[nn0wheremann]

Originally Posted by CarlR33

Careful what you wish for. I would envision someday when electronic monitoring of driving maybe mandatory for vehicle insurance instead of more police for traffic. It’s already happening on a voluntary level. We monitor fleet drivers, speed, harsh braking, time over speed, etc.

You are already electronically monitored, by the communication system in your car. That button you can press for emergency help gives the manufactrer a window into how much you drive, when, by what routes, and how and when you complete maintenance. They sell this data to insurance companies or anyone else who wants to pay.

[Polarlys]

I see plenty of police in and around the "BUBBLE". I see them almost daily traveling on Buena Vista, El Camino, Morse Blvd. . Are they patrolling or traveling through. I haven't asked them so I don't know. I occasionally see them running radar on Buena Vista, El Camino and, yes, even on Morse. So to say you never see them you must have very dark glasses on. They are around. It's rare that I see them in and around the village local streets unless responding to a residential call or maybe a motor vehicle collision but they are around.

[jimmy o]

Originally Posted by LoisR

The Daily Sun has recently published a series of major articles about how unsafe Forida's roadways are. Over 800 pedestrian deaths were determined last year to be the result of dangerous drivers.
We have to travel periodically to Tampa, and have been doing this for over five years. Yesterday was only the second time we had seen a police car on the roadway. He was parked between the roadways, as cars sped by.
We've never seen one patrolling any of the roads surrounding The Villages or in the The Villages. They're certainly needed here.
Want to stop bad drivers? Get the police on the roadways doing their job.

Florida is way down the list for traffic fatalities. Car accidents are inevitable, and the more cars and drivers the more accidents will happen, and dome of them fatal. We all need to just worry about our own driving.

[airstreamingypsy]

Originally Posted by fdpaq0580

Neither is insufficient number of police. Have you heard that there are folks that want to defund (get rid of?) the police? Maybe escalating penalties for law breakers, like like a tracking device attached to your vehicle that records where you are what your speed is. Maybe different license levels required to buy/own/drive vehicles with different capabilities ( size, top speed, etc). I go to the doctor, grocery shopping, eat out once a week, occasionally go to Ocala. For me to buy a corvette, mustang, Porsche would be throwing money away, since I very seldom have the opportunity to drive over 55mph legally.

FYI, Defund never meant get rid of, it was a stupid choice of words to describe what they wanted, which was to reallocate some funds to hire mental health and social workers to relieve the police departments and free them to fight crime.

[Switter]

Originally Posted by jimmy o

Florida is way down the list for traffic fatalities. Car accidents are inevitable, and the more cars and drivers the more accidents will happen, and dome of them fatal. We all need to just worry about our own driving.

One person in this thread posted that Florida is third in the nation for traffic fatalities. I haven't fact checked it though.

[jimleas]

Let me get this right. A newspaper which refuses to print a single article about traffic incidents in the Villages does a major expose of traffic problems in Florida. A bit hypocritical I'd say!

[Happydaz]

Originally Posted by jimmy o

Florida is way down the list for traffic fatalities. Car accidents are inevitable, and the more cars and drivers the more accidents will happen, and dome of them fatal. We all need to just worry about our own driving.

I don’t seem able to find data that shows Florida “is way down the list for traffic fatalities.” All the data I see shows Florida to be in the top 10-20% of all states for fatalities per 100,000 residents or per million miles driven.

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by Happydaz

I don’t seem able to find data that shows Florida “is way down the list for traffic fatalities.” All the data I see shows Florida to be in the top 10-20% of all states for fatalities per 100,000 residents or per million miles driven.

Florida ranking in 2022 according to data on the IIHS/HLDI website (no idea who they are):

Total number of deaths: 3rd
Deaths per 100,000 population: 15th
Deaths per 100 million miles driven: 14th

Pretty solidly at the bottom of the top 30%

[Road-Runner]

By all means, lets sign away our free will and sign up for a police state. Some people will actually embrace '1984' when it's fully implemented.

[Johnsocat]

Wow, I can't believe how many responses invite government and regulation into your car's passenger seat. The government will know who you are, where you are and where you go every time you get in your vehicle.
Be careful of the unintended consequences of what you ask for.

[Redsmom]

One thing I noticed after reading the articles about Florida’s unsafe roadways were photos of pedestrians/bike riders RIDING through crosswalks. I learned as a youngster you never ride through a crosswalk, instead you get off your bike, scooter, whatever, and walk through the crosswalk. Maybe educating pedestrians might be a good place to start to save lives.

[bsloan1960]

Our experience is vastly different than yours. We frequently travel from 44 up 301 to the 466 area, and beyond. I honestly think that we see at least 1 police car every trip- we often see as many as 3-4. These are Wildwood, Sumter Sheriffs, and occasionally State Police. We don't travel the larger highways so I have no idea about those.

Originally Posted by LoisR

The Daily Sun has recently published a series of major articles about how unsafe Forida's roadways are. Over 800 pedestrian deaths were determined last year to be the result of dangerous drivers.
We have to travel periodically to Tampa, and have been doing this for over five years. Yesterday was only the second time we had seen a police car on the roadway. He was parked between the roadways, as cars sped by.
We've never seen one patrolling any of the roads surrounding The Villages or in the The Villages. They're certainly needed here.
Want to stop bad drivers? Get the police on the roadways doing their job.

[ElDiabloJoe]

Originally Posted by Switter

One person in this thread posted that Florida is third in the nation for traffic fatalities. I haven't fact checked it though.

Huh. 4th largest state and 3rd in traffic fatalities. I understand Alaska doesn't have a lot of roadway. I'm guessing Rhode Island is way down the list, like upper 40's? Proportional to state size, makes sense.

[HORNET]

If people would just drive the speed limit and obey the signs!

[Two Bills]

Originally Posted by HORNET

If people would just drive the speed limit and obey the signs!

Why?
Who cares.