[The Shadow]

Originally Posted by Whalen

Yes we do have this thread every season; Christmas, Spring break, summer etc..
But as I titled this response what are we to do?
This is not Stonecrest or Del Webb, sleepy little communities where cars go 25MPH and carts don't go very fast.
This is THE VILLAGES, 80,000+, carts going 20 to 30 MHP, sharing the road with cement trucks, Allied Van Lines, landscaping rigs and the like.
Some of our neighbors think it's just great to give little Johnny or Jenny free reign in a golf cart.
Just remember, the way we use our carts is not a right it's a privelege, which can be taken away.
I pose the question, I do not presume to have the answer.

The answer put the grandparents in jail for willful neglect and endangerment of a minor. (The cart owners.)

More than 1 million children are victims of child abuse and neglect each year, according to state child protective service agencies. Many victims don't receive help because they are not reported to the system. These abused and neglected children span all ages, races, religions and socio-economic backgrounds. Child maltreatment includes actions that result in imminent risk of serious harm, death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse or exploitation of a child under age 18 by a parent or caretaker. SNIP.......

http://www.dcf.state.fl.us/programs/abuse/