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Originally Posted by LianneMigiano
From the Daily News front page 8/17: The number of golf cart fatalities in Sumter County between 2020 and 2024 was 12! Roughly half of those took place between El Camino Real and CR 466.
Well, look at a map of that area. On the west side of Buena Vista are the Villages of Glenbrook and Polo Ridge with Alhambra to the north and Santa Domingo to the south of El Camino. The Polo fields and a nature preserve flank most of the east side of Buena Vista. I have lived just a bit north of this general area for 15 years and have not noticed any of the accidents occurring along Buena Vista Blvd. From its' intersection with 466, an easterly trip ALL along 466 shows NO villages other than a very small one (Bridgeport at Laurel Valley) and golf course areas on the southern side of 466. The northern side is almost completely used by the Developers' families. The only remaining area occurs northerly from 466 toward El Camino/Paige Place - i.e. MORSE BLVD! So, maybe I can assume that most of those fatalities have occurred among the numerous villages along that thoroughfare. With the poor folks having to compete too close to motor vehicles for that entire stretch of about 2 miles it's no wonder that it might be where many of the fatalities have occurred. Why are so many folks denying the need to better protect golf cart drivers along that stretch and redesign something to travel more safely on???? We rented in that area for two separate visits before our purchase - and driving along Morse Blvd. frightened the devil out of me!
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Are the Golf Cart accidents/Incidents only because of the roadway design, or might there be some drinking, speeding, and lack of reflexes on the golf cart driver's part? You are painting with a very broad brush and only expressing a part of the problem. Dig in and get a few more facts before we spend millions of dollars, inconvenience and aggravation to redesign the road.