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Old 09-11-2014, 08:56 AM
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Originally Posted by CFrance View Post
Most likely! But I think we could solve a lot of problems by taking the gates down and installing serious speed bumps. It would save money on broken gate arms, greeter salaries, and still slow traffic down enough for golf carts to have their turn. The only thing missing would be someone there to give lost motorists directions. But there are few, if any, gate people in the southern regions of TV anyway.

The recent article touting the new high-def cameras and signs saying you are being filmed... well, that may make it possible to track down a motorist breaking the gates, but it's not going to help with the golf cart drivers since there's no ID on the golf carts.
I don't disagree with you about speed bumps. They definitely would slow everyone down. However, the real truth is that speed bumps kill your car. They do pretty bad damage to your axles, wheel balancing, etc., and to have to constantly drive over them, albeit slowly, would not circumvent the damage they do.

Last edited by Bubble Gum; 09-11-2014 at 08:59 AM. Reason: correction