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Originally Posted by terrieb
We heard about what happened on Sunday night at Buena Vista and 466 with the low flying helicopters, overturned car etc. Then yesterday, 12/4, we were on our way to Sumter Landing for dinner around 4:30p when there were many sirens, EMS's, farther on up 466 as we were attempting to get on Morse Blvd, took a detour down another road and I am wondering (as a prospective buyer in the Villages), is this a norm in the Villages? I know where there are people there are accidents but these accidents seem to be "extreme" accidents vs. "fender-benders". More people living here than back home but I am wondering with so many drivers 55+ of various skills or skills where maybe they should not be driving anymore, maybe the accidents would be more frequent. We are currently doing our research for moving to the Villages and having been here before in December, this place seems so much busier than we remember.....is the population growing that fast here? Like I said, just doing our research like the rest of you did before you moved here.
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An excellent topic. We also wondered when we were there.
While in the Lifestyle Visit house on Merryweather Way near Lake Sumter Landing, our back yard picket fence location offered a good view of the "constantly running back and forth" ambulances. Never saw so many in our lives. This was late October. All of the month of November we were in Calumet Grove and didn't hear a thing.......but did see lots of speeders during that month of November..........then realized that they were "highways" or roads open to work trucks and others "flying through THE VILLAGES" ENROUTE TO SOMEPLACE ELSE. Not necessarily Villagers.
Can't even imagine what the "high season" or snowbird season must be like.
We occasionally will hear a siren, meaning an ambulance is rushing someone to our hospital.........but no where near that amount of accidents in our town. Our roads , when we travel, are for the most part EMPTY . We do have to watch out for deer and moose on the roads....so I guess that's our problem.
When people from Connecticut, Massachusetts or N.Y./N.J. come up here they love how EMPTY our roads are. Not to say that there never are accidents........but we do not have the density of population, and last few years of higher gasoline prices, less people seem to be out joy riding.