I'm curious why some people are so dead set against the police enforcing golf cart laws. I am also curious why anybody would think that enforcing such laws is "as the top of their list."
Does anybody think that everybody in this community obeys all of the laws all of the time? Police in big cities focus their attention on the offenses that disturb the peace in big cities. Police in communities like the Villages, attend to offenses that disturb the peace in communities like The Villages. Comparing The Villages policing to "big city" policing is unfair.
When would it be acceptable for police to begin enforcing speeding and safety laws on golf carts? When half of us alter them to go 30....40....45? What do you suppose would happen it there was absolutely no enforcement?
When 10% of us do? Why was 19.5 miles per hour selected as the top speed? Could it have anything to do with our safety?
There are tons of people who think that it's unfair for police to give speeding tickets for exceeding the limit in their cars. I wonder why states like Florida have a "Highway Patrol" that is dedicated specifically to enforcement of traffic laws. Could it have anything to do with our safety?
It's interesting that people scream about laws that are passed and are unenforced. Then they scream when laws are passed, then enforced.
Anytime you get two or more people together in one place, you need police.
One has to wonder why some people are so adamantly against cart safey enforcement. Every country in the world has police to enforce its laws because without them, people break the laws. Don't forget, residents are not the only ones who drive carts here. There are kids, grandkids and visitors.
None of these are from the Villages, but they are people. Just like people who live here.
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http://www.bofunk.com/video/5851/dru..._accident.html