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Originally Posted by suesiegel
First of all for the FACTS. According to a previous post the police are available one day a month at the Savanna center.
I've not gone. My cart is set to the LEGAL LIMIT which is 20 mph.
Far as I know, if your cart is SET faster than that you must have PLATES on it, be a licensed driver AND HAVE INSURANCE.
Yes, it is easy to turn up the speed. THERE ARE FEW THAT WILL ADMIT THEY ARE WRONG.
Sadly, may will dismiss my thought but........... You may want to check. If, your cart is set for more than the LEGAL 20 MPH and you are involved in an accident even if you of course think it is not your fault LEGALLY IT IS YOUR FAULT. If, someone is injured. If, you have insurance YOU HAVE VOIDED YOUR INSURANCE.
The golf cart paths are crowded. MOST of the carts are doing the LEGAL 20 mph. The paths are designed for at most 20 mph.
BETWEEN ALL THE TIMES THAT YOU ARE FORCED TO SLOW DOWN FOR LEGAL DRIVERS. ALL THE STOPS AS YOU CROSS STREETS. HOW MUCH FASTER THAN 20MPH DO YOU THINK YOU ACTUALLY GO? HOW MANY PEOPLE DO YOU TICK OFF? HOW MANY PEOPLE DO YOU ENDANGER?
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Did you not read that I said "passed the other cart at 17.5 mph? "
Passing is legal, unless its done in an unsafe manner.
I am not promoting or damning carts going a few miles over 20mph. I do believe 30mph is too much for a cart.
I believe like on any roadway sometimes drivers just have to make their move in order to thin out the bottle neck and so a little extra speed is a +
Would you suggest that all drivers subordinate themselves and move no faster than the cart in front of them?
We have some 90 + miles of MMP's and over 55,000 carts in TV and its growing. The Villages lifestyle has greatly altered the use and need of golf carts.
Look at the logistics, especially once they connect Fenney.
The nation increased the speed limits on many highways because interstate travel placed a demand on the need
This "we have always done it that way" thinking needs another look.
To a few here going 1/10 of mph more is a mortal sin deserving of severe punishment, with a few posters actually exhibiting schadenfreude at the aspect that a golf cart owner be fined for driving an unregistered cart
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