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Originally Posted by bluedog103
We looked at many homes in TV with an outside realtor. He just pulled up to the gates, pushed the red button and the gate opened. This without saying a word. I asked how this was possible. He said the streets within TV are public roads and they're not allowed to refuse entry to anyone. The gate pass is a convenience. The gate opens a few seconds faster than pushing the button but the passes are not necessary.
I don't know how true this is, but I do know that we went all over TV looking at resale homes and were never challenged.
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"My experience is the same as Bluedog's. We house hunted all over without a gate pass. At the manned gates, we were normally greeted but waived right in. We are pretty non threatening looking however. I've heard there is a photo record made of cars entering gates (resident -non-resident??) but I don't know if that is a TV urban myth or not.
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Tom W
Tom and bluedog, your experiences are typical. Most of our streets are public and accessible without a gate pass. I am not sure if there is a photo record of resident but think there is.
The gates do little to deter general traffic but serve a very important means of traffic control. Most of the cart traffic is diverted inside the gates prior to crossing and the gates force turning traffic to stop. It does not give the cart the right of way but it does slow the turning traffic.