Roundabouts increasing crashes?

[News]

The roundabout at Jacaranda Boulevard and Venice Avenue has the highest crash rate in Sarasota and Manatee Counties.

Now there are tentative plans to build another roundabout at U.S. 41 and Main Street, which is the area’s most heavily traveled intersection with:
- 35,000 vehicles daily and
- untold numbers of pedestrians going to the city’s Bayfront Park.
The Main Street roundabout would be the first of its kind for a downtown gateway.

FDOT’s study team is considering a “no build” option, meaning the roundabout would be rejected. Its findings are expected to be ready for a public hearing in the spring of 2016. For updates, go to http://swflroads.com/us41/atmainstreet/

http://www.heraldtribune.com/article...d-Main-Street-

[2nd floor]

Crashes in Sarasota County increased 48 percent in four years, which is the sharpest rise in the region.

Four corridors — including Beneva, Honore, and areas surrounding Jacaranda and Venice Avenue — accounted for 10 percent of all the crashes in Sarasota County.

Instead of addressing the above four corridors, Sheriff Tom Knight said, "If you go on the interstate, it will be a standstill in the Fruitville Road and University Parkway area. If you drive that stretch, you will always see crashes from the stop-and-go traffic."

http://www.heraldtribune.com/article...d-more-crashes

So it's a knightmare because crashes are up almost 50% in Sarasota County while Mr. Knight's watch...

and county statistics show that a disproportionate number of crashes are on four main roads (Beneva, Honore, Jacandra and Venice Av)...

along with identified traffic crashes at roundaabouts...

and when Knight is asked about it, he tells everybody to go look at stop-n-go traffic on I75 and Fruitville...

OMG apples and oranges.

Common sense has abandoned the 2nd floor and the Sarasota Sheriff's Office is in desperate need of common sense, leadership and competence.

[Truth Rocks]

Vehicle collisions across Southwest Florida have spiked since the Great Recession, as a surging population growth, tourism and development bring more traffic to the area.

Knight is right, AGAIN.

OMG, the stock market is down!!!! Must be Knight's fault!!!!.......Hahahahahahahaha

You TROLLS are stupid!

[Unregistered]

Instead of addressing the above four corridors, Sheriff Tom Knight said, "If you go on the interstate, it will be a standstill.

Hey everybody! Knight said to go look at the interstate! And Knight said that if we write more tickets, then crashes and traffic complaints will be reduced! That's been Knight's "solution" since day one. haaaaa Under Knight, we have written more tickets that in the history of the Sarasota Sheriff's Office, but crashes still doubled under Knight. Doh!

Write'em for no insurance just to fill Knight's quota. LOL