Originally Posted By AutoPost This topic is for Discussion of the headline: <a href="http://www.LaughingPlace.com/News-HID.asp?ID=31051" target="_blank"><b>Headlines: OrSen: 2 Drivers killed in head-on collision on World Drive</b></a> A head-on collision on Walt Disney World's main center roadway in the early morning hours on Sunday left two dead.
Originally Posted By Disneymom443 That is so sad to have his life taken away at such a young age. So why was the older man going in the wrong direction?
Originally Posted By CarolinaDisneyDad It still surprises me how often someone drives the wrong way on a divided highway. It seems to happen at least a couple times a year here in charlotte. Usually its a drunk driver or someone driving without a license who can't read the signs or both.
Originally Posted By -em Very sad day for the Watercraft cast That sadly makes 2 CMs lost in the past month on WDW roads... (and note: it happened on Epcot Center Drive and not World Drive) -em
Originally Posted By MPierce At 2:00am my guess would be alcohol related. -em did you happen to hear where he worked in watercraft?
Originally Posted By -em I don't know more than watercraft. I have noticed more officers patrolling the roads this week but it could be coincidental... -em
Originally Posted By MPierce Wirh 3 fatalities in less than a month you can bet the Police will be watching more closely.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 Driving at/near WDW has always been an adventure. But in the past decade it has become downright scary most of the time. I don't know how many times I've seen people do the craziest &*%$ on the road ... cutting from the far right lane to make a left turn, driving the wrong way (up an offramp near EPCOT in broad daylight and still not getting it when people are blasting horns and going in the other direction), going from 70 to 20 in the fast lane to look at a map, cutting off buses etc ... people are just crazy. ~Defensive Spirited Driver~
Originally Posted By Mr X Re Spirit's post...I have always found Central Florida a very dangerous driving combination (particularly around the theme parks) due to a mix of hurried locals, confused tourists, and of course a healthy dose of "Granny can't see over the wheel" types. Scary. My friend's girlfriend was driving in typically horrible weather conditions (a nasty afternoon squall) when she rear ended someone who appeared out of nowhere. In most cases, she would be at fault. But these particular dummies happened to be from far away (I won't say where), and they had come to a COMPLETE stop on the freeway. Why? Because of the weather? Nope. They stopped (not pulled over, just STOPPED) to read the map. When they (stupidly) confessed that to the cops, they're the ones who were considered at fault. Anyway, this is just in response to Spirit's comments so I'll not say anything about this particular incident except to say..drive carefully around WDW!
Originally Posted By FenwayGirl Most of Florida roads are pretty scary. We lived in WPB for a long time and there was nothing scarier than RT 95
Originally Posted By CarolinaDisneyDad Do police patrol on Disney property? I thought only Disney security did b/c it is private property. A shame for someone to lose their life this way.
Originally Posted By sjhym33 On Wednesday there were Orange Country Motorcycle police ticketing all over that place. Also on Wednesday...we rode the monorail from TTC to EPCOT and noticed the exit road was backed up to the toll plaza. A guest in the monorail said that a bus had caught on fire and the road was closed. They said they had seen it earlier. All we could see was traffic and flashing lights in the distance just past the EC exit.
Originally Posted By dshyates Yesterday I saw a car stopped in the middle lane on World drive near the DHS entrance When I passed it there was a couple sitting in it looking at a map.
