[another Linda]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

Yes.

First say your beads.

Then wait and wait and wait until there is no one anywhere and get in. If you are going to the third exit , get in the left lane and watch to see all around you what the folks in the circle are doing. If you are exiting at the first or second exit...get in the right lane. Keep an eye out.

Try to get all of your moving around The Villages done in the middle of the night.

Try not to pay attention when people in other cars are making obscene motions with their hands.

Take the number 88 off the side of your car.

lol. that sounds about right.

[Talk Host]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

Yes.

First say your beads.

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Say your Beads? Is that an old Catholic School saying? "Say your Beads" hmmmmmm?

BTW, do you know how it got its name "Rosary?"

[chuckinca]

Per the detailed drawings of how to use the roundabouts - they have to be completely clear of other vehicles before you can enter it and nobody can get into it when you are in it.

Still a good idea to stop to say your beads first.



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[Pturner]

Could she mean, "Blame the Engineers for the Awful Design"?

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by Pturner

Could she mean, "Blame the Engineers for the Awful Design"?

I am tellin' ya P. You and me....we think alike, but you are a LOT smarter.

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by chuckinca

Per the detailed drawings of how to use the roundabouts - they have to be completely clear of other vehicles before you can enter it and nobody can get into it when you are in it.

Still a good idea to stop to say your beads first.



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Really??? That means than only one car is to be in a roundabout at any given time. That doesn't make sense and it certainly doesn't happen in the roundabouts here in TV. Seriously...if a car is entering a roundabout at 12 o'clock, is the person entering at 6 o'clock supposed to see that car if there is a building in the middle of the roundabout??? That's not feasible.

Being from massachusetts where (rotaries) roundabouts are quite common I don't have any problems negotiating these roundabouts.When entering you always yield to the traffic already in the rotary.The difference here is there are two lanes in the roundabouts.If I'm in the right lane I should be exiting.If I'm in the left and I want to exit I should stay in the left as I exit and not move to the right.There will always be folks in the right lane not exiting and there lies the problem.So just be aware of their ignorance and proceed with CAUTION!!.Where are we all going in such a hurry?
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[chuckinca]

Originally Posted by coffeebean

Really??? That means than only one car is to be in a roundabout at any given time. That doesn't make sense and it certainly doesn't happen in the roundabouts here in TV. Seriously...if a car is entering a roundabout at 12 o'clock, is the person entering at 6 o'clock supposed to see that car if there is a building in the middle of the roundabout??? That's not feasible.

Yep - really!

Look at the diagrams, the only time they show two cars in the round-n-round are when they are side by side and entering simultaneously from the same location and leaving the same location (they must prearrange this situation to be certain they follow the law correctly).

[Talk Host]

Originally Posted by chuckinca

Yep - really!

Look at the diagrams, the only time they show two cars in the round-n-round are when they are side by side and entering simultaneously from the same location and leaving the same location (they must prearrange this situation to be certain they follow the law correctly).

Chuck,

I think you have hit on a wonderful idea. There should be a little meeting area just before the entrances to the roundabouts. Drivers could all stop there and discuss an entrance and exit plan. They could discuss who is going to do what. Perhaps they could have a scaled down model of the circle on a board and the drivers could practice their actions first.

[chuckinca]

Right - Sorta like filing a flight plan for an airplane!

Gotta make certain everybody drives lawfully in the round n rounds.

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[golf2140]

Just remember one thing, don't stop while in the round about. Yesterday on Morse Blvd. a lady came to a complete stop. Those of us behind her were checking traffic to the side and rear, we almost hit her. Come on April !!!!!

[cra914]

Originally Posted by GatbTester

I cannot believe someone is shocked that the "Stepford" Gate Keepers would not know what happened at the gate or pump house.......after all when one is instructed to wave their hand...and repeat "Welcome to the Villages, have a nice day" a few hundred times a day.......it begins to look mechanical, sound mechanical, and appear mechanical. Yes?

Most likely this occurred in the wee hours of the morning (alcohol involved maybe?) which would explain why the Gate Attendant didn't know what had happened, as the Duval Gate is NOT manned from Midnight to 6 am. No Gates south of RT 466 (save Bonneybrook) are manned at that time.

As far as nothing appearing in the Daily Sun to explain what is obviously REAL NEWS is not surprising.

[golf2140]

CRA: It was noted in The Daily Sun!

[cra914]

Golf

......my apologies I've been looking and must have missed it! Would you remember what date that was?

[CSilvestrucci]

Yesterday I encountered a car going the wrong direction in the roundabout on Morse just south of LSl