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Old 06-26-2010, 05:55 AM
Taltarzac
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Default Sounds like you were a few minutes behind me, swrinfla.
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Originally Posted by swrinfla View Post
I was probably a few minutes behind Taltarzac. Two or three Sumter County Sheriffs, one or two Community Watch vehicles. A Cadillac SUV (Escalade?) with some major damage.

An hour or more later, I came the other way and passed a truck carrying the damaged Escalade away.

I couldn't decide whether to blame the accident on the roundabout or just careless driving. I'm frankly inclined to the latter!

Yes, roundabouts require great caution, but I'm convinced that if you follow Sumter County's guidelines (see islandgal's post) to the letter and pay close attention, you'll be okay!

SWR

I was wondering if there were a worse accident in one of the circles would they have to block it off for through traffic all together?

I have sometimes had to slow down dramatically in the Buena Vista/El Camino Real traffic circle because of pedestrians crossing from Savannah Center towards Glenview Country Club. This seems to happen about once every other month to me and I do not drive in the Villages when the Savannah Center has various performances.