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Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr
Considering that there are close to 150,000 residents, in addition to visitors, employees and the fact that four major roads go through The Villages, is that a lot?
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Good question.
I've long been of the opinion that such incidents stand out because of their (relative) rarity.
The Villages has an estimated 70,000 to 80,000 golf carts (Hagerty website) so for the sake of argument let's say 75,000. 54 golf cart accidents (assuming accidents per quarter are roughly equal) = 220 or so per year. That's just over one-quarter of one percent, or 1 in 400, in any one year. According to the News9 website (What Are Your Chances of Getting Into a Car Accident?), your chances of being in an accident in a vehicle authorized to go on public roadways is roughly 1 in 366 per 1,000 miles driven.
I know--rough statistics. But they do point out, in my opinion, that the news coverage MAY be convincing us that there are more carts involved in mishaps than actually are.