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chuckpedrey 07-21-2021 06:54 AM
45 or 50 on Morse Boulevard north of 466 is problematic because of the golf cart traffic on that stretch of road.

Guitarman1951 07-21-2021 07:12 AM
Couldn't have come any sooner. Speeders on Morse and Buena Vista are rampant as well as on 466 coming from Rolling Acres.

Bill1701 07-21-2021 07:18 AM
I'd much rather have people doing 10-15 over the limit driving near me than the ones doing 5-10 under and looking at their phones.

tuccillo 07-21-2021 07:18 AM
She never said she only violated the law twice. She said she only got caught twice.



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Originally Posted by Hiltongrizz11 (Post 1976005)
No way! Not a chance in the world that in your lifetime you've only violated the law twice and both times just happened to get caught. You've either painted a sanctimonious picture of yourself or you're completely naive.

taruffi57 07-21-2021 07:18 AM
How? Parking an unmanned patrol car in the median?

MizJodi 07-21-2021 07:19 AM
Speeders think it’s The Villages 500

noslices1 07-21-2021 07:20 AM
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Originally Posted by champion6 (Post 1975658)
Posted on Facebook by the Sumter County Sheriff's Office:

"The Sumter County Sheriff's Office is participating in a tough new speed enforcement blitz under the tagline: “Obey the Sign or Pay the Fine.” The intensified enforcement effort against speeding drivers underscores the severity of the problem both locally and across the nation. This initiative will take place beginning Monday, July 19th - July 24th."
All those EMPTY Sheriff’s cars that have been sitting on some of the main streets may now be manned by the Sheriff’s Deputies. Surprise, surprise to all the people who have been speeding past them.

MandoMan 07-21-2021 07:42 AM
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Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 1975669)
Be careful what you wish for.

Again, I personally don't speed, so no dog in this fight either,------however.....

Someone going 45 or even 50 on BV or Morse (south of 466) doesn't bother me in the least---they will just pass me and be on their way, and they are not a safety hazard. It's the person going 25 that poses a greater risk---as everybody makes some lame move to get around them. They won't get into an accident, but they will cause them

The persons driving above the limit are, for the most part, younger with better vision and reflexes than average. I don't think a NASCAR champion would poses a risk regardless of their speed. The 90 year old who can't see above the steering wheel is the threat, so go ticket them when they drive 20.

I don't see why so many Villagers get their undies in a bunch when someone passes them. I get passed all the time when going the speed limit----SO WHAT
I drive the speed limit in The Villages, as do most people. Where your going 50 on Morse is dangerous for me is when I’m trying to make a left turn, especially in a golf cart. I look at a car in the distance, assume it is going 35, but it’s actually going 50 and is coming up on me much faster than I expected. Because traffic on north Morse during busy periods is dependent on lights—cars come in spurts of twenty or thirty at a time—I can often squeeze a left turn in before a slower oncoming car, but I have to watch out for the cars that speed up to close the gap and arrive at the next light two seconds faster.

kendi 07-21-2021 07:43 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 1975669)
Be careful what you wish for.

Again, I personally don't speed, so no dog in this fight either,------however.....

Someone going 45 or even 50 on BV or Morse (south of 466) doesn't bother me in the least---they will just pass me and be on their way, and they are not a safety hazard. It's the person going 25 that poses a greater risk---as everybody makes some lame move to get around them. They won't get into an accident, but they will cause them

The persons driving above the limit are, for the most part, younger with better vision and reflexes than average. I don't think a NASCAR champion would poses a risk regardless of their speed. The 90 year old who can't see above the steering wheel is the threat, so go ticket them when they drive 20.

I don't see why so many Villagers get their undies in a bunch when someone passes them. I get passed all the time when going the speed limit----SO WHAT
Safety IS the reason. There is a reason why speed limits exist.

kendi 07-21-2021 07:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Bill1701 (Post 1976035)
I'd much rather have people doing 10-15 over the limit driving near me than the ones doing 5-10 under and looking at their phones.
Both are bad. It’s not an either or....

ribil 07-21-2021 08:13 AM
Speeding
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 1975661)
In other words, a fundraising blitz under the guise of "safety":1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:
No, it’s a safety blitz. Long overdue and should be continued.

graciegirl 07-21-2021 08:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Hiltongrizz11 (Post 1976009)
And of course you get those few villagers out of the many that think that their own little bubble is how the rest of the world should be.

They actually come across this arrogant and snobby... Like you.
To whom do you speak, sir/madam?

I kinda think that our little bubble is a danged great little bubble.

Larchap49 07-21-2021 08:21 AM
NY ers
 
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Originally Posted by patfla06 (Post 1975810)
I continue to be amazed at all the northeast bashing especially about
New York.

Midwesterners are no nicer than New Yorkers. There are good and bad from every state.

You try living in the New York City area and see how you would handle it.

Just remember during 9-11 all those New Yorkers pulled together and helped each other.
Then most who could afford it got out of Dodge. Ask the residents of Connecticut and other close states how they feel. After 10 days in CT I can attest it is a constant negative conversation. I never lived in the City but it really does seem that those that did really do have an unnecessary edge and rudeness to them, and they seem to take impatience to another level. I sometimes find it really amusing to watch it in action, but not sure the waitresses or store clerks on the receiving end would agree.

graciegirl 07-21-2021 08:25 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hiltongrizz11 (Post 1976005)
No way! Not a chance in the world that in your lifetime you've only violated the law twice and both times just happened to get caught. You've either painted a sanctimonious picture of yourself or you're completely naive.
When I was a very small girl, my grandfather who was an over six foot tall Irish descent Columbus, Ohio Police Officer for 37 years, took me for a visit to the city jail. He showed me a cell and locked me in for a moment and on the way there and on the way back he talked to me about why there are laws and what the good in them are and what happens to people who broke them. I cannot say I have never made a mistake or ever done anything wrong. I have done that thousands of times, but I have been pulled over twice and ticketed. I haven't ever run afoul of the law any other times. I haven't beat my spouse, or stolen anything. (Well not after my grandmother lectured me for taking apples from Mrs. Tracy's tree). I haven't as far as I remember broken any other laws but speeding. Let me think now. I haven't been to confession in a very long time.

Larchap49 07-21-2021 08:25 AM
Crook
 
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Originally Posted by Kenswing (Post 1975851)
If you caught someone in your house burglarizing it, you should have been calling the Coroner not the Sheriff.
That depends on whether or not you think only the crooks should have guns


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