Here's the "sense" of the LSV: Take a trip in your car going from your house to BV, then drive up or down BV for a substantial distance, going the speed limit. Finally, pull in to one of the town centers or a recreation center. Check the average mph on your trip computer. It probably shows your average speed to be less than 25 mph. Now, a LSV can pretty much go 25 mph everywhere, since it is the slowest vehicle on the roadway. The LSV doesn't have to slow down at numerous gated intersections, stop, then cross, as it would if it was using the MMP. The LSV doesn't have to deal with the 15 mph golf cart slowing everyone down. So, the LSV traveling a good distance can probably average 20 mph on the roadways. An LSV on the MMP will average about 11-12 mph (That's what my computer tells me I average). If you're traveling to an activity 10 miles away, an LSV using BV would take maybe 30 minutes. On the MMP, it would take 50 minutes. That's a pretty big difference. Not to mention the hassle of all the intersections and tunnels on the MMP. So there is the reason people like the LSV. Full disclosure: I don't have an LSV. But I understand why people do.
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