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Originally Posted by dillywho
Bad drivers come in all ages, not just the older population. Like I said before, try driving the speed limit on any of the streets (or highways) and see how often you get passed and get dirty looks in the process. This is especially true on the main roads and the roundabouts. What part of the posted 20mph through roundabouts or the 35mph on streets like Buena Vista do they not understand?
My experience has been that it has not been the older population or the very young but the middle group. To point fingers at people from "up north" is not fair, either. Drivers unwilling to obey traffic laws and drive safely come from all areas.
All drivers just need to obey the laws, drive courteously, pay attention to the other traffice, and learn to leave earlier. Leave the speed for the speedways.
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I agree with your first paragraph..........etc.
I think a previous poster said it all when they mentioned people being on meds.........lots of folks are "over medicated" these days........
Many times their judgement is just off.
We've crisscrossed our country numerous times, too numerous to count, and the traffic seems to have gotten worse. I'd say the past decade or so has seen a decline in polite drivers.
However, without mentioning states.........it does seem to be the closer to the cities, the crazier they drive.
Smaller town drivers seem to be more conservative.
City drivers seem to be on auto pilot. Often times they are rude.
It's like the other cars don't even exist. Our relatives down in the "cities" which could be N.Y. or Boston, etc. or Washington D.C. all call them the "crazies"......so it's mainly city drivers. It must be stressful.
I would think, to them, The Villages is a light traffic area.
To me , it seemed heavy traffic and it wasn't yet "high season".
Previously, when traveling, we'd always try to leave our hotels early in the morning "before commuter rush hour" to escape the lunatics on the roads........and stop earlier, again to avoid the evening rush.
Driving west , it was a pleasure to go through the farmlands of the Great Plains......long stretches of empty roads.
Truck drivers , for the most part, were super polite.........but 3 years ago, we noticed they had become super aggressive drivers.......changing lanes RIGHT UP CLOSE TO PASSENGER VEHICLES.....with no turn signals.
Maybe it was the "new generation" of truck drivers....the younger set.
I realize trucks are not golf carts....but everyone seems to be in a HURRY these days........and not thinking of the cars next to them.
Everyone just stay safe. For ourselves, we prefer the "country" roads off the beaten path.......it's a lot more relaxing to go slower and enjoy the scenery. Thankfully, we do not have a lot of traffic up here at all.
Again, stay safe............