Driving in The Villages
 

Anyone else driving on Morse, Buena Vista or El Camino feel like they wake up in the Twilight Zone? Meaning feeling like you are caught in the middle of the Daytona 500? Cars used to go maybe 40ish and now 50 to 60. Nevermind "racing" you through the roundabouts. And the money spent on diagramming proper lane usage in the roundabouts. And what happened to "Right turn, Right lane" and "Left turn. Left lane"? Tailgating is ridiculous too. Not sure what happened to "Florida's Friendliest Home Town".

All in a hurry to go - no place really. (just as long as it's in front of thy fellow villager)

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It is a race track. The worst traffic circle i've ever had experience with is Buenia Vista at El Camino. I bet if you sit and watch for no more than five minutes you'll see at least one traffic circle violation.

Welcome to The Villages. It will calm down come May.

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actually, I have just the opposite feeling. After getting off of 441, or 466, I breathe a sigh of relief being on Morse or BV. Fewer cars, generally less aggressive drivers, and thanks to the roundabouts better traffic flow.
Yes, some people speed, but that's hardly unique to inside The Bubble.
It's always good to be careful and defensive though.

I'd bet money that when TV was only 1/10 the size it is now, jerks abounded at the same ratio as they do now.

The sheriff's dept. will let the speed for now, then drop the hammer on them , then watch them cry...

IMO maybe 5% drives 35 MPH down those roads that was designed for 40 plus they are they usually in left lane. Even LEOs don’t drive 35mph or less. The only reason majority areas on those roads are 35 so the LSV can legally be on them. Now if you taking about MB out to 441 or Spanish springs few even drive 25 MPH max down that stretch which IMO most dangerous street in villages. Those streets are through roads through the villages, villagers not the only ones using them.

It won’t take 5 minutes.

it's a practice run before getting on to I-75

I always thought the traffic slows down on Morse and Buena Vista this time of year with more and more traffic as the Villages grow.

Generally don’t drive the car while here but have with the weather. The rotaries are well marked and if people stayed in the lanes through the rotary things would go ok. Speed aside but too many people drive in the left lane that should be in the right one if they want to go 30. Others use a yield sign as a stop sign and do not enter the rotary if anyone else is on the rotary. It is a huge learning curve if you have not been on one before. Growing up in New England we have been driving rotaries all out lives. As for the roadway itself there are some that race it but not as many as one would think.

Some, TOO MANY, forget the goal is for ALL to get there in one piece. The goal is NOT to teach others how to drive. We tend to notice STUPID drivers not safe ones.

The round a bouts it is a reach to believe that all know the rules and a further reach that they know the rules and will follow them. Driving in another drivers blind spot is risking an accident and yet some chose to sit there.

It used to be taught as defensive driving. Simply, if another driver of perhaps road conditions cause a potential accident where will you go to avoid an accident. If, the answer is you have no place to go to avoid an accident due to an error by another driver-you have ALLOWED YOURSELF TO BE IN THE WRONG PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME.

Traffic circle=roundabout=rotary
 

Traffic circle concept. Great!
Traffic circle in actual use? Boggles the mind!

Many drivers seem to be frustrated NASCAR wannabe's. What is not to love about one big left turn? Pity the person going right or straight on.