Traffic
 

A lot has been written about traffic in the past on various roads, streets, and round abouts, and not only snow bird season etc.etc.

But one needs to ask:

Do you think this year the traffic around central Florida and the villages sucks?

It's getting so bad that if the sun is out, stay home from running your weekly errands.
:shocked:

No worse than last year. A bit surprising that drivers do the same dumb things year after year, you would think they would be more creative and come up with new dumb things to do.

Or, surprising they haven't killed each other off by now

Traffic is much worse than last year especially around the southern part of the Villages. Roads that used to be low traffic like 466A, Buena Vista and Morse are now more crowded than prior years. I avoid driving if I can. Change is one thing, rapid, unremitting expansion is another.

Over the past 2 weeks, I've been on 466A at least a dozen times. I've seen no significant increase in traffic over the last 3 years...

That said, "Traffic" is one of my favorite bands... "Dear Mr. Fantasy" is a killer song!

"Light Up or Leave Me Alone," :jester:

:sigh: That's what I said years ago when they were building the village of Pinellas. Did you ever see Pinellas Pl. when it was a DIRT ROAD? It's very common around here for people to want their home to be the LAST one built. :oops:

Maybe you don’t drive east towards the Trailwinds development on 466A and Wildwood as well as onto 462 or Powell Road. There has been a significant increase in traffic over the last three years. The increased number of accidents at the intersection of 466A and Buena Vista May be an indication of that. If you go west towards Fruitland Park I can see your point that traffic may not have increased.

Traffic, just another thing to whine about…………

:icon_wink: My traffic whine is...... too much traffic on I95 South and too little on I95 North. :popcorn:

ROFLMAO One of my favorites!:a20:

I have yet to see any real traffic in the Villages. 5 deep at a traffic light does not constitute traffic.

Spot on. Take a drive around Orlando, Tampa, Naples or Fort Myers this time of year and you will see traffic.

I drive that route almost every day (Tamarind Grove Run to St. Charles to Buena Vista to 466A to left on Powell to Huey and the Wildwood dog park). We've lived here since 2012. I see some uptake in the traffic in that area in the last few years. If there's more traffic on 466A between Buena Vista and Powell, though, I would attribute most of it to the new shopping center at Trailwinds. That used to be a cattle field.
The traffic in The Villages is nothing compared to the places we have lived before. I guess it's a matter of perspective.

No thanks, I'll take your word for it.

Go to other popular areas in Florida during peak season (Ft Lauderdale beach, South Beach, Ft Myers beach, etc), and you'll be driving at a pace of around 1 mile every 5 mins, sometimes worse.

Traffic and Dumb Things
 

Gosh, I sure hope they don't. I've just gotten used to avoiding the ones they've been using during the last ten years we've been here, so I don't need something new to rattle my cage. :cus:

My sense is that during the Covid winter before we got vaccines, traffic was very light, as most groups weren’t meeting and few people were shopping. Traffic this winter seems no worse than last winter. No problem. Easy to manage.

Ditto. I don’t know what people are complaining about. The traffic we have in TV is nothing. Always drive defensively and you won’t have a problem.

guests, renters, lifestyle people all contribute to the traffic and accidents. Not necessarily snow birds. From now till March 31, be on your guard.

Just remember, You Village People have caused every bet of it! I remember when it was all Cattle and Orange groves!! The Village People want the same things here they moved from………..

Get this person a compass!

traffic
 

As bad as people think our traffic is, I don't think it is bad. I used to drive in NYC, Boston, Philly just to name a few big cities so this traffic is minimal.

I just moved here permanently last month- I think traffic is a breeze here - love it

My shocker last week was turning right across from the Water Lily golf cart bridge that crosses over the turnpike and watching a crotch rocket race up the wrong side of the road to turn left to use the bridge to get to Meggison Rd. When you think you've seen it all... you haven't.

it takes awhile for new retirees to lose the commuter mentality. . . That's part of the problem as well, new retirees who haven't mentally adjusted to a slower lifestyle, trying fit in all the new activities in their new lifestyle.

Thank heaven most of us are retired.
I wonder if 85% of TV people had jobs and had to commute every day, if we would be living down here?

Just another reason to stay in the bubble.

I saw an interesting right turn the other day at 466 and Morse. A north bound car in the left turn lane made a right turn onto 466. He/she did this within a couple of car lengths of the intersection. Just when you thought you'd seen everything...........

I laugh and shake my head when making a right hand turn from Morse while going northbound onto 466 from the right hand lane (outside lane) onto the right hand lane (outside lane) of 466 while a southbound driver on Morse makes a left turn onto the outside lane of 466 instead of the inside lane and lays down on their horn. Guess they missed that page in the driver’s manual.

Do you both have green lights when this happens? If so, you have the right-of-way and he should stop and not turn left.

If the driver going south on Morse has a green light to turn left and you have a red light, you need to STOP and let the other driver have the right-of-way.

I've been to the Lowes @ Trailwinds multiple times (too much on the "Honey do" list), gone to First Watch, and the new Car Wash in the last several weeks, driving from Morse to Trailwinds and 301...

Went to Darrel's @ Pinellas twice. I use 301 & Powell road often and the only time I've seen significant traffic was when a train came by... (or evening rush hour going south on 301)...

P.S. You've got your East & West backwards...

and yet people still drive slow in the left lane causing road rage.

"If the driver going south on Morse has a green light to turn left and you have a red light, you need to STOP and let the other driver have the right-of-way."



You are absolutely correct and is a big pet peeve of mine.

If I am making a left hand turn with a green arrow (not just a green light) and an opposing driver is making a right-on-red, expect me to be one of those people laying on the horn for the ignorant/self-important person...making that right hand turn against those with a green turn arrow. And yes, I know that I am required to turn left into the left hand lane (if there's two lanes), but why in the world would the right hand turning driver think that their action is OK? Particularly when the left turning person has no idea, if the right hand turning person coming at them, actually understands traffic laws and will stay in the right hand lane after turning? Other than having an 'entitlement/I'm more important than you' attitude - that is.

They are also likely to be the same types who drive the speed limit in the left lane, as traffic builds up behind them.

Exactly, recently went to Orlando, had to get on I-4. Didn’t think i was going to make it out. Crazy traffic, with even crazier drivers.

Perhaps your dislike of the southern growth is skewing your perception of traffic.

Traffic
 

The worst traffic has to be on 301, south of 44. Every afternoon a parking lot. Future plans call for expanding the lanes to a 4 way, but 2 years away. Snowbirds make it worse.

I think it’s the full timers that make it worse, if they would leave the traffic would be much better.:ohdear: