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Happydaz 02-09-2022 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 2059404)
Actually, here is a very surprising graphic I found----I would have thought it might have been the opposite:

If these statistics are correct it would put to rest all the hand wringing that goes on about how dangerous everything is around here. This is a very safe place to live. Walkers, bicyclists, joggers, golf carters and auto drivers all have a low chance of injury or death. Possibly one of the reasons we have all these “sky is falling” posters talking about how dangerous it is could be due to the fact that we are older individuals who have learned by experience to be very careful. We may see danger more than most people but that is OK because, if these stats are accurate, we live in a very safe place.

kathy1516 02-10-2022 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by DonH57 (Post 2058501)
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.

LOLOLOL……I’ve called BV and Morse the Indy 500 for ten years and the roundabouts are the Olympic luge!!!!!

kathy1516 02-10-2022 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by kathy1516 (Post 2059800)
LOLOLOL……I’ve called BV and Morse the Indy 500 for ten years and the roundabouts are the Olympic luge!!!!!

LOLOL……. I’ve always called BV and Morse the Indy 500 and the roundabouts the Olympic luge!!!

collie1228 02-11-2022 09:17 AM

I just re-read my post. Don't see anything about speeding - only that the deputies will now be out there for a short time.

VApeople 02-11-2022 02:11 PM

Was someone really killed driving on Buena Vista a few days ago?

I didn't see anything about it in the Daily Sun or on this website.

JMintzer 02-11-2022 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by VApeople (Post 2060076)
Was someone really killed driving on Buena Vista a few days ago?

I didn't see anything about it in the Daily Sun or on this website.

https://www.talkofthevillages.com/fo...-vista-329032/

VApeople 02-11-2022 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by JMintzer (Post 2060110)

Thanks. I had missed that post.

Get real 02-12-2022 08:56 AM

I don't drive....I aim. Get out of my way or look out.

But really, the people that drive slow and clog traffic are the ones causing the speeding and road rage. Entitled. Just move over already.

Laker14 02-13-2022 07:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Get real (Post 2060274)
I don't drive....I aim. Get out of my way or look out.

But really, the people that drive slow and clog traffic are the ones causing the speeding and road rage. Entitled. Just move over already.

There are very few problems in life that can't be made worse with a small dose of impatience. This is particularly so on the road. Conversely, most problems can be mitigated with a very small dose of patience.
A deep breath and an easing back on the gas pedal are easy ways to make a problem go away, and, they don't cost much.

golfing eagles 02-13-2022 07:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Laker14 (Post 2060570)
There are very few problems in life that can't be made worse with a small dose of impatience. This is particularly so on the road. Conversely, most problems can be mitigated with a very small dose of patience.
A deep breath and an easing back on the gas pedal are easy ways to make a problem go away, and, they don't cost much.

Or alternatively, the slug can take a deep breath, press forward on the gas pedal and keep up with traffic. Just a thought......

ThirdOfFive 02-13-2022 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by jebartle (Post 2059538)
Two narrow escapes with meeting his maker on Harley, my husband sold bike within a week, scary, scary!!!

I had my bike shipped down from Minnesota last February. Rode it for a few weeks and sold it. I had more close calls here in TV in those few weeks than I had in Minnesota in the last five years. Too many people on these roads who, quite simply, have lost the ability to navigate them safely.

Laker14 02-13-2022 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 2060586)
Or alternatively, the slug can take a deep breath, press forward on the gas pedal and keep up with traffic. Just a thought......

Or, here's another thought: Not everyone has to be like you. The "slug" does not have to drive to your standards. It is not the "slug"'s responsibility to make you happy. It is his/her responsibility to drive safely, in a way that he/she is comfortable. Your job is to deal with it safely.

b1ll649 02-13-2022 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by rsmurano (Post 2058767)
I’ll take a speeder over a driver that doesn’t know how to navigate a roundabout. I can’t believe we have so many people that can’t drive here or should I say can’t read a sign that shows them how to navigate a roundabout. It’s pretty much a free for all going thru them. What the sheriff should do is revoke somebody’s license if they cause an accident or if they see somebody not navigating a roundabout properly because the driver can’t read or can’t comprehend any longer

I agree 100% and those who treat yeald signs like stop signs are just as guilty.

fdpaq0580 02-13-2022 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Laker14 (Post 2060686)
Or, here's another thought: Not everyone has to be like you. The "slug" does not have to drive to your standards. It is not the "slug"'s responsibility to make you happy. It is his/her responsibility to drive safely, in a way that he/she is comfortable. Your job is to deal with it safely.

Truth!

fdpaq0580 02-13-2022 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Get real (Post 2060274)
I don't drive....I aim. Get out of my way or look out.

But really, the people that drive slow and clog traffic are the ones causing the speeding and road rage. Entitled. Just move over already.

Interesting. Relatively few minimum speed signs nation wide. Usually on freeways/highways. Golf carts, generally, have no place to move over to. On roads with single lane, like in the villages, no place to move over to.
"Entitled"??. Who?? The one driving at or below the legal limit, or the one that, as a committee of one, decides the law does not apply to them.


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