I have read all 90 posts before mine and I have come to this conclusion.

If you are pulled over by the police in your golf cart simply tell them that you post on Talk of The Villages and you won't get a ticket since in the privious 90 posts 5,337 views not one person has stated that they have received a ticket. They all know of someone, saw someone or heard of someone. The story of the amount or type of ticket is also much varried. I would like to hear from someone who has received a ticket I just hope it won't be me.

I also notice that Lady Lake police are putting empty police cars at busy intersections. Perhaps the Sumter County Sherrif has put mannequins by a motorcycle and mannequins next to a golf cart and it looks like they are writting tickets.

As Talk of The Villages posters we must be exempt!

Okay... you got me. I confess... I was the Sumter County mannequin standing next to the golf cart that wasn't giving out tickets to speeders. You guys are just too sharp for me. Therefore, TOTV posters are hereby exempt. Just mention my name.

Really not sure how to interpret this, but I will have to tell my neighbor about this so maybe she now does not have to pay that ticket she showed me last week or perhaps can forget about going to court this week to try to contest it. Seemed very real to me when I saw it.

Did notice today that Sumter County Sheriff has put up one of those signs that tell you how fast you are going on Barnsdale Run in Hadley. Rather strange location to choose unless there is more to this than I know.

FANTASTIC, logdog. Now I REALLY DO appreciate your "icon".:clap2::1rotfl:

Think of it this-away
 

20 mph cart gets passed by a 30 mph cart equals. 50% faster.

70 mph car gets passed by a 105 mph car equals the same 50% faster.

Get the picture?


That's stupid to be going that much faster than the normal traffic. Why? because the speeding cart will come up on the slower cart faster than normal and potentially slam into the slower cart or sideswipe the slower cart. And for what? to get to the golf course three minutes quicker. Please people use some reasonable sense about cart speeds.

Those were real police officers I saw today on Davenport Drive in Summerhill. They were hiding behind a big oak tree and aiming their radar gun at golf carts.

Personally, I think common sense goes both ways. Going to fast is dangerous, but going too slow can cause accidents too. People forget things, get tied up or for some reason can't leave earlier. When they come up on someone driving really slow while their driving at a reasonable speed, it's kind of hard to not want to pass. I think we all have to use a little common sense and courtesy, the slow driver and the lead footed one like me. Not there full time yet, but we love getting around on a cart, and having police hiding in the weeds, behind trees and signs takes some of the fun out of it for me. Makes me a little paranoid :police:

My friend received a ticket in his gas cart for going 25 [not street legal]. Went to court with a letter from his cart store saying the cart was de-tuned down to 20MPH. Had the ticket suspended, court costs were $250 bucks. Spoke to the Sumter county Sheriff [Bennett] today and he said they ticket for anyone 25MPH and over non street legal. The judge decides the fine....it varies. The sheriff still cannot ticket you on the cart path for speeding when it is on CDD private property. That would be off the main road.

I did a test the other day with my 2000 Par Car cart after reading all of this as I was curious. My cart goes 27MPH down the hills of Odell by Mallory. That is with my foot OFF the "go" pedal, just coasting. All you series cart owners watch out for them hills. I wonder how coasting is interpretted by the law, If I showed him the cart going up that hill he would probably rip up the ticket :)

You got that right. Wait till the gate laws go into effect. The people may think it will not effect them but if they ride a golf cart, motorcycle, or bicycle. So not only are they going to get you for speeding but going around the gates will get you a big TICKET.

I ride with some people whose carts go faster downhill than on level ground or uphills.

Both of my carts (2003 Club Car and 2008 EZGO) have an "electronic governer" on them that slows me down to 19 MPH going downhill. When I asked the Club car mechanic if he could get rid of that governer when the cart gets out of warranty, he said no. This makes it easier for me to not get a ticket.

speeding
 

I was told that if your cart is street legal, you can drive on the ROAD faster than 20 mph and be okay...is this true? (my cart goes 33 mph)

With all the talk about patrols giving golf carts speeding tickets, just once I would rather see a patrol car ride past my house, I have been in the villages for over 2 years and have never seen a patrol car on my street. I feel its more important than spending the time giving someone a ticket for doing 25mph.

To me, the main point is that if you have a modified cart you are not covered by insurance. You may think you are since you paid the premium, but you pay for golf cart insurance. If it is modified, it's no longer a golf cart under Florida law and your insurer will not pay the claims. This is not something I have imagined. It came directly from an Allstate agent at a golf cart safety seminar at Savannah Center. She stated that when one of their insured carts is in an accident the first thing they do is check to see if it has been modified. If it has, they stop their investigation right there and will not pay anything. The speed the cart was going when the accident occurred is irrelevant. The modification nullifies the policy even though the cart may only have been traveling 10mph. End of story. If you are involved in an accident and it is determined to be your fault, it will come out of your pocket. If there are injuries, it can cost you dearly. Your retirement could even be in jeopardy due to medical expenses for the injured party, not to mention the lawsuit that is bound to follow.

I was seriously thinking about modifying my cart before I went to this seminar. Once I got this information, I decided to stay legal. I enjoy my retirement too much to risk losing it so I can drive a golf cart 25mph.

Golf Cart Speed
 

Sounds to me that people just won't be happy with their cart speed until they push so far that this 'PREVILIGE' is taken away from The Villages.

Then quess what they will complain about - "we can't use our golf carts anymore".

Retire, slow down and enjoy the last few years we have.