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Old 08-25-2022, 07:41 AM
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Originally Posted by GpaVader View Post
The reality of it is this. Why have the gates at all? If its traffic control, you can try a stop sign. But to have a gate and its maintenance is just silly. If someone wants to get into the community, they only need to push the button so its not keeping anyone out and if they don't want to wait, I suspect they will just blow through the gate and then we have to pay for the repair. If you want to slow things down, put in a speed bump. Otherwise I'd say you are just wasting money putting the gates in. I understand on the existing areas but the new ones... Why spend the money....
Gates cause an actual pause in traffic, allowing golf carts and pedestrians to cross.

TV -IS- a golf cart community...

Stop signs? People roll thru those all of the time. Same with speed bumps. They may slow traffic a bit, but don't physically STOP it...
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