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Old 12-16-2014, 11:26 PM
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Originally Posted by slipcovers View Post
I don't think anyone would intentionally go thru the gate and damage it and their car. It is very easy when you are not used to a gate or perhaps the sun is in your eye. They should have flashing light on the gates or stop signs.


Sorry to correct you, but there are videos that show people who have damaged both their vehicles and the gates for whatever reason--trying to go through with the car in front of them, or maybe they don't have a card key to the gates, or just too impatient to wait. If they are not familiar with the gates, there is a button to ask for help-don't just plow through. I would hope that if people are driving a vehicle of any kind they would know how to get through a gate, they are all over the Villages, and basically, many other places. And, I believe they have reflective strips on them, and a stop sign on the arms.