Stop signs that sparkle
 

Christmas in July. Great idea.

Now if only folks would stop.

I've seen these illuminated stop signs only at one four way stop intersection. It is located in a village close to Spanish Springs. I think the signs are at the Del Mar intersection. This is probably a dangerous intersection and I thought that is why the lights have been added to these stop signs. Are there any more of these illuminated signs in The Villages? I think they are a great idea.

Blink, flash, 20 colors…Didn’t make 2 cars and a golf cart from just blowing right through

Location
 

Del Mar and Rio Grande, very bad intersection, have had a few close calls, especially from snowbirds that were not familiar with change.

I definitely like that sparkly stop sign. I drive down that area once or twice a week.

Stop sign has always been there just not with light, so how were snowbirds not familiar with change..because it lights up

The snowbirds are staying very late this year, especially the ones with Florida plates:shrug:

It is a very dangerous intersection. They should put one at the intersection at Sonny's BBQ and TooJays in Sumter Landing. People run the those signs or get a case of amnesia when it comes to who goes next. Sad to have to add a feature to a traffic sign to get someone to focus.:ohdear:

I use that intersection frequently. The lights have done nothing to stop people from running them. I stopped one day only to watch a white car blow thru on Rio Grande. Never even slowed down.

Now, if only they had gates that sparkle.

That was me, my coffee was kicking in. :1rotfl:

They need to add cameras to the stop signs at Rio Grand and Del Mar, even with the new signs, car are running the stop signs, then ticket the CAR (aka the owner of the car).

Any dangerous intersection should have proper lights like in most of the places in the country. Every now and then TV tries to go over and above to compensate for our kinds of people.

Been here five years near that intersection and never noticed any issues. In fact, I am often grateful it is 4 way stop making entering and egressing easy both by car and golf cart. Perhaps I have been one of the fortunate ones but I haven't ever seen a wreck there. I would hate to see big brother put traffic cams there. However, if it indeed a dangerous 4 way intersection, perhaps a speed bump or two on each road just before the stop sign would work at alerting those that did not know that there is a stop sign ahead.

Most places in T.V. that have signs, people think they're just suggestions. The neighborhoods that have short streets off major ones will have 2-way stop signs. We do in ours and cars, trucks and carts continually blow right through. There have been near misses on these quite often. This place, EVERYONE should be using common sense and drive defensively!! I've wondered how many folks had behind the wheel driver's ed at any time???!!!

I agree. The sign is easy to see from a log ways away, and it runs on solar-powered electricity. Lights like this would be useful on gate arms throughout The Villages.

Those signs are only a suggestion in TV

Was not always FOUR way stop!

There are bad drivers everywhere, even in The Villages.

That is the perfect opportunity to lay on the horn. Sorry for the folks who live in close proximity to the intersection but I feel bad drivers need to be reminded that they will cause an accident if they continue to do stupid things on the road.

I would much prefer big brother to monitor every single intersection in these United States, not only our little section on earth. Hand out those tickets to all those bad drivers. What is the harm in that? You do something wrong, you pay for it with evidence to boot.

And use the money to pay down our National debt.

That might work. LOL.

If you have to even ask that question then clearly we come from different worlds. But so be it. To each his own.

People here are so damn impatient. Yesterday a car following my golf cart on Del mar decided to tailgate me since he couldn't pass me before the gate.

After the gate he wasn't about to take his rightful turn at the four way stop at Del Mar and Avienda Central and Bam! He hits the other car that had the right of way! Congrats genius!

There are already surveillance cameras at many major intersections. How do you feel about those cameras? There are surveillance cameras at every entrance to Villages. Do those cameras make you feel uneasy?

No, why would I be uneasy?
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I don't believe my comment about that was not to you. I just looked back and it was another poster that I said that to.