[Chellybean]

Originally Posted by billethkid

A few that make me wonder:

Heading South on Buena Vista Blvd...I am in the passing lane about a mile from the intersection at CR 466....and there is a car in my lane coming at me (heading North in the South bound lane)...after frantic light flashing and horn blowing the oncoming driver has the deer in the headlights, oh $hit look slamming on the brakes...I could not move over as another car was along side of me..the oncoming driver makes a multiple point U turn and speeds off down 466 and through the light at 466!!!

Here is one more....the dog and I are on the multi modal path near the Riley Grove starter shack and a car is heading toward me....I suggested he turn around and get back on the street at the Bridgeport entrance/crossing. He chose to continue forward getting back on the road at the Arnold Palmer entrance.

Now it is your turn to present happenings you have experienced in TV that makes you wonder.

SORRY!
The only thing you can say is you can't FIX STUPID!

[EnglishJW]

Originally Posted by EdFNJ

Ahhh, another crazy driver thread. NO it is ABSOLUTELY NOT "only in The Villages."

Fully agree. We often drive back and forth between FL and NJ. We have seen horrible driving in every state we pass through.

[the square]

All these occurrences of stupid and DANGEROUS moves by drivers are what you get when short term renters come here. They're given a house for a month or a week without out any knowledge of how things work, especially the cart paths and such. The house comes with a golf cart and no briefing of how to navigate them. They just jump on and wind up on the main roads putting themselves and others in harms way. Keep listing houses on Air B&B and other sites like that and the "hits" will keep on coming. A Villager who las lived her any amount of time will not make those mistakes.

[asianthree]

Originally Posted by the square

A Villager who las lived her any amount of time will not make those mistakes.

Most renters are not here yet. This thread is about this week. Most likely they have lived here for many years

[graciegirl]

There is a Facebook group called "The Villages Can't Drive" and it seems mostly to be younger people making mean comments about us Villagers.

I get really mad at people being mean just because we are older or because we moved into "their" space.

[Chi-Town]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

There is a Facebook group called "The Villages Can't Drive" and it seems mostly to be younger people making mean comments about us Villagers.

I get really mad at people being mean just because we are older.

Checked that site out and it's pretty benign. Got a kick out of you chastising the posters.

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[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by Chi-Town

Checked that site out and it's pretty benign. Got a kick out of you chastising the posters.

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I just checked it out and it is pretty benign today. They took down a bunch of comments like "Q-tip drivers etc, and took down the picture of an ugly older lady who they termed the "queen of Viagra" since as you say...I" chastised" them. I like to use the term.."enlightened".

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by Northwoods

I was coming out of the tunnel that connects Brownwood to the Grand Traverse Shopping Center (going from Brownwood to Grand Traverse). There's a car coming right at me heading down toward the tunnel. The driver was flustered... said their GPS told them to take that road.

I've had my GPS tell me to take a right into a parking lot a few times. It's why I have so much frustration with the things.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

I've had my GPS tell me to take a right into a parking lot a few times. It's why I have so much frustration with the things.

It took me the better part of a year to comfortably find my way around this place using cart paths...no GPS at that time. And that was 12 years ago, maybe more.

I always remind people that more than fifteen people have died in golf cart accidents inside The Villages, since we moved here. Drive carefully and cautiously and know where you are going and drive like the rest of the folks are insane. Some of them are. And your golf cart offers little protection from cars or even other golf carts.