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Old 10-16-2022, 06:42 PM
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Originally Posted by coffeebean View Post
The gates here in The Villages have absolutely NOTHING to do with safety. They are there to slow traffic so golf carts can proceed at the gates. Personally, I would prefer the gates to be removed and let the golf cart drivers wait until traffic is clear to proceed. I drive a golf cart besides a car and willingly will wait for traffic to clear to proceed on my way.
Slowing cars so that golf carts can more SAFELY cross has nothing to do with safety?


Cars coming off the round-a-bouts will exit at 35 miles (or more) per hr. You could be halfway across (making sure the coast was clear), with no one coming and get t-boned by a car coming off the circle. I would bet the farm that if you remove the gates that there will be a significant increase in accidents...
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