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Yet another "thought I'd seen about everything" post re: drivers.
Early this morning I had an app't up near the hospital. I'm driving on North Morse when I see 4 sets of headlights in my rear-view mirror. A white sedan (not a law enforcer) was passing everyone, going north and was speeding like a banshee leaving us in his "dust" and soon was out of sight. Thought I've seen most everything here----!!! Hope it was an emergency that warranted such idiocy. Could have been an accident waiting to happen.
Keep in mind there's a double yellow line on North Morse........ |
Maybe rushing to Hospital
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Sadly, I guess we need a major pileup before action is taken firmly??? last evening, it was dark, raining, lightly, a guy in a hot street rod, gained on us rapidly, then swerved and just missed our cart, and wow, he was flying at a gross violation of speed code. bbbbbb |
Recently there has been a "Traffic Ticket" thread on this site with 112 posts before being closed. The OP was complaining that he was ticketed for driving 6 mph over the posted limit.
I'm sure he would think there is too much enforcement while others would say there is no enough. Whenever possible in TV I drive using cruise control. Haven't been ticketed yet. |
Since my retirement, I have tried to give speedy drivers as this one by the OP the benefit of the doubt. Perhaps they are running late for a plane, meeting, or in this case possibly to the hospital. In the past, I would become quite irritated and such as at times... I may be one of them.
Now mostly... OK I hope they have a very good reason in case they get pulled over up there... However my patience runs thin with contractor/trucks that speed and sway around our streets and roundabouts. |
I can't figure out how there are "4 sets" of headlights on a 2 lane road? Should that mean 2 sets, or maybe 4 headlights total? Were 4 cars driving parallel to each other?
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Think the OP was trying to indicate that they saw Two cars(four headlights) in their mirror. That would mean the speeder had crossed the double line and was passing illegally.
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If there is a real medical emergency, it is always best to call 911. Help comes to you and transports if needed. It is impossible for a driver to administer CPR while driving and putting patient, self and others at risk. 911 response times in The Villages has historically been better than national averages.
Coincidentally, I saw another car racing down North Morse Blvd this morning. He was passing other cars on single lane road and was headed away from hospital. |
If that person was speeding because of a true emergency, at least he could have had his flashers on.
If it wasn't an emergency, too bad he didn't end up in a lake or up a tree. Then it would have been an emergency! |
Speeding Only against the law when you get caught by police officer ( the law enforcers) No different than anywhere else in the USA. Speeder's everywhere. I find its best to stay out of their road. Speeder's I can handle, tailgating speeder's are IMO far more dangerous. IMO the worst speeder's are in Cadillac's, BMWs, and Mercedes.:popcorn:
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It could have been emergency. Years ago, I was sitting in a traffic jam on the world's longest parking lot (I-95 between Alexandria, VA and Washington, DC where there is at least 4 lanes going into DC) when a car drove by me. He was driving on the right median strip! On the local news that evening, there was a story about a baby being born in the car outside the ER entrance. I'm not saying it is right but, you just never know!
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The people who tailgate me either go around me or lose their nerve and fall back a little. Either way, it is no problem. |
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