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brostholder
12-15-2011, 05:05 PM
I am convinced that the most dangerous spot in TV is every neighborhood pool when everyone comes to pick up their mail. There was an accident at Pennecamp pool yesterday. Thank goodness no one was hurt. There are just so many golf carts and cars pulling in and out all at once.
Bogie Shooter
12-15-2011, 05:11 PM
I am convinced that the most dangerous spot in TV is every neighborhood pool when everyone comes to pick up their mail. There was an accident at Pennecamp pool yesterday. Thank goodness no one was hurt. There are just so many golf carts and cars pulling in and out all at once.

Slow down.....look both ways. That cannot be too hard.
rubicon
12-15-2011, 05:27 PM
The OP is spot on. The design of the entrance/exit is faulty at all of the postal stations
NotGolfer
12-15-2011, 05:30 PM
I agree! The Amelia one is just as bad some days! Folks seem to be in a hurry and are just zipping in with their cars (and carts too). I'm thinking people just aren't looking out for others neither! LIFE is too short to want to rush through it.
saratogaman
12-15-2011, 05:53 PM
Ditto for the
Duval mailbox area. It's crazy!
Bobstr
12-15-2011, 06:05 PM
I avoid the traffic and pick it up in the mornings-early.
bike42
12-15-2011, 06:17 PM
Don't pass someone who is driving in the cart lane and then make a sharp right turn in front of them into the pool/mail parking lot. A driver turning into Caroline pool last week cut off and seriously injured two cyclists who were lawfully going straight on Stillwater.

The driver said she saw the bike but didn't realize how fast they were going. She was given a ticket for improper lane change that caused the accident.

Snowbirds are coming back and traffic is getting heavier. PLEASE everyone be careful and when in doubt, yield to the other vehicle/person.
Barefoot
12-15-2011, 06:30 PM
Most dangerous spot could be Katie Belles on date night ... There are a lot of Cougars there!
cappyjon431
12-15-2011, 06:45 PM
The buffet line at KFC after the coupons come out in Sunday's paper.
BillCongo
12-16-2011, 12:25 AM
My grandfather told me, "Billy, the 'right of way' is not something you 'have,' it's something someone gives you. If they don't give it to you, You Don't Have It."

That was in 1955 when I first started (legally) driving. He was right then (when we had much less traffic) and still is today....
bkcunningham1
12-16-2011, 08:32 AM
My grandfather told me, "Billy, the 'right of way' is not something you 'have,' it's something someone gives you. If they don't give it to you, You Don't Have It."

That was in 1955 when I first started (legally) driving. He was right then (when we had much less traffic) and still is today....

A wise quote to add to my list of sage advice.
Dirigo
12-16-2011, 08:45 AM
[QUOTE=BillCongo;429590]My grandfather told me, "Billy, the 'right of way' is not something you 'have,' it's something someone gives you. If they don't give it to you, You Don't Have It." QUOTE]

Well said. Your GF was a wise man.
2BNTV
12-16-2011, 11:00 AM
Most dangerous spot could be Katie Belles on date night ... There are a lot of Cougars there!

:1rotfl: Thanks for the heads up!!!!
2BNTV
12-16-2011, 11:01 AM
My grandfather told me, "Billy, the 'right of way' is not something you 'have,' it's something someone gives you. If they don't give it to you, You Don't Have It."

That was in 1955 when I first started (legally) driving. He was right then (when we had much less traffic) and still is today....

Wise advice. Thanks for posting this. :)
ilovetv
12-16-2011, 11:30 AM
I think it would help the flow of traffic at the mailboxes/pool area by having one-way traffic thru it, with one "entrance only" at the driveway to the right of the building and one "exit only" on the left side of the building. Don't know what it would take to get that done....

That way, backing out of the parking spaces would be easier, with traffic coming only from the one side.
zcaveman
12-16-2011, 01:03 PM
I think it would help the flow of traffic at the mailboxes/pool area by having one-way traffic thru it, with one "entrance only" at the driveway to the right of the building and one "exit only" on the left side of the building. Don't know what it would take to get that done....

That way, backing out of the parking spaces would be easier, with traffic coming only from the one side.

But the incoming traffic will still not slow down if they see a spot on the other side of you.

Courtesy is a moot point when it comes time to get the mail.

My observation is that they come on the hour and half hour so they can rush home and not miss the next television show that is coming on.

My other complaint is that cart drivers will not try to share a parking space. They pull into the middle instead of one side or the other so another cart can share the space. I even get evil eyes from the car drivers because they cannot swing their door wide open when I park on the side.

Z
Living a Fantasy
12-16-2011, 02:45 PM
The nirony of the whole thing is that most mail nowadays is JUNQUE !
rubicon
12-16-2011, 02:52 PM
Don't you just love it when a resident parks his/her car/cart length wise across several parking spots. I witnessed once when a guy did that two other drivers in carts box him in by parking close to the front and back of his car. For some reason both these guys had difficulty get their mail boxes open
The guy was ticked but he knew he had it coming so he was smart enough to stay silent and just wait