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Really! 10 mph. I would have to keep my foot on the brake to go 10 mph. Going less than 20 mph creates a back up of traffic on main roads in The Villages. All the main high traffic roads should be 25 mph - 30 mph where there is two lanes being used.
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Fortunately most traffic in all villages obey the traffic rules.
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People talking in the street
People would be crazy to stand in the street and talk on Buena Vista or Morse, and probably would get a ticket if they did for jaywalking or obstructing traffic. Not sure how its legal, then, on a neighborhood street. Should be legal, but I've never seen any signs or read it anywhere. I'm sure carts and bicylists hit pedestrians occasionally in TV, but we don't see it in the paper. Do moving pedestrians have right of way over standing/idle pedestrians? Is there a difference (whether they are moving) if a vehicle hits them?
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10 mph is correct
All Villa neighborhoods are posted at 10mph...Kimley-Horn and the District you live in will show you the info....does it matter? - Nope sometimes the Villages is not the world's friendliest hometown
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I think it is probably more accurate to say that most people drive in a fairly safe manner even if they do technically violate a bunch of traffic rules. The biggest issue I see is some confusion in the roundabouts.
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Here's an Orlando crime map used to make a point. http://www.orlandosentinel2.com/data/crime/
I don't think we need a crime map. But it would be helpful to have a traffic accident map for cars, carts, bikes and pedestrians that included multi model paths. Frequently questions come up about safety. The stripes are a good example. With an accident map you could see where the dangerous areas are and maybe stripe or add those plastic center lane speed bumps there first and see if there is an improvement. I think many of the threads are not approached scientifically like we learned in school. The Scientific Method Ask a Question Do Background Research Construct a Hypothesis Test Your Hypothesis by Doing an Experiment Analyze Your Data and Draw a Conclusion Communicate Your Results I think we use the TOTV method. Ask a question Listen to opinions Wait a couple of weeks And then ask the question again |
You can certainly encourage the CDDs to do more traffic studies. Keep in mind that collecting a statistically significant sample size after a change may be difficult. The people on TOTV are not really in a position to do much of anything except encourage the CDDs to address issues, real or perceived. It is not as if your average person can go out and design and execute a traffic experiment.
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I think we underestimate the aggregate wisdom of TV residents...MMP striping comes to mind.
Expertise and the Wisdom of Crowds: Whose Judgments to Trust and When Matthew B. Welsh (matthew.welsh@adelaide.edu.au) University of Adelaide, North Tce Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia Abstract The Wisdom of Crowds describes the fact that aggregating a group’s estimate regarding unknown values is often a better strategy than selecting even an expert’s opinion. |
I don't see your point regarding the MMP striping. The engineering firm didn't recommend it and the majority of residents don't appear to be in favor. The only ones is favor seem to be a few representatives of the CDDs.
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Suppose you don't have any friends at this end of town. You look at an accident map and it shows a lot of accidents at that intersection. It's useful. |
A traffic map is fine. I was referring to your statement about people on TOTV not following a scientific method. I am not sure what it is that you expect them to do.
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