[QUOTE=Annie66;2173105]I'm surprised that no one has mentioned that Meggison Road is such a winding, curvy highway where the lanes seem to be a bit narrower than other major roads. When I drive down it, I imagine this is like a Formula 1 track. I'm unaware if this feature has led to a higher incidence of auto accidents. I just do not understand why it was designed this way and not have more or a straight, albeit a more boring, construction.[/QUOT


Perhaps to slow traffic down and for aesthetics. They weren’t aiming for interstate quality roads, I’m sure.

I think the issue is about Meggison being two lanes south of sawgrass - not about the fastest way to the turnpike. From 44 to sawgrass, Meggison is four lanes with dedicated paths for golf carts. This seems safer for cars, golf carts, bikes, and pedestrians.

South of sawgrass, you have people driving to Citrus Grove, Newell, Lake Denham, and Dabney on a two lane highway with golf cart lanes in the roadway. I think that everyone would agree that a four lane highway (with two lanes in each direction and a median in between) is much safer than a two lane highway (with no median). Was the design change to save money or to make the road safer?

I live "between the sixes" in Poinciana and have recently made a few trips by car to the Homestead Rec Center. My impression of Meggison from Sawgrass Grove to the rec center was that it was very quiet. I am sure it will get busier as more villages are built down that route, but if you think that's busy now, come ride around Bailey Trail, and St. Charles Place. I have long felt that something was miscalculated when they designed St. Charles Pl . Trying to get out of the Sterling Hts. Rec center during the winter months is daunting, as is crossing it at the BV RAB.

Yep, just wait until people real8ze Meggison is great shortcut to RT 27 to Clermont.

Too funny. The road with the by far most safety complaints is Morse Bld north of 466. I can't recall any other road in TV that the county was asked to investigate changes to make it safer. And how about the guy that purchased a radar gun so that he could stand next to the road a yell at speeders. So, nope.

When they put that figure out is that full time residents or does that include snowbirds? I've always wondered that and have never found the answer.

A couple months ago a young lady was killed driving south on Buena Vista when she ran into the roundabout at Bailey Trail.

A few weeks ago a young man on a motorcycle was killed at the intersection of Buena Vista and 466A.

Yesterday there was an accident at that same intersection and we saw two people being carried away on stretchers.

Even a "four lane highway (with two lanes in each direction and a median in between)" is not safe when people are careless.

I didn't say that four lanes were perfectly safe and that no one has ever been injured or killed on four lane highways. I said that four lanes are safer than two lanes.

A study from the University of Wyoming concluded that "the conversion from two-lane roadways to four lane divided roadways results in a notable reduction in fatal and injury crashes of more than 63% on urban roadways and 45% on rural roadways."

For those interested in the entire study, see below.


https://www.uwyo.edu/ahmed/Papers/20...20Roadways.pdf

Just like the people that bought next to the turnpike and now are complaining about the noise, investigate what your buying.

key word thought

Do “you people” ever get tired of bitching about the developer? And “you people” that complain the most probably live in The Villages.

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Did some jerk actually do that? If so, I'd love to meet him. Unfortunately for him it would take some time for them to disimpact his radar gun :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

The OP concerned about Megason being a shortcut to 470. People will tire quickly of a local 2 lane 25-30mph road when a a 4 lane, divided 35 mph connector road is available. Seems likely traffic on South Megason might even decrease one McNeil opens.

The homeowners pay for infrastructure within the Villages. How many would be ok with an extra $5-10k-?? added to their bond for an additional 4 lane divided road for 4-5 Villages?

There was no design change, the roadwayswere designed as planned in regional road agreements approved over 5 years ago.

The developer did a large number of awesome things building this place but also some head scratching ones as well. Do we not have the right to coment on that?

For example why was Morse N of 466 built as 2 lane road (one lane in each direction) while Buena Vista 4 lanes thruout.