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Old 10-25-2021, 08:49 AM
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I totally agree with ONE lane circles. I do not care if the traffic increases and is slower, since I am retired and not in a hurry anyway. For those that keep shouting that we just need everyone to learn how to use the roundabouts, it ain't gonna happen. Even on here, I see people indicating that they do not know how to use the circles. How do you expect all those folks during rush hour that are going to work and insist on taking the Villages as a short cut to learn?
Best thing that can happen is to make them all one lane and put gates at each entrance to the villages from the highways (42,466, 466a, 44). They have one at Rt466 and Morse. And another point of crazy is their allowing golf carts to travel on Morse. How crazy is that? Why didn't they put a golf cart trail off to the side like they do on the other main roads?
And you cannot take a LEFT turn off of a roundabout. If you all insist on saying you can, then you are probably the same ones that complain about folks not understanding how to maneuver through a roundabout.
I see no problem with newcomers or visitors using the right lane only in the circles, as long as they watch for turning vehicles from the inside lane. It is probably the safest way to make your way through the crazy two lane circles.
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