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-   The Villages, Florida, General Discussion (https://www.talkofthevillages.com/forums/villages-florida-general-discussion-73/)
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fdpaq0580 10-13-2022 05:16 PM
Why is it that some of the nicest and most laid back folks drive like enraged assassins or teenagers on speed? Inquiring for a friend.😏

richs631 10-13-2022 06:50 PM
Don’t automatically think it’s being disrespectful. We villagers are getting up in age and our reflexes are not as good. Always use caution weather ridding, bikeing or walking

BobnBev 10-13-2022 06:52 PM
I've said it before, and I'll say it again,-----Oh wait-----I forgot.:cryin2::loco:

nova1968 10-14-2022 04:55 AM
Sorry that had to happen Dawg
Glad your safe

Mikee1 10-14-2022 05:34 AM
Many pedestrians walk in the middle of the street, walking a dog that is pulling them around, etc. Pedestrians should follow the law as well as motorists. Walk on the side of the road, facing traffic, wear bright colored clothing at night, be aware of your surroundings. Being dead right is still dead....

VApeople 10-14-2022 06:52 AM
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Originally Posted by WharfRat (Post 2146072)
Almost got hit again by a moving vehicle while on my morning walk today.
What did you learn from that experience?

Are you doing anything different to increase your safety on your morning walk?

Bilyclub 10-14-2022 07:46 AM
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Originally Posted by WharfRat (Post 2146072)
Almost got hit again by a moving vehicle while on my morning walk today. Amazed by how few Villagers respect the walking public and ignore those who are approaching, waiting to cross or walking in a crosswalk.
Welcome to TOTV, though a friendly reminder that members are only supposed to have one account here, just sayin. If you think it's bad now, winter is coming.

Gunny2403 10-14-2022 07:46 AM
Maybe it’s you!

Bilyclub 10-14-2022 08:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Gunny2403 (Post 2146722)
Maybe it’s you!

Not a chance, I play by the rules, even online.

fdpaq0580 10-14-2022 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Bilyclub (Post 2146740)
Not a chance, I play by the rules, even online.
You are one in a million!😀👍

Quixote 10-14-2022 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by JMintzer (Post 2146172)
Just spend sometime in any Publix, Lowes, or Home Depot parking lot...

People simply step off the curb, without looking for oncoming traffic...

Their head is usually buried in their phone...
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Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive (Post 2146206)
How true! Those white grid lines don't protect you from a car with an inattentive or reckless driver, as one often sees in any of the big store parking lots around here.

Some months back I remember reading an article about three drivers at (I believe) one of the Wal-Mart stores here, all within a few yards of one another, backing out of their parking spots. The rear ends of all three cars collided. When things like that happen it pays to be extra watchful when walking near the path of any car.
Thinking particularly of Southern Trace Publix but perhaps true for other stores, there are often structures in front of the stores that obscure persons walking out of the store directly into the roadway and not looking. This makes it pretty difficult for drivers even to anticipate that someone oblivious might be stepping out.

WharfRat 10-14-2022 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by VApeople (Post 2146700)
What did you learn from that experience?

Are you doing anything different to increase your safety on your morning walk?
You are so nice to ask. I’m going on bike rides instead. :)

coffeebean 10-17-2022 05:20 AM
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Originally Posted by WharfRat (Post 2146236)
You bring up a good point re: average age. I agree vigilance is key, but did not expect to come across so many rude drivers in Florida’s Friendliest Hometown. :)
I'm not sure some of those "rude" drivers are actually rude. It may be more of a perception difficulty as people age. Hubby and I have found that so many times, people pull out onto a main road waaaaay too close to us as we are driving the speed limit or at most, 5 MPH over the speed limit. These people have no idea that the car they pulled out in front of is a MOVING vehicle and have no clue of the closure rate. We see this problem most often when driving among the elderly.

coffeebean 10-17-2022 05:25 AM
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Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive (Post 2146296)
Check the license plates of the rude drivers. Also many golf carts sport the license plate of the state the owner hailed from.

Quite a lot of those rude drivers in America's friendliest hometown aren't FROM America's friendliest hometown.

More so now as the snowbirds are flooding in.
Aren't the majority of us Villagers from somewhere else? In fact, I would say all of us Villagers are from somewhere else. I don't know of any young kids growing up in The Villages.

Taltarzac725 10-17-2022 06:12 AM
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Originally Posted by coffeebean (Post 2147719)
Aren't the majority of us Villagers from somewhere else? In fact, I would say all of us Villagers are from somewhere else. I don't know of any young kids growing up in The Villages.
I have met many people who lived here before the Villages was started. Some had had kids.

coffeebean 10-17-2022 06:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Taltarzac725 (Post 2147733)
I have met many people who lived here before the Villages was started. Some had had kids.
Lady Lake and the surrounding towns included? Gee, everyone I have met here have all come from other parts of the country. I had no idea there were "many people" who lived in our back yard before jumping the fence into The Villages.


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