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Originally Posted by lawgolfer
The biggest flaw in the design at Morse and 466 is that the gatehouse/gates are a considerable distance from the cross-over for southbound carts. If the gatehouse/gates were moved to the north and abutted the cart cross-over(as they are at every other gate in The Villages), northbound vehicles would have to come to a stop and carts could proceed to cross-over. Of course, the best solution would be to eliminate the cross-over and install a tunnel for carts.
With the present design, N/B vehicles have a "running start" if the attendant waves them through and are at a high speed when they reach the cross-over. If they are not waved through and they do stop for the gate, the distance to the cross-over still provides a long distance during which the vehicles are accelerating.
An additional benefit of moving the gatehouse/gates so they abut the cart cross-over, is that it would create additional space between the gatehouse/gates and 466 and should eliminate any chance of a back-up of vehicles which could block traffic on 466.
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This is the same problem with the location of the gate on Meggison just past Sawgrass Grove. Cars are almost up to full speed by the time they get to the MMP crossing---the gate needs to be moved about 200 feet east.