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Originally Posted by jarodrig (Post 2216927)

Exactly….. yesterday while driving my golf cart from Conley toward Sawgrass, there was a Wildwood officer parked maybe 200 ft (plus or minus) on the grass south of the gate watching the traffic go through that gate . He was parked far enough away to be unnoticed until AFTER passing past the gate.

I pulled off the MMP in order to watch to see if he was there to give tickets for blowing through the temporary stop signs at the gate.

Guess what …….NOT ONE SINGLE CAR STOPPED WHILE GOING THROUGH THE GATE !

I watched for about one minute or so and the police officer DID NOT STOP ANY CARS blowing the stop sign. I watched at least a dozen or more cars go by .

Here is my take on it …..

Those temporary stop signs we see at many gates are placed there by Community Watch (in other words, The Villages)

I honestly believe that they are not enforceable (summons wise) as they are not placed there by proper authorities….

I also agree with another poster that a viable solution would be is to turn the walking path between Conley and the Citrus gate into a MMP.

That short paved walking area is actually wider than some of the MMP’s that go behind Fenney towards the Chitty Chatty Bridge over 44

Very risky situation. It's the wild wild west down there. Still mostly no one stopping, and then racing to cut each other off at the cart crossing.

Vehicles, espically construction with trailer's doing 50+ on Megason.

It does look like the walking path was designed for carts.

We have to wait until there is a fatal accident at that crossing before the County does anything...Any volunteers?

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Originally Posted by VApeople (Post 2216359)

In the Southern area, there are nice walking/biking paths, so there is no need to walk in the roads or the dreaded MMPs.

I love all the walking paths down here but if you want to walk to a destination, you do have to use the MMP’s.

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Originally Posted by Kelevision (Post 2221059)

if you want to walk to a destination, you do have to use the MMP’s.

When we walk, we do it because we enjoy it. If we need to reach a destination, we drive one of our cars.

However, the MMPs are nice to have. A couple days ago, I was leaving Osceola Hills in the morning and the exit gate would not open. I just turned right onto the MMP, drove up to the entrance to Burnsed Rec Center, turned left to get onto Deskin, and then drove to my doctor's appointment.

I can’t walk near the ponds because the deer flies are biting big time!

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Originally Posted by MorTech (Post 2221014)

We have to wait until there is a fatal accident at that crossing before the County does anything...Any volunteers?

I would not want to be the engineer(s) who designed/signed off on the design during a civil deposition for an injury/death case.

Or the public officials finger pointing, ignoring the hazard while approving funds to keep golf carts from parking on the grass...

I'm sure a cost effective revision could be developed given the brain power that designs this place.

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Originally Posted by Normal (Post 2216165)

The other paper has an article called “Meggison Safety Issues”. In it residents express their displeasure of traffic safety issues now and the thought of the Bexley Bridge opening soon (opens this summer). The logistical nightmare has set in with the popularity of Sawgrass Grove and the necessity for crossing of golf carts etc at the Citrus Grove gate where no one seems to stop. It’s a crap shoot at best to make it across at times with a bicycle or golf cart because, well frankly no one slows down or stops!

Why didn’t the “Developer” foresee this calamity? Obviously at this point, the best thing to do would be to put in a gate shack like they did in Pinellas or Belle Meade. I wonder if the dollar has taken precedence over any concern whatsoever to the sustainability of the community?

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Why should the cars have to slow or stop when they have the right-of-way after stopping at the gate? I have crossed Meggison at the Citrus Grove gate almost daily and never have a safety problem. My secret: I look both ways and never pull out in front of a moving vehicle. These entitled cart drivers are impatient & just do not want to wait until the roadway is clear.

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Originally Posted by dhdallas (Post 2221296)

Carts unfortunately are mandated to merge with automobiles at the very same place where there is also a cart crossing for lateral movement of other cart traffic .

It appears cars speed up where there they are required to slow down for gates that aren’t always there. Cars and carts should both be doing 20 mph, but car speeds aren’t enforced (at least not enough). Both the golf cart that is forced to move into the automobile lane and the car contest for a spot required by both for movement.