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Old 02-11-2021, 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Byte1 View Post
I've been saying all along that roundabouts in The Villages, with folks that have never seen them before and are inherently bad drivers anyway, should be single lane. You can explain the proper procedure of maneuvering through them all you want, but the simple point is that there is not a given hour of the day, of the year, decade, etc. that you won't find that 90% of the operators handle a roundabout incorrectly.

Single lane is the only solution. Instruction fails miserably.
How in the world do you come up with such conclusions?!?

Of course there's a learning curve for the new folks. But I've been here full time for eight years now, and with all those "inherently bad drivers" and "90% of the operators" handling the roundabouts incorrectly, I see a very small percentage driving the roundabouts improperly. And most of those are obviously being cautious, knowing they haven't yet mastered roundabout driving.

And anybody advocating for single lane roundabouts has no idea of the congestion that would cause. It would in effect turn Morse and Buena Vista into single lane roadways. The capacity of a roadway is limited by the most restrictive section of that road.

Are roundabouts in TV perfect? No. Are they largely safe and efficient? Yes.

Last edited by Polar Bear; 02-11-2021 at 11:10 AM.