Careful on 466a

[lovesports]

Those who live on the "South Side" or use 466a be careful. Got an e-mail from a man who was charged $256.00 for going too fast in approx. 368 long stretch directly in front of the new County Seat building. It is 25 mph reduced from 35mph.
Sorry I'm out the door ... maybe someone else who got the e-mail can post.

[paulandjean]

I am not surprised.

[njbchbum]

i wonder how fast they were going - and why!

[Bogie Shooter]

Those who live on the "South Side" or use 466a be careful. Got an e-mail from a man who was charged $256.00 for going too fast in approx. 368 long stretch directly in front of the new County Seat building. It is 25 mph reduced from 35mph.
Sorry I'm out the door ... maybe someone else who got the e-mail can post.

Isn't the speed limit on 466A 45MPH?? Is this 35 MPH a recent change? Along with the 25 MPH.

[Skybo]

According to the email they were doing 41 in what they thought was a 35 mph zone. There is a very short stretch that has recently been lowered to 25 mph. Apparently this stretch is a construction zone, however the ticket was received at night when there were no workers present, so the $256 wasn’t the result of the fine being doubled.

[Bogie Shooter]

Here is an old thread that answers my questions.
https://www.talkofthevillages.com/forums/villages-florida-new-members-forum-115/466a-speed-limit-25645/

[Carla B]

Those limits were in force when they were doing road work a couple years ago. I don't think it's that way now.

[Mikeod]

Sounds like it was on Powell Rd., not on 466A.

[Indydealmaker]

Those who live on the "South Side" or use 466a be careful. Got an e-mail from a man who was charged $256.00 for going too fast in approx. 368 long stretch directly in front of the new County Seat building. It is 25 mph reduced from 35mph.
Sorry I'm out the door ... maybe someone else who got the e-mail can post.

Just got back from Wildwood via 466a. The 45mph speed limit westbound begins just west of the stoplight at Powell Rd. and continues on unbroken until Fruitland Park. The only sign on 466a that in any way indicates a different speed is the one that indicates that the maximum speed in The Villages is 20mph unless otherwise posted.

If your friend was ticketed along 466a for going 41, then he either was stopped by a cop that misinterpreted that Villages speed limit sign or there was a temporary "non statute" speed limit sign posted for a construction zone which is no longer there.

[justjim]

There was a white unmarked police car parked in a turnaround place on 466A just west of Buena Vista yesterday at approx. 2pm. Traveling west I was going exactly 45 mph when a pickup pulling a trailer with mowers on it went flying pass me---- a few seconds later here come the police in the white unmarked and nailed him before he got to Powell Rd. I made my purchases at Ace hardware and on my way back the unmarked police car was shooting his radar at the east bound vehicles on 466A. Speed limit was 45mph all the way from Powell Rd to Morse Blvd. As far as I know, it has always been 45moh limit on this stretch of county highway.

[lovesports]

If your friend was ticketed along 466a for going 41, then he either was stopped by a cop that misinterpreted that Villages speed limit sign or there was a temporary "non statute" speed limit sign posted for a construction zone which is no longer there.

I think you are right. The guy who wrote the e-mail got the ticket on
Aug.4th.

I and others get these e-mails that are forwarded around to Villagers. This one was slow getting to our street.

But it does seem like you need to watch your speed on 466a.

[Bogie Shooter]

Confusing "old news".

[Penguin]

There was a white unmarked police car parked in a turnaround place on 466A just west of Buena Vista yesterday at approx. 2pm. Traveling west I was going exactly 45 mph when a pickup pulling a trailer with mowers on it went flying pass me---- a few seconds later here come the police in the white unmarked and nailed him before he got to Powell Rd. I made my purchases at Ace hardware and on my way back the unmarked police car was shooting his radar at the east bound vehicles on 466A. Speed limit was 45mph all the way from Powell Rd to Morse Blvd. As far as I know, it has always been 45moh limit on this stretch of county highway.

Is'nt this what everyone always complains about, construction or landscape trucks going too fast and blowing stop signs. Thank your lucky stars the coppers are doing their job.

[paulandjean]

Seems like most police departments have two units.One for police work,crime etc. the other is traffic.They are not police really,just ticket writers. Ticket writers are the ones that pay the bills.the police crime department usually do not generate any income. Third is drug unit.Another moneymaker for the departments.

[LittleDog]

I went past that sign this morning. It seems to me that that sign should not be on 466a but on an entrance road into the villages. That sign is very confusing and I can't believe that for that stretch of highway you must reduce your speed from 45 to 20. Makes no sense to me. :confused:

John

[goodgrief]

Just got back from Wildwood via 466a. The 45mph speed limit westbound begins just west of the stoplight at Powell Rd. and continues on unbroken until Fruitland Park. The only sign on 466a that in any way indicates a different speed is the one that indicates that the maximum speed in The Villages is 20mph unless otherwise posted.

If your friend was ticketed along 466a for going 41, then he either was stopped by a cop that misinterpreted that Villages speed limit sign or there was a temporary "non statute" speed limit sign posted for a construction zone which is no longer there.

And thats when you go back photograph the speed signs in the area and show up in court. They assume people will not fight tickets, just pay and go on. The only thing I can think of is going into the wildwood portion past the stoplights on 466a where the speed does decrease in the housing. 35 to 30 in that stretch and there is a school zone .

[goodgrief]

Is'nt this what everyone always complains about, construction or landscape trucks going too fast and blowing stop signs. Thank your lucky stars the coppers are doing their job.

Glad they are :) Saw an unmarked on 466a headed west toward teh villages this morning from fruitland area.

[Mikeod]

I went past that sign this morning. It seems to me that that sign should not be on 466a but on an entrance road into the villages. That sign is very confusing and I can't believe that for that stretch of highway you must reduce your speed from 45 to 20. Makes no sense to me. :confused:

John
Very true. When the signs for Villages speed limits were first posted, I communicated with the office of Sumter County responsible for the signs. I suggested they be the yellow advisory signs, rather than the white regulatory signs for the very reason that people would be confused and slow to 20 when the limit is 45. Imagine a large truck going 45 (or more) and coming up behind a car that suddenly slows to 20. The same problem exists to a lesser extent on Buena Vista north of Glenview where the signs are posted as you enter Sumter County. The speed limit is 35, but there is a Villages sign for 20 just after it. Same on Rio Grande.

I was told the signs had to be regulatory, rather than advisory. My concerns about the confusion were noted, but they did not have an option to do otherwise. State law.