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Old 12-29-2024, 09:53 AM
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Originally Posted by rrman77 View Post
Snowbirds are blamed for extra congestion. Let us not forget that full time residents also have visitors that flock into TV.
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Originally Posted by tophcfa View Post
What is the misconception about snowbirds and roundabouts? The novelty of going everywhere in a golf cart never gets old for the birds, it’s a rare day that they use their car in the Villages. The bigger issue is that after not using a car for a couple months, the birds have to resist the unconscious feeling that they should be driving their car in a golf cart lane.
My guests visit throughout the year, not just late December through early May. When they visit, they typically travel in my golf cart or the back seat of my car, neither of which add any cars to the roads.

What misconception? The full time residents don't add more cars to the roads in late December through early May, the full time residents are there all year. The guests of the full time residents don't add a significant number of cars during only that time period. So where does the additional traffic come from if not the seasonal residents?
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