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Old 11-26-2012, 10:14 AM
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Just to clarify I do drive a car. I just strongly prefer not to drive - had a bad situation some years ago. I don't mind so much if the driving is within a neighborhood but do not like highways, busy streets or long road stretches.

So it sounds like driving is involved either golf cart or car, how easy is the driving if one stays in TV? What is the general speed limit?
In general can one walk to a recreation center and other activities?

Also on the golf cars do people drive these to the night activities? What about when it rains are they still used? And how hard is it to find parking?

Thank you so much.
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I am sure I will have to do some driving, but would Spanish Springs be the best section to consider for the least driving possible or are there other areas also?

I would love to be able to walk to town for breakfast or shopping or do a very short hop in cart.
Definitely the Spanish Springs area would be the best section to consider. It is more like a small town with everything you would need on a daily basis. You could walk to town for meals and shopping and groceries. You could walk to Chula Vista rec center for the adult pool, pickle ball, tennis, etc, or you could walk to Hacienda rec center for exercise classes, tennis, pickle ball, etc.

Within a two mile radius you could get to the hospital, churches, bowling alleys, exercise center, and other shopping such as Target, Walgreen's, etc.

Getting around by golf cart is easy in this area as there are golf cart paths, and parking is no problem. Most carts come with a rain enclosure and lights for driving after dark.

Once you get the hang of driving a golf cart, you can even travel as far as Wal-Mart, Lowes, and Bell's on a cart.