrians a chance , is the removal of the shrubs and perhaps a speed bump.
I know there are a lot of signs the golf carts ignore in the neighborhood but there are some that are an accident waiting to happen.
If you travel this path, please consider the safety need. Don't be the cause of ruining someone's well being.
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Bravo! Saw signage today but unfortunately it means NOTHING. Wife and I walk that every morning and have more than once come within inches of being knocked over. Only way we found to resolve it is walk on the "wrong" side of the path before the turn into the WD lot. Of course many of the cart "pilots" coming up on us to our backs give us sh1t for walking on the wrong side.
It's even worse walking south on the MMP after crossing Stillwater gate They come north around the completely blind curve at 99mph on 2 wheels (slight hyperbole). Once I WAS hit. Had my arm clipped by a side mirror. Again we now walk on the wrong side until we clear the curve but the cart commandos coming up behind us tell us we shouldn't be there. And NO, I refuse to walk in the wet grass. It's a shared path. If they hit me I have Dan's number in my wallet and my beneficiaries are up to date..