Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Problem solved
Instead of Roundabouts, use a cart on cart paths!! Still can reach anywhere!!!
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We went thru "THAT" roundabout just fine. No problems whatsoever...... Thank God we were IN A CAB. |
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Confusing Roundabouts!
The two-lane roundabouts are confusing, because everyone uses them differently and feels strongly they are correct and can justify their actions. That, sadly, will never change no matter how many signs they post. It should be changed it to one lane, thus saving confusion over the 'proper' way to do it. In a community of aging folks, simpler is always better.
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Captain Jon "Growing older but not up." J. Buffett _________________________ Coral Gables, FL, Bahamas, Belize, Wilmington, NC, Bocas del Toro, Panama and finally The Villages |
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(They Really are Confusing and Dangerous)
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Cappyjon, it really is a big deal if you're driving correctly and get T-boned by someone who misunderstands the "new" concept. From the amount of inconsistencies posted on this thread, the only thing that is clear, is that there is a lot of confusion. Until the day that all drivers are on the "same page", IMHO, one-lane roundabouts would be safer. That won't happen tho, it would cause traffic to move too slowly.
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Lots of studies (and they have been posted on other roundabout threads ad nauseum) show that roundabouts move traffic better, are better for the environment, and are actually safer. What we have on these threads is a lot of anecdotal reports from a segment of TOTV members recounting their "near misses." Perhaps I am lucky because I grew up with a roundabout two blocks away from my childhood home in south Florida. I had to negotiate that (two lane) roundabout when I first learned to drive and never forgot how to use them. I have lived overseas for long periods of time and roundabouts are widely used without incident. I understand that roundabouts are a new experience to many who move to TV and that most have an ingrained fear of doing/trying anything new, BUT I refuse to "sell short" the seniors that live here by falling back on the tired old cliche that you can't teach an old dog new tricks. People can learn to safely use the roundabouts. If not, it is a good thing that they have moved to a golf cart community and they can use there carts.
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Captain Jon "Growing older but not up." J. Buffett _________________________ Coral Gables, FL, Bahamas, Belize, Wilmington, NC, Bocas del Toro, Panama and finally The Villages |
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I had to go to Leesburg, Virginia via Route 15 yesterday and boom there were two roundabouts at Gilbert's Corner. That is the intersection of Route 50 and 15. My first experiences with the roundabouts in TV were not smooth so I paid plenty of attention to the threads on TOTV about them. Thanks to that my experience with the Gilbert's Corner roundabouts in heavy traffic went very well. Thanks for all the positive input and "training". Yes, yield to traffic that is already in the roundabout. I feel prepared for my next trip to TV.
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