[cquick]

We just moved to Amelia Villas, in Summerhill. We love it here. But now I use the gate on Southern Trace at with the stop light at Buena Vista and directly across from the entrance to the Polo Fields.

This is one spot where a round-about would have made a lot of sense. Also it needs a tunnel for the golf carts. The stoplight doesn't seem to make traffic go smoothly. I wonder why they didn't build a round about there since there are so many elswhere?

Anybody got any ideas?

Connie

[2 Oldcrabs]

Please, No more roundabouts!

[drdodge]

there is a tunnel there. it goes to saddlebrook and then across to laurel manor
drd

[getdul981]

Originally Posted by 2 Oldcrabs

Please, No more roundabouts!

And why not? I think roundabouts are great. They keep traffic moving and you don't have traffic lights.

[skyguy79]

Originally Posted by getdul981

And why not? I think roundabouts are great. They keep traffic moving and you don't have traffic lights.

I have to agree with you, and IMHO the roundabouts are not in and of themselves the problem whereas our human faults or shortcomings as thinking, reasoning peoples are!

[Bogie Shooter]

OMG, another roundabout thread...................

[skyguy79]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

OMG, another roundabout thread...................

Of course there is. Don't you know that roundabouts can be a never ending story just like they can be a never ending drive... around and around and around and around etc. etc. etc.

[cquick]

I used to dislike roundabouts when I lived in Orlando, but I have become a fan here at TV. The stoplight at Buena Vista/Saddlebrook/Southern Trace is a real bottleneck. A roundabout there would go much smoother. Also the golf cart path is in front of the gatehouse, instead of inside the neighborhood, which seems dangerous to me. when there is a roundabout, it seems like they put the golf cart crossing in a safer place.

Oh, yes, thanks for letting me know about the tunnel. I didn't realize it was there.

Have a safe Happy New Year's Eve!

[zcaveman]

Originally Posted by cquick

I used to dislike roundabouts when I lived in Orlando, but I have become a fan here at TV. The stoplight at Buena Vista/Saddlebrook/Southern Trace is a real bottleneck. A roundabout there would go much smoother. Also the golf cart path is in front of the gatehouse, instead of inside the neighborhood, which seems dangerous to me. when there is a roundabout, it seems like they put the golf cart crossing in a safer place.

Oh, yes, thanks for letting me know about the tunnel. I didn't realize it was there.

Have a safe Happy New Year's Eve!

They ran tests about moving the cart crossing behind the gatehouse when they redid the multinodal path. But with the entrance/exit to the mail stop right past the gatehouse it was decided that it was not a good idea with the additional traffic flow.

[cquick]

thanks for the info....

[Villages PL]

Originally Posted by skyguy79

Of course there is. Don't you know that roundabouts can be a never ending story just like they can be a never ending drive... around and around and around and around etc. etc. etc.

I once went around and around several times because I always wondered what it would be like to do that. It was fun! And no one even noticed I was doing it.

[Whatever]

Originally Posted by Villages PL

I once went around and around several times because I always wondered what it would be like to do that. It was fun! And no one even noticed I was doing it.

Just one french fry short of a happy meal!

[Pturner]

I have a guess-- but it is only a guess-- why that one intersection might have a traffic light. It could be because horse trailers hitched behind trucks headed to the Polo Fields would have difficulty with the roundabout turns. If they enter TV from 466, turn north on Buena Vista and then left into the Polo parking lot, they would not have to navigate any roundabouts.

... Did I mention that this is just a guess.

[lightworker888]

I'm sure there was a very logical reason and your explanation makes a lot of sense. Good guessing. Remind me not to play Mastermind with you!

LW888

[jblum315]

Anyone want to try for a Guinness record for most times around a roundabout?