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Originally Posted by Joeyb
I’m moved here in July. For a retirement area, I have never seen as many folks impatient and in such a big hurry. You all need to slow down! Someone wrote they skidded to a stop...skidded! Shouldn’t be going fast enough to skid going through a gate! There is no need to “beat” the arm from closing either as they all have sensors and won’t close until your vehicle passes. SLOW DOWN PEOPLE! Frankly, I’m tired of being tailgated and witnessing many racing around at 20 mph faster than posted speed limits. People in our own village must all have somewhere to be that it is more important for them rather than respecting the safety of those around them. If local law enforcement would simply start smacking some with speeding fines, this would stop quickly. My middle finger has been getting some heavy use. rather than enjoying a car ride up Morse Blvd, it is usually quite stressful. I guess I’ll have to continue my friendly “wave”. It’s actually sad.
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Most of the problems concerning vehicles here are due to impatience. As you observed, cars doing well over the speed limit, tailgating (I do not understand this unless it is an attempt to intimidate the other driver into speeding up), racing around the roundabouts and passing other vehicles on the right (even when they signal their intention to exit, trying to beat out other vehicles to the next red light/roundabout/stop sign/whatever, turning right in front of golf carts nearly parallel (cause of an accident on Morse Boulevard the other day), although I have to admit I am sometimes surprised by how fast souped up golf carts close the gap. I look at driving to a destination as a cooperative venture, where my goal is to see that I and everyone else get to their destinations safely. Many drivers here see driving as a competitive and really are only happy if they beat you to the next red light or roundabout, etc. , and perhaps arrive at their destinations 2, 3, or minutes quicker. Remember, in the dictionary safety comes before speed.