[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

I agree wholeheartedly with the last statement, "no enforcement, so violations continue. I live on a 25 MPH residential street and most Golf Carts that are NOT souped up adhere to that speed limit. Maybe 50% of the lawn maintenance outlaws observe that speed limit. Maybe 70% of resident cars and trucks observe the speed limit. I have seen occasional law enforcement speed traps in my Village, but NEVER on my street, which carries much of this Village's traffic. I have never heard of a Police trap to check for Golf Cart speed governor tampering.
......Once upon a time in NYC there was a concept of "broken windows" - which needed to be stopped before the lawlessness spread. That was a good concept and I for one would vote for MORE Police to prevent illegal tampering of the speed limits of Golf Carts. .........Because just like in NYC, you allow a small law to be broken and you have INCREASED lawlessness. Which we have now in TV Land in the form of speeding and at night, drunken driving AND speeding.
......This ruins the whole IMAGE of the Villages as a clean-cut, safe, crime-free, American destination city. Little negligences leads to bigger criminal activity. Today there is a thread about golf bags being stolen. That represents a lot of money invested by TV Landers and is just ONE ADDITIONAL attraction that those with nefarious intentions have to prey upon OLDER, wealthier retirees.
......Pretty soon, if the Police do NOT stop these smaller crimes from happening, we will have car theft rings preying on seniors and on and on to GREATER CRIMES.
....The Villages is at a TURNING POINT where it could LOSE its reputation as a great Senior Destination!

Yes, by all means let's spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to catch those arch-villains and criminal masterminds that drive a golf cart at 20.1 mph. Let's pro-actively give them the death penalty, since we all know that speeding at 20.1 leads to the greater crime of mass murder. Book 'em, Danno!!!!!