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Originally Posted by George Bieniaszek
The easiest fix would be to make the roundabouts one lane only. Traffic should have no issues during the non-snowbird season when The Villages is not at full capacity.
I do understand that they were designed as two lanes due to the traffic volumes.
I do understand your concern and my wife and I had many discussions when we come back "on campus". We drive 466A to BV Blvd north and take the ST. James gate to enter The Villages. We legally go into the inner or left lane and 3/4ths around change over into the Residents gate. Lots of times, due to traffic and yielding to some cars that don't know or are a bit more aggressive, we just stay in the left lane and go thru the Visitor gate.
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Question for those who have witness accidents or aftermath, does this describe the focal point of most accidents? A mix up between incoming traffic to the roundabout and a resident attempting to exit the roundabout into the resident lane?
Lots of residents have posted that they get into the resident lane while (not after) exiting the circle, and some say they think they are allowed to change lanes there because there is a dotted line.
Neither of those practices is in keeping with the guidelines of the official TV brochure (which is based on federal highway administration research)...