[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by Laker14

I have mentioned more than once that it has long been established that the reflective "optic green" is easier to see than reflective red, which is why you see the firefighters, EMTs, and roadside construction workers all wear optic green. I was invited to take my suggestion to the local agency in charge.
I was also referred to the Florida DOT site.
As it turns out, they all refer to Federal standards which dictate the red we see here. However, with written permission, other agencies may incorporate other, more visible, alternatives.

I could see it becoming a bureaucratic mess trying to effect any change. There are definitely some gates that are well hidden by mottled sunlight, background vegetation, low glaring early morning or late evening sunlight. The gate exiting Liberty Park, going eastbound on St. Charles at the Buena Vista roundabout is nearly invisible at times, and I know it's there. Unfortunately, as many here seem to forget, not everyone who travels the roads in TV are local residents. So the "YOU KNOW IT'S THERE!!" argument is silly and foolish.

However, the speed limit reduces to a crawl at all of these gates, and if someone actually hits the gate, they were probably ignoring the signage warning them to slow down.

It is almost laughable, the condition of some of the gate arms. The one I speak of at Liberty Park looks as if it has been dragged behind a truck for a few miles, yet they just bolt it back up, even more difficult to see than it was before it got knocked down (again).

However, as a frequent user of a golf cart, I am glad they are there to help me get across the busy streets, and I am very careful as I proceed across one that is missing.

Umm...Let's see: Take the exit gate at Liberty Park cited as an example. The residents of Liberty Park KNOW it's there. The landscapers working there KNOW it's there. Most other workers KNOW it's there. I would think that any visitor KNOWS it's there after their first time exiting. So we are left with the miniscule percentage of first time visitors on their first time through who are pretty much blind. So, tell us again how the argument is "silly and foolish"