I read on Ocala-News.com about police increasing the number of traffic stops in Ocala, especially on SR 200, and if they have, this certainly hasn’t deterred the dangerous drivers I encountered this morning between 6 and 7 a.m. on my way to and from Walmart in SW Ocala.
On my three-mile drive there, I witnessed several vehicles driving at least 20 mph over the 50 mph speed limit, with some weaving between lanes frequently to pass traffic. One of those vehicles ran the red light turning left toward Walmart.
On my return trip, a vehicle nearly clipped me, moving into my lane at a high rate of speed to get around slower moving traffic in the left lane. I had to hit my brakes to prevent them from hitting me, and they almost lost control when their vehicle fishtailed…