Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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You are right Sue, legal doesn't mean it is safe to do so. In both cases, the drivers in the right lane that broadsided them were not charged by the police.
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It's that time of year, roundabouts, paths all the b----ing starts
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Like Judge Judy says, "You can't fix stupid"
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My rule for roundabouts
do not enter when other cars are present then drive like hell to my exit so far it's working good |
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For what, 2 months???? Give it time, and somebody will do something so idiotic that there is no defense that can be planned in advance. My personal favorite---encountering a car driving clockwise in a RB.
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That's a fact.
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Define "less effective."
In this case, less effective also means fewer accidents.
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Those which have been built here are much too small to make traffic flow safely and efficiently. The real problem is, regardless of how much the topic is talked and written about, 95% of the residents still don't know how to drive them! They either just don't get it, don't care or are simply scared to death of them.
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Here's my favorite roundabout. Oh, wait. It's in Massachusetts, so it's called a rotary. This would be a riot after "happy hour."
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Replacing all the roundabouts in TV (it's not gonna happen by-the-way) would certainly result in far greater delays and almost as certainly an increase in the number of accidents. This claim is backed up by numerous traffic studies over the years as roundabouts have become more widespread. Roundabouts are only good at intersections and in areas that meet certain criteria, and the locations in TV where roundabouts have been implemented meet those criteria. From a more anecdotal perspective, I have been in TV for almost four years now, and I've never witnessed an accident in a roundabout. I've seen a few of the silly, potentially dangerous driver actions of course, but none that couldn't be avoided by adhering to the two most important roundabout driving principles... 1) when approaching a roundabout always yield to traffic in both lanes of the roundabout, and 2) never drive alongside another vehicle when within the roundabout. Obey those two "rules" and the only mistake that can hurt you in the roundabout is one of your own doing. I will agree with you that many residents, and especially visitors, don't know how to drive the roundabouts. But if you drive according to the two rules listed above, even those drivers' mistakes will be easily avoidable. By the way, just for the record, during my career I spent roughly thirty years in the field of traffic and transportation. I am a Professional Engineer in the State of Florida and have a Masters Degree in Transportation Engineering from the University of Florida. Last edited by Polar Bear; 11-28-2016 at 09:01 AM. |
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The driver going the wrong way shook her fist at him.
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Yes, that is the situation you must watch out for. I have had a couple of close calls myself when I have been in the right lane. Only enter a roundabout when there will be no cars adjacent to you.
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Whenever I am in a round about I assume that anyone anywhere near me is a potential accident waiting to happen so I watch them all very carefully. I've seen plenty of stupid things happen but so far I have remained accident free. (knock on wood).
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The Golden Rule of roundabouts.
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