Accident on Morse/466A... whats up with that??

[KathieI]

Last night around 7pm there was a very serious looking accident at this intersection again. Looks like 2 cars involved, one was broadsided on passenger side and it looked to me like 2 airbags were deployed. (is that the right word?) The response from Fire, Sumter Police, Sheriff's and tow trucks was huge, probably 8 trucks or more in total. No paramedics that I could see, but I asked a fireman if everyone was okay, and he said yes, thank God.

But what's up with that intersection??? Strange huh... Very large intersection with traffic lights and turn lights, so why so many accidents? There's nothing that blocks a drivers vision, no sharp turns, its straight road. So why 2 bad accidents in a few months??? Very strange and I'm wondering if anyone has any ideas. Do you think they should do a traffic study on this intersection? I do....

[Roaddog53]

What I have seen on this one and Beuno Vista Ave/466A is someone tries to make the "final" left hand turn when the light is red for them. I saw this twice myself and witnessed a near accident when someone slammed on their brakes to avoid hitting them. Maybe its the size of the turn or neither is paying attention to what is coming :shrug:

[Taltarzac725]

Last night around 7pm there was a very serious looking accident at this intersection again. Looks like 2 cars involved, one was broadsided on passenger side and it looked to me like 2 airbags were deployed. (is that the right word?) The response from Fire, Sumter Police, Sheriff's and tow trucks was huge, probably 8 trucks or more in total. No paramedics that I could see, but I asked a fireman if everyone was okay, and he said yes, thank God.

But what's up with that intersection??? Strange huh... Very large intersection with traffic lights and turn lights, so why so many accidents? There's nothing that blocks a drivers vision, no sharp turns, its straight road. So why 2 bad accidents in a few months??? Very strange and I'm wondering if anyone has any ideas. Do you think they should do a traffic study on this intersection? I do....

People in a hurry who then run a light because they see little traffic?? Cannot remember any distractions at this intersection either. No buffalo to look at or houses to check out.

[George Bieniaszek]

Seems like there are a lot of drivers, car and golf cart, that are in a hurry. They modify their "non-street legal" golf carts to race around The Villages, and drive aggressively and speed in their cars. There have been a rash of traffic crashes, both cars and carts, in The Villages at intersections where there shouldn't be any sight-line issues or anything. Speed, inattention are the major problems in my opinion.

I drive a large 3/4 ton Dodge Ram as my personal vehicle and because of it's size, I pay close attention to my speed. There is rarely a time that people are not tailgating me to the point that I barely see them in my rear view mirror.

Please take a breath fellow Villagers. This is a retirement community and you shouldn't be driving like you were qualifying for the Daytona 500.

[Happinow]

:agree:

[NotGolfer]

Again...too many folks in a hurry! Then add the fact that there are people driving who shouldn't be. I've seen people "blow" through stop signs no matter if they're the stop/go type or the octangular kind. Distractions come in many forms! Could be fiddling, with the radio, texting, talking on their cell-phone (don't get me started on THAT one!!!), or spilling something. I'm glad noone was killed in this latest one!!!

[looneycat]

Again...too many folks in a hurry! Then add the fact that there are people driving who shouldn't be. I've seen people "blow" through stop signs no matter if they're the stop/go type or the octangular kind. Distractions come in many forms! Could be fiddling, with the radio, texting, talking on their cell-phone (don't get me started on THAT one!!!), or spilling something. I'm glad noone was killed in this latest one!!!

the answer is simple, stupidity!

[memason]

the answer is simple, stupidity!

Well, I disagree with that assessment...

I think the speed limits are so low throughout The Villages, that folks become complacent. When folks get to places, where the speed limits are more normal (45 ~ 55), they just don't adjust as quickly to those speeds.

Just an opinion . . .

[Golfer in Sanibel]

Last night around 7pm there was a very serious looking accident at this intersection again. Looks like 2 cars involved, one was broadsided on passenger side and it looked to me like 2 airbags were deployed. (is that the right word?) The response from Fire, Sumter Police, Sheriff's and tow trucks was huge, probably 8 trucks or more in total. No paramedics that I could see, but I asked a fireman if everyone was okay, and he said yes, thank God.

But what's up with that intersection??? Strange huh... Very large intersection with traffic lights and turn lights, so why so many accidents? There's nothing that blocks a drivers vision, no sharp turns, its straight road. So why 2 bad accidents in a few months??? Very strange and I'm wondering if anyone has any ideas. Do you think they should do a traffic study on this intersection? I do....


Just another drug related incident?

[bluedog103]

Driver inattention and confusion. Too many drivers on medications, both legal and illegal which impair their judgement and reaction times. As we age our reflexes slow down, that's just the way it is. When you add chemicals to the equation it doesn't take much to create a hazardous sitation.

[billethkid]

Too many in a hurry to go no place.
Too many on meds of one kind or another.
Too many who cannot see sufficiently (I can't tell you how many times I see a car waiting to come out into traffic and then at the last minute they pull out....they waited until they could see the traffic!!!!!!!).
Way, way too many behind the wheel that should not be for their age/health/ability.

I vote for once past the age of _ ? _ (pick a number _ ? _....I say 75) there should be at a minimum, vision testing every other year.

One of the scariest things I ever heard was when my mother 87 called and said she got her drivers license renewed and it was for 8 years!!!

We always, ALWAYS, caution our visitors to drive defensively when here in TV....to always assume a driver will do what they should not do.

btk

[JLHart]

An accident at the intersection of 2 major roads ... wow ..... who would think that could happen.

[looneycat]

Well, I disagree with that assessment...

I think the speed limits are so low throughout The Villages, that folks become complacent. When folks get to places, where the speed limits are more normal (45 ~ 55), they just don't adjust as quickly to those speeds.

Just an opinion . . .

yep, what I said, stupidity!

[CaptJohn]

But what's up with that intersection??? Strange huh... Very large intersection with traffic lights and turn lights, so why so many accidents? There's nothing that blocks a drivers vision, no sharp turns, its straight road. So why 2 bad accidents in a few months??? Very strange and I'm wondering if anyone has any ideas. Do you think they should do a traffic study on this intersection? I do....

Everyone provided nice answers as to why there are accidents but Kathie's question is why that particular intersection. :shrug:

[rubicon]

The reasons accidents are occuring at this intersection have all been stated above. The two roads in question are well traveled

[KathieI]

Everyone provided nice answers as to why there are accidents but Kathie's question is why that particular intersection. :shrug:

The reasons accidents are occuring at this intersection have all been stated above. The two roads in question are well traveled

Thanks, Capt... EXACTLY!!! Troubles me, because coming from big cities there are many many large intersections used by hundreds of cars but I bet proportionately there seems to be more accidents at this intersection than there should be. That's my dilemma. I travel there probably a 1/2 dozen times a day, and it seems so easy to navigate that I'm really not understanding the problem. The traffic lights are all very well scyronized (sp?) so I don't understand it. Yesterday I was driving all around the Bonnybrook/Belvedere villages and some of those intersections are more dangerous to me because of blind spots and sharp curves in the road, but this intersection has nothing??? Speed is a possible issue, I agree, and it looked like one of these cars was trying to make a correction at the last minute because of the skid marks I observed.

Maybe I'm just saying to my fellow Villagers,,,, please be careful!!!! :pray:

[angiefox10]

There are a lot of people racing on that street. I don't know if it has anything to do with it, but people are always trying to race us from the stop light from Buena Vista... If people are racing... it would be easy to blow through the light.

You can hear them at night when there isn't that much other noise.

[paulandjean]

"People are always trying to race us from that light."What kind of car do you have?Hemi, Ford Mustang, camaro ?

[angiefox10]

We own a Smartcar.... But it looks FAST!!!!!!!

[angiefox10]

I was in the Smartcar this week on the way home one evening.* Some young punk in a Mustang pulled up and challenged me to a race.* I smoked him like a cigarette after sex.* I guess he underestimated this old lady.

[KathieI]

I've been on 466A for 4 years now and no one has ever tried to race me or have I seen anyone racing... Is it a newbie thing????

[ceejay]

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I was in the Smartcar this week on the way home one evening.* Some young punk in a Mustang pulled up and challenged me to a race.* I smoked him like a cigarette after sex.* I guess he underestimated this old lady.

:clap2::clap2::mademyday::clap2::clap2:

[Posh 08]

I've been on 466A for 4 years now and no one has ever tried to race me or have I seen anyone racing... Is it a newbie thing????

Guess I'll be doing some white knuckle driving there in a few weeks :shocked:

[spk7951]

No paramedics that I could see, but I asked a fireman if everyone was okay, and he said yes, thank God.


FYI: The Villages fire dept is staffed by EMT's and Paramedics.

[ssmith]

..when we lived in suburbs of Chicago it was normal for people to keep on going through a red light after it turned. Now that took some adjusting too and then we moved away....no longer the practice. Wonder if people are used to doing that since that was the norm where they are from.

[bluedog103]

:clap2::clap2::mademyday::clap2::clap2:
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[anlashokna]

Just glad it was on that side as we were coming from sanibel and headed to MCO. Luckily didn't effect us accept for the looky loo in front of us that putted through the intersection trying to cause another wreck :( ::sigh::

[blondiegirl]

Driver inattention,said a mouthful there......

[bluedog103]

I was in the Smartcar this week on the way home one evening.* Some young punk in a Mustang pulled up and challenged me to a race.* I smoked him like a cigarette after sex.* I guess he underestimated this old lady.
:1rotfl::loco: Yeah, right. In your dreams.

[Jhooman]

Several months ago we witnessed an accident at this intersection. A gentleman on a motor bike was stopped at the light, waiting patiently, when a car driven by a very old woman plowed into him. The man went flying, it was a terrifying sit. It was obvious the woman should not be driving and now another human being has been injured by her stupidity.

Everytime I drive by this intersection I remember this man being hit. Please slow down, don't drive if impaired.

[Swampy]

It is interesting to me that in this thread so many people are so judgmental and critical of the poor folks that happen to have what appears was just a garden-variety motor vehicle accident; no alcohol, drugs, criminal activity as the cause. I just want to share my 2 cents to say that accidents can happen to all of us, even though we are law-abiding drivers that do our best to exercise due care in our vehicle operation. A momentary slip of attention can cause an accident ..... that's why it is called an "accident". Where there are two vehicles involved in the accident, maybe one of them contained a driver that was just an unfortunate victim of someone else's momentary lapse of attention. That is the price we all pay for the convenience of motor vehicles, and, in my opinion, it is not a function of where one lives or whether a person is kind, good, respectful of others, etc. In most situations, it is not a function of reckless behavior. BUT ..... this is just my opinion.

Swampy
P.S. I have been involved in at least 3 accidents in the last 50 years, and not only am I a good guy, but I also always do the best I can to be a safe driver.I hope I'm still allowed to live in TV [tongue in cheek]

[anlashokna]

It is interesting to me that in this thread so many people are so judgmental and critical of the poor folks that happen to have what appears was just a garden-variety motor vehicle accident; no alcohol, drugs, criminal activity as the cause. I just want to share my 2 cents to say that accidents can happen to all of us, even though we are law-abiding drivers that do our best to exercise due care in our vehicle operation. A momentary slip of attention can cause an accident ..... that's why it is called an "accident". Where there are two vehicles involved in the accident, maybe one of them contained a driver that was just an unfortunate victim of someone else's momentary lapse of attention. That is the price we all pay for the convenience of motor vehicles, and, in my opinion, it is not a function of where one lives or whether a person is kind, good, respectful of others, etc. In most situations, it is not a function of reckless behavior. BUT ..... this is just my opinion.

Swampy
P.S. I have been involved in at least 3 accidents in the last 50 years, and not only am I a good guy, but I also always do the best I can to be a safe driver.I hope I'm still allowed to live in TV [tongue in cheek]

Sadly those lapse of attention come more in the form of toys and gizmos instead paying attention to driving. Yes accidents happen, but more and more you will find that accidents are caused by devices and distractions that drivers know they should not be using on the road. And I'm one of those who will not answer the phone while driving. WHen I'm parked I'll check and see if I need to call back. Nothing is worth it. And not saying that anything like that played apart in you're accidents or others here but people really need to watch what they're doing. I literally watched a driver go through a red light that had been solid red for 60 seconds. I don't joke. I did honk my horn at him hoping to make him realize he did something wrong, probably didn't faze.