Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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I am not sure there is any value to marking the outside edges.
What is the worst that can happen, run off onto the grass? |
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I think that is the issue!! |
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The paths as they are, are fine for me.
I do have a suggestion concerning street signs. When I am driving or biking to an exec course I'm looking for Nobleton or Buttonwood or some other cross street so I am reading the signs. What would make things easier is by placing a white wiffle-ball at the top of the street post on any cross street that leads to an exec course. It could be painted the color of the street post if white seems obtrusive. |
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At 20 or 25+ MPH, I can see a lot of potential bad from running off the path. I would consider myself very lucky if inadvertently I ran off the path (for whatever reason) and was able to recover and get back on the path with nothing bad happening. |
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Is there a documented accident history of golf cart accidents at night that justify this striping?
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I'm not sure where I stand on this issue. On one hand, I think to myself that all of the major roads and highways have striping. But then I think that none of the 25-30 mph road are. Since multi modal paths have a speed limit of 19.9 mph is striping necessary? Is it overkill? Have we had a lot of head on collisions? But I do think that the paths were made to narrow so maybe striping and reflectors are a good idea. But then I have no idea what the cost would be. Evidently some people here consider that this is a no brainer and it's obvious that striping is necessary. Personally, I've never had any problem seeing the edges of the road at night or avoiding running head on into a golf cart moving in the opposite direction. So I question the necessity although I do understand the concern.
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There is a saying among people who install home alarms. The first time you really realize the need for a home alarm is the day after you have been robbed. I view the striping the same way. The first time you will support having them is the day after you have an accident. Today we were driving our cart to Spanish Springs and when we went through the tunnel by 446 we came very close to hitting a gentleman that was walking thru the tunnel without any reflector, etc. We actually swerved to avoid him and if another cart was coming we could have hit it. I said to the gentleman that it would be better if he wore something that stood out and his response was an expletive that can't be put in the note. I was polite and obviously he really was not a "gentleman". I wish him no harm and hope he thinks about it again and decides on the side of safety. It takes all kinds to make a world.
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I'm not sure of the stats of cart to cart accidents or carts and curbs. I do know that on some paths during or just where it rained some edges are covered by puddles of rainwater. Since I added lights aimed low to the pavement on our cart it's made seeing the cart path edges easier to see. The only additions of reflectors I would like to see are where the cart paths split. I don't see center line painting usefully but I think certain areas should have edge markings. I'm curious to know if any of the research by district reps every drove on the paths at night and in the rain to get exact conditions of what others are complaining about in order to make a determination.
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Forget the striping - do something about the people who have souped-up their carts to go more than the legal 20 MPH and those that drink too much and think they know what they are doing. Striping the paths aren't going to help if people are negligent. It's just like driving your car on the road - drive according to the conditions. If it's raining, slow down - if you can't see good, get more lights installed on your cart. It's not rocket science, it's common sense. Or, did some Villager's leave that up north?
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I wonder if this expert engineer is the same engineer who designed the blind 90 degree tunnel entrances and exits. I started pulling into one the other day and found myself facing a walker in the middle of the right lane looking at me. Good thing I am a defensive driver who was driving slowly and was able to stop.
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