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Old 09-23-2025, 07:10 AM
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Originally Posted by MandoMan View Post
Those gates force people to stop. That is important for the safety of golf carts. On occasions when a gate has been broken and a big STOP sign has been erected where the gate was, a lot of car drivers do a so-called “rolling stop” that might mean five or ten miles an hour. That makes a collision more possible.
Amen. It's a safety issue to slow traffic to eliminate crashes and greatly reduce damage and injuries. I don't believe the primary reason is to reduce crime or limit access to non-residents.

We have found *any* key fob works...the round 1/2" disk I have on my key ring to access doors at work and the one on my wife's key chain for our vacation home--both work on all the gates we have tried here in the Villages. We no longer use our TV cards--just the fob in our pocket.

IDK-maybe I'm unlocking the doors at work every time I swipe my key ring at the gate reader on Marsh Bend Trail...