card scanner smashed

[Chatbrat]

The pedestal @ the St James gate was knocked over & destroyed by a car this morning--its amazing how the gates & pedestals @ various village entrances are hell bent on committing suicide by car

[jblum315]

Don't get excited - it happens often. The day after I moved in 5 years ago someone drove a truck through the building at the Buena Vista & Odell circle and drove away unhurt.

[kcrazorbackfan]

The pedestal @ the St James gate was knocked over & destroyed by a car this morning--its amazing how the gates & pedestals @ various village entrances are hell bent on committing suicide by car

In the visitor's lane, correct? Probably explains the reason, either a visitor or a contractor or a lawn care service or a ........

[Chatbrat]

Yep- those pesky visitor lane stations--they're real quick & sneaky--never trust one--they'll jump in front of you in a heart beat & scream "gotcha"

[KayakerNC]

Yep- those pesky visitor lane stations--they're real quick & sneaky--never trust one--they'll jump in front of you in a heart beat & scream "gotcha"

European Soccer "Flopper" trained?

[Mleeja]

The smasher might be in for a surprise bill. All the gates are covered by video. I bet the car plate number is being turned over to the Sumter County Sheriff's office.

[D&Lsunfun]

I saw the damage afterwards, from what I observed it may have been a wide load truck/trailer entering the gate. The entire scanner was on its side and the area around the scanner was also damaged. Someone probably has it on video. Check the Daily Sun, by Friday the accident will appear in the newspaper.

[WhoDat]

Was there striping around the scanner? This could have all been avoided if we striped around the scanners.

[dbussone]

Was there striping around the scanner? This could have all been avoided if we striped around the scanners.


Shouldn't we do an engineering study first?

[John_W]

There was a woman driver in St. James that got that beat. March of 2014 she drove through the concrete wall around the Fairwinds Villas next to Sterling Heights Rec Center. The car went straight through bursting out onto St. Charles just missing people walking and driving by, but some of the flying blocks and debris did hit a car and injured a passenger. The woman driver had to be airlifted out. If you ever drive by that villa, look at the masonry wall along St. Charles, the wall is a lighter color right next to a closed gate opening. Ten feet to the right it would of been no big deal, she would of gone through a wooden gate, but it was all concrete blocks where she burst through. I never did hear about any update afterwards.

http://dev.talkofthevillages.com/showthread.php?t=109323

[dbussone]

There was a woman driver in St. James that got that beat. March of 2014 she drove through the concrete wall around the Fairwinds Villas next to Sterling Heights Rec Center. The car went straight through bursting out onto St. Charles just missing people walking and driving by, but some of the flying blocks and debris did hit a car and injured a passenger. The woman driver had to be airlifted out. If you ever drive by that villa, look at the masonry wall along St. Charles, the wall is a lighter color right next to a closed gate opening. Ten feet to the right it would of been no big deal, she would of gone through a wooden gate, but it was all concrete blocks where she burst through. I never did hear about any update afterwards.



http://dev.talkofthevillages.com/showthread.php?t=109323


Holy smokes. That could have been a real tragedy. Hard to believe a couple of people weren't killed.

[Barefoot]

Was there striping around the scanner? This could have all been avoided if we striped around the scanners.
:mademyday:

[DonH57]

Maybe the card scanner was depressed and jumped in front of the car?

[Jima64]

the driver probably got an important text message or phone call that couldn't wait.

[villagetinker]

Maybe the card scanner was depressed and jumped in front of the car?

Lets see poles, trees, and other assorted hazards do this all the time. Guess the card scanners are just catching up. :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[CFrance]

The smasher might be in for a surprise bill. All the gates are covered by video. I bet the car plate number is being turned over to the Sumter County Sheriff's office.
Whoever it was did me a big favor. I came through the visitor's gate in a downpour and did not have to open my window and take a shower.

[mulligan]

You actually don't have to open the window. I just put the gate card against the inside of the glass when it's raining. Works just fine.

[CFrance]

You actually don't have to open the window. I just put the gate card against the inside of the glass when it's raining. Works just fine.
We've talked about this on prior threads. Not every scanner reads from inside the car, and sadly, St. James does not. Or else it's my card that won't read. But my husband's won't read from inside at St. James either.

[villagetinker]

We've talked about this on prior threads. Not every scanner reads from inside the car, and sadly, St. James does not. Or else it's my card that won't read. But my husband's won't read from inside at St. James either.

I have noticed this also, the sensitivity of some of the scanners is lower then others, I have also had the situation where the scanner would not read the card at all and I had to use the red button.

[Chatbrat]

where I lived before in a gated community, the security dept. would program your card into your garage opener control--when you approached the gate-you pressed the extra button on your opener control--

[outahere]

where I lived before in a gated community, the security dept. would program your card into your garage opener control--when you approached the gate-you pressed the extra button on your opener control--

What a great idea!!! Too bad we'll probably never see it here.

[CFrance]

where I lived before in a gated community, the security dept. would program your card into your garage opener control--when you approached the gate-you pressed the extra button on your opener control--
Unless you had Dotti's Prius!