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Old 08-22-2016, 07:00 PM
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Originally Posted by graciegirl View Post
I don't recall any Villages "Lore" about people drawn here because they had lost their drivers licenses from driving drunk and could then drive golf carts because they required no drivers license.
I'm not the one who said it...I'm just the messenger.

Around 1:10 on the tape.






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Dylan Galbreath, a local deputy near the Villages who also runs a 24-hour golf cart emergency-service company, tells me, "There are people who have DUIs who can't drive a car but drive a golf cart instead."

Some folks move to the Villages because they've lost their licenses in other cities or states and don't want to give up their freedom of mobility.