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Originally Posted by Indydealmaker

Just got back from Wildwood via 466a. The 45mph speed limit westbound begins just west of the stoplight at Powell Rd. and continues on unbroken until Fruitland Park. The only sign on 466a that in any way indicates a different speed is the one that indicates that the maximum speed in The Villages is 20mph unless otherwise posted.

If your friend was ticketed along 466a for going 41, then he either was stopped by a cop that misinterpreted that Villages speed limit sign or there was a temporary "non statute" speed limit sign posted for a construction zone which is no longer there.

And thats when you go back photograph the speed signs in the area and show up in court. They assume people will not fight tickets, just pay and go on. The only thing I can think of is going into the wildwood portion past the stoplights on 466a where the speed does decrease in the housing. 35 to 30 in that stretch and there is a school zone .

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Originally Posted by Penguin

Is'nt this what everyone always complains about, construction or landscape trucks going too fast and blowing stop signs. Thank your lucky stars the coppers are doing their job.

Glad they are Saw an unmarked on 466a headed west toward teh villages this morning from fruitland area.

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Originally Posted by jrheydt

I went past that sign this morning. It seems to me that that sign should not be on 466a but on an entrance road into the villages. That sign is very confusing and I can't believe that for that stretch of highway you must reduce your speed from 45 to 20. Makes no sense to me.

John

Very true. When the signs for Villages speed limits were first posted, I communicated with the office of Sumter County responsible for the signs. I suggested they be the yellow advisory signs, rather than the white regulatory signs for the very reason that people would be confused and slow to 20 when the limit is 45. Imagine a large truck going 45 (or more) and coming up behind a car that suddenly slows to 20. The same problem exists to a lesser extent on Buena Vista north of Glenview where the signs are posted as you enter Sumter County. The speed limit is 35, but there is a Villages sign for 20 just after it. Same on Rio Grande.

I was told the signs had to be regulatory, rather than advisory. My concerns about the confusion were noted, but they did not have an option to do otherwise. State law.