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Old 06-12-2014, 11:46 PM
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Originally Posted by CFrance View Post
I see these accidents every single week at St. James gate. Every. single. week. You must live north of 466

Somewhat unrelated question: Why is there a traffic light at Bailey Trail and St. Charles, two busy streets, instead of a roundabout? I go past there four times a week, all year long. There's never a backup. The backup occurs at BT & BV with people trying to get into that roundabout.
Because all of the roundabouts are on Buena Vista and Morse.* They are the two main roads that run north and south through The Villages at 35 miles per hour (south of 466). The roundabouts are designed to efficiently move a high volume of traffic through these two main roads and into various villages.

*disclaimer: there may be some roundabouts that aren't on Morse or Buena Vista that I'm not aware of.

P.s. I'm still not seeing all of the "accidents" at the St James gate.