[Bonanza]

Originally Posted by TNLAKEPANDA

Here is an idea... put on some dark clothing and a black or dark blue baseball cap... grab a hairdryer and stand on the side of the road aiming it at traffic. See how fast they hit their breaks!

Spending the summers in TN countryside we have to watch out for pick-up trucks pulling their bass boats down the middle of the narrow country roads. In the winter we deal with the Village Idiots LOL. Life is alway a challenge so pay attention.

Soooo funny and soooo true!

I like your idea about hair dryers.

[Bonanza]

Originally Posted by Rango

I'm seasonal. In my home county everyone uses turn signals and stop at stop signs.

We also have 3 reported rapes a week and average 20 murders per year.

We sure have a serious problem here in The Villages

Originally Posted by slipcovers

What??????? Could you explain your post??

It's pretty obvious that Rango thinks there isn't any problem here in TV,
when you take into consideration what is going on in other cities.

What's happening here is "small potatoes" in comparison.

Rango, I like your humor!

[blueeagle65]

There must be a literacy problem here regarding the STOP signs. Stupid is as stupid does.

[Christine G]

Originally Posted by NYGUY

THANK GOD....they are nothing more than another government money grab....can you spell TAX!!!

I don't need a taxi thanks, I obey the rules of the road and the laws of the state , thanks very much!

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Originally Posted by Bonanza

Yes, I'm one of those people!

The circles are a hazard because everyone drives them differently and they are too small in diameter for the purpose they were designed to handle.
Or were they simply put in as eye candy for would-be buyers to say how beautiful they are???
Did you have all these circles where you came from? No! No one did.
You had traffic lights and stop signs.
Were they a problem?
I'm sure not, with perhaps an issue or two here and there which could happen anywhere.

The truth of the matter is that the circles are a nightmare.
They do not control traffic; they only confuse and intimidate most driveers.
No one knows how to drive around them.

So why would stop signs be so terrible here when stop signs are what everyone that lives here is used to and probably what they grew up with their entire life.

Huh?

I had traffic circles where I come from and they are very common in Europe. There have also been studies that show they are safer and more efficient than intersections. I know how to drive around them and most people that I observe while I'm driving seem to know how to drive around them as well. We're not a bunch of morons.

I would agree that if you're from a place that doesn't have round a bouts then it may take a few times driving in them to get used to it. In addition, when I came to pick up the keys for my house, a Villages representative went over the rules for driving in them. It's pretty simple.

Do you have any statistics on how many accidents occur in round a bouts in this community of over 100,000 residents?

[Christine G]

Those that roll through the red lights probably also are the ones who don't pick up after their dogs, don't thank or tip for good service, do drop litter, are rude to shop assistants and so on, ad infinitum! All part of their mind set that says no-one going to tell me what to do! So happy I am not one of them for sure and you don't pay fines for red light running if you don't run the red lights!

[dirtbanker]

Originally Posted by Christine G

Those that roll through the red lights probably also are the ones who don't pick up after their dogs, don't thank or tip for good service, do drop litter, are rude to shop assistants and so on, ad infinitum! All part of their mind set that says no-one going to tell me what to do! So happy I am not one of them for sure and you don't pay fines for red light running if you don't run the red lights!

Also believe the world is THEIR ashtray as they throw the cigarette butts out the window of the car or on the sidewalk.

[slipcovers]

Originally Posted by Bonanza;93***0

It's pretty obvious that Rango thinks there isn't any problem here in TV,
when you take into consideration what is going on in other cities.

What's happening here is "small potatoes" in comparison.

Rango, I like your humor!

Excuse me,BONANZA, my question was to Rambo.....what County would have 20 murders? And there is nothing humorous about rapes and murders.

[Pointer]

How about a sign at the Village entrances that say; You're now entering a 55 and older Golf Cart community. Please leave your old habits behind. Some of us are slowing up so you should too!
P.S. It's a law to stop for pedestrians, red lights and stop signs.

[NYGUY]

Originally Posted by Christine G

I don't need a taxi thanks, I obey the rules of the road and the laws of the state , thanks very much!

LOL Christine....check back, the word in the post was tax, not taxi....too funny!!

[villagetinker]

Two points on circles, back in PA there is one in Easton, PA, that to this day I have no idea how to use it. They actually have TRAFFIC SIGNALS on it, with only red and yellow lamps! I avoid it a all costs. They converted the intersection of route 29 and 73 to a circle a few years ago, and I must say it improved traffic flow considerably. I need to point out it is SINGLE LANE WIDE, and I believe this is the reason it works so well.

I would be a very interesting experiment to take traffic cones, and convert the existing TV circles to SINGLE LANE. I think this would eliminate a lot of problems.
Just my thoughts.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Originally Posted by villagetinker

Two points on circles, back in PA there is one in Easton, PA, that to this day I have no idea how to use it. They actually have TRAFFIC SIGNALS on it, with only red and yellow lamps! I avoid it a all costs. They converted the intersection of route 29 and 73 to a circle a few years ago, and I must say it improved traffic flow considerably. I need to point out it is SINGLE LANE WIDE, and I believe this is the reason it works so well.

I would be a very interesting experiment to take traffic cones, and convert the existing TV circles to SINGLE LANE. I think this would eliminate a lot of problems.
Just my thoughts.

Really? You think that thousands of people trying to merge either before or while entering the round a bout would be safer than the simple method of just staying in your lane?

[janmcn]

Originally Posted by Pointer

How about a sign at the Village entrances that say; You're now entering a 55 and older Golf Cart community. Please leave your old habits behind. Some of us are slowing up so you should too!
P.S. It's a law to stop for pedestrians, red lights and stop signs.

Excellent idea. Anybody that has a problem with elderly drivers, here's a hint, don't move to a retirement community. Florida, like most states, does not require anyone to retake a driving test just because they are aging. All residents are getting older, not younger.

[denise adams]

Can you provide some education to us on how to enter and exit the circles? I think I know the only legal way to do it (per the Sheriff's Dept) but wanted to hear what you'd say. If I'm right, a perfectly safe exit from the circle is impossible

"Its sometimes OK to roll through stop signs if you can clearly see no traffic coming from either direction" was one of the quotes on this thread. Where does the law say thats OK? Or is it more of an "attitude" by the driver?

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

I just had an interesting incident. As I was riding my bike, I was approaching and intersection to my left about 50 yards in front of me. A car came through the intersection and made a right turn. A car behind him came to a complete stop at the stop sign, looked at me, looked to his left and then pulled out right in front of me and I jammed on my brakes. As he was coming out of the intersection, he looked back toward me and cut off the corner of the intersection and stayed in the wrong lane for a little bit in order to avoid me colliding with him.

I guess for some people he was fine because he came to a complete stop at the stop sign.

As I continued my ride, I stopped at several busy intersections and noticed that not one car came to a full and complete stop with zero rotation of the wheels and not one of these cars caused any kind of a problem. They could see very well in every direction while rolling a four or five mph. They all proceeded very safely. But the guy that came to a full stop, almost caused and accident.

I go back to my point and say that it's not always about following the letter of the law and getting all the little details correct. It's about using common sense to proceed safely.