It is my sense that many people who operate their golf carts, and cars, in the villages do so with an "entitlement" mentality. That is to say that I believe many people zoom around here believing they have earned the right to do as they please, without regard to rules and regulations. Mixed in with them are a group of people who were lousy drivers all their life. (Watch for the guy with his mouth hanging open and his left knee sticking out into oncoming traffic) But the ones who scoff at the stop signs, speed limits and other traffic controls are simply disregarding their social responsibilities. We all know that there is a maximum speed of 20 MPH for carts, so under what rule of order would an individual go out and knowingly soup up his cart to go 30 or more miles per hour. Why in heavens name would grandma or grandpa allow their precious little angle grandchildren to drive a cart on a pulbic street. Stand at any intersection that has a stop sign and see if anybody, ANYBODY, stops with their golf cart or automobile. Sometimes when people retire, they leave their brain back at work."I payed my dues, I did my time, now I'm gonna do as I damned well please."
There is also a grand group of people who still hold sacred their social responsibilites and mix in well with the community.
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