There was a time
There was a time when TV was really a golf cart community. Operation of said carts were restricted from sun uo to sun down. Made no difference if you had lights, etc. Some folks spent a great deal of time and effort to change the rules so that carts could be operated 24/7 if they had lights, horn, turn signals and brakelights. Everyone appreciated this new freedom to use carts instead of their autos. Back then there were very few accidents involving golf carts
Shortly after the rules changed, folks started to opt for more speed and freedom to drive as if they owned the roads. The just "say no" idea never caught on for some folks and they gave up the keys to their carts to the grandkids and overloaded the cart with more people than they were designed to safely handle. More and more speed became the goal and the ability to pass real golf carts and in some cases automobiles with their souped up
carts.
Because there is no way to id a cart and owner since the trail fee stickers were removed it became more difficult to see who should be visited by the SO.
Bottom line imho, the rules could very easily be changed back to the restrictive hours if things get worse. We have seen greater enforcement by SO with speed checks and if the authorities wanted to, they could enforce the hours of use as spelled out in State Statute regarding use of golf carts in a gated community. No one really wants to see that happen. It can be avoided if folks would just realize that because they are retired, they are not given a free pass to act stupid or, disregard the law. Common sense should not be left at the state border.
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