[NotGolfer]

Early this morning I had an app't up near the hospital. I'm driving on North Morse when I see 4 sets of headlights in my rear-view mirror. A white sedan (not a law enforcer) was passing everyone, going north and was speeding like a banshee leaving us in his "dust" and soon was out of sight. Thought I've seen most everything here----!!! Hope it was an emergency that warranted such idiocy. Could have been an accident waiting to happen.
Keep in mind there's a double yellow line on North Morse........

[sallybowron]

Maybe rushing to Hospital

[NotGolfer]

Originally Posted by sallybowron

Maybe rushing to Hospital

That was my thought....hope it was an emergency that warranted it but still it was scarey to watch. At that hour not much traffic neither.

[bbbbbb]

Originally Posted by NotGolfer

Early this morning I had an app't up near the hospital. I'm driving on North Morse when I see 4 sets of headlights in my rear-view mirror. A white sedan (not a law enforcer) was passing everyone, going north and was speeding like a banshee leaving us in his "dust" and soon was out of sight. Thought I've seen most everything here----!!! Hope it was an emergency that warranted such idiocy. Could have been an accident waiting to happen.
Keep in mind there's a double yellow line on North Morse........

Hi, there is a big need for speed control and it seems to be scarce enforcement, seldom a ticket seems to be issued?
Sadly, I guess we need a major pileup before action is taken firmly??? last evening, it was dark, raining, lightly, a guy in a hot street rod, gained on us rapidly, then swerved and just missed our cart, and wow, he was flying at a gross violation of speed code. bbbbbb

[Mallory]

Recently there has been a "Traffic Ticket" thread on this site with 112 posts before being closed. The OP was complaining that he was ticketed for driving 6 mph over the posted limit.
I'm sure he would think there is too much enforcement while others would say there is no enough.
Whenever possible in TV I drive using cruise control. Haven't been ticketed yet.

[DeanFL]

Since my retirement, I have tried to give speedy drivers as this one by the OP the benefit of the doubt. Perhaps they are running late for a plane, meeting, or in this case possibly to the hospital. In the past, I would become quite irritated and such as at times... I may be one of them.

Now mostly... OK I hope they have a very good reason in case they get pulled over up there...

However my patience runs thin with contractor/trucks that speed and sway around our streets and roundabouts.

[spring_chicken]

I can't figure out how there are "4 sets" of headlights on a 2 lane road? Should that mean 2 sets, or maybe 4 headlights total? Were 4 cars driving parallel to each other?

[Gpsma]

Think the OP was trying to indicate that they saw Two cars(four headlights) in their mirror. That would mean the speeder had crossed the double line and was passing illegally.

[NotGolfer]

Originally Posted by Gpsma

Think the OP was trying to indicate that they saw Two cars(four headlights) in their mirror. That would mean the speeder had crossed the double line and was passing illegally.

My bad...I did mean two cars, hence 4 headlights. When one types sometimes the "thinker" doesn't quite work correctly with the fingers, typing. Yes...the white car was passing the cars behind me and eventually me and the cars that were ahead. The signs posted in that stretch is 30 mph.---the speeder by my guessimate was going at least 60. An emergency to the hospital probably would factor into this BUT any other reason....not so much.

[Hancle704]

If there is a real medical emergency, it is always best to call 911. Help comes to you and transports if needed. It is impossible for a driver to administer CPR while driving and putting patient, self and others at risk. 911 response times in The Villages has historically been better than national averages.

Coincidentally, I saw another car racing down North Morse Blvd this morning. He was passing other cars on single lane road and was headed away from hospital.

If that person was speeding because of a true emergency, at least he could have had his flashers on.
If it wasn't an emergency, too bad he didn't end up in a lake or up a tree.
Then it would have been an emergency!

[Topspinmo]

Speeding Only against the law when you get caught by police officer ( the law enforcers) No different than anywhere else in the USA. Speeder's everywhere. I find its best to stay out of their road. Speeder's I can handle, tailgating speeder's are IMO far more dangerous. IMO the worst speeder's are in Cadillac's, BMWs, and Mercedes.

[Sable99]

It could have been emergency. Years ago, I was sitting in a traffic jam on the world's longest parking lot (I-95 between Alexandria, VA and Washington, DC where there is at least 4 lanes going into DC) when a car drove by me. He was driving on the right median strip! On the local news that evening, there was a story about a baby being born in the car outside the ER entrance. I'm not saying it is right but, you just never know!

[Gpsma]

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

Speeding Only against the law when you get caught by police officer ( the law enforcers) No different than anywhere else in the USA. Speeder's everywhere. I find its best to stay out of their road. Speeder's I can handle, tailgating speeder's are IMO far more dangerous. IMO the worst speeder's are in Cadillac's, BMWs, and Mercedes.

Worst tailgaters....soccer moms in mini-vans.

[VApeople]

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

tailgating speeder's are IMO far more dangerous.

Since I almost never drive faster than the speed limit, other drivers often tailgate, but it never bothers me. I assume aggressive drivers are usually very competent - otherwise they would have already killed themselves several times over.

The people who tailgate me either go around me or lose their nerve and fall back a little. Either way, it is no problem.