Speed Bumps

[JMEZARIC3]

Seems to alot of news about speed bumps for golf carts.
I think speed bumps for golf carts are a good idea but the speed bumps should be designed for golf carts and do not use speed bumps designed for cars.
Any other opinions?

[Jim 9922]

My opinion: Wrap yourself in bubble wrap, but not everyone else.
If you have to, first solve the larger, more dangerous problems, such as allowing left turns on green lights on Hwys 466 and 466A at major intersections (good for an accident or two each week) or the dangerous golf cart crossing on Morse Blvd in back of the Hwy 466 gate, or a pedestrian walk along Morse Blvd north of Hwy 466, just to name a couple.


On the other hand, it's a dangerous world out there, but we are all adults and have to take some risks. Just be careful and try to avoid the other person's moves.

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[QUOTE=JMEZARIC3;1307756]Seems to alot of news about speed bumps for golf carts.
I think speed bumps for golf carts are a good idea but the speed bumps should be designed for golf carts and do not use speed bumps designed for cars.

Hi, thanks for the suggestion. We think you will find, the tone here is in our opinion: Unless you can identify the problem, discuss the problem and look at the causes and the dangers, then the topic just degrades into a lot of meaningless discussion. As a cart driver and a bike rider, I see and my wife sees a lot of serious infractions. But as one person wrote in here, there is no legal control of the Cart Paths on speeding but there may be control of drinking and carting. Well folks, again, we have seen some frightening examples, no use to go over them here because this has been a common problem ignored for a long time. We are a Drinking community with a Golf Problem. No doubt I will get some flak on this, but the Happy Hour Bandits will have their way for one reason, Money, Money, spend it on booze.
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[Polar Bear]

If you're talking about just putting speed bumps across otherwise uninterrupted through stretches of the MMP, it's a terrible idea...regardless of the type of speed bump.

[ColdNoMore]

Speed bumps can be a real safety hazard on the MMP's.

When driving my Saint Bernard around to find a public place for him to take a poop (so that I don't have to pick the pile up), I could easily lose control of my souped up golf cart going over a speed bump at 35 mph...and have my own pileup.

[Nucky]

Whatever needs to be done to increase safety is fine by me. I do not like speed bumps at all but I'll bet they are at the places that they are because of a past event. The speed bumps presently in use are to tall and almost make your cart go over with a thud even if you just creep over it so I understand about it hurting people's back's. The "speed bumps" I have seen are dividers being used as speed bumps. If the correct ones were on place you probably would never hear another complaint about them. :popcorn:

[alurb]

with the small wheels of the golf cart, the large speed bumps are over kill and hurt my old back at any speed

[circletrack]

I assume the OP is talking about adding the bumps at the tunnels.

[rubicon]

First there are least two posters who mis-characterize residents behavior and habits. This s a good community and the vast majority of residents are responsible caring people. As to the need for speed bumps. Obviously there had been a reason at certain location to ensure safety reminders. I am accepting of that goal. However the large yellow speed bumps pay havoc even going slowly wth cart driver/passengers and carts. The tunnel on Beleverde going under 466 has low-lying triple speed bumps that are less severe and still good at slowing speeds

[Madelaine Amee]

Unfortunately, and due to the use of stop signs being considered an "option"by so many golf cart drivers, speed bumps are necessary. I certainly do not like driving over them, but they are better than nothing at the moment.

[DonH57]

It is evident some of these stop signs throughout the villages are broken and don't work.

[Polar Bear]

I assume the OP is talking about adding the bumps at the tunnels.
They're warranted at some tunnel locations for sure.

[Bay Kid]

I don't like speed bumps, but I am just one.

[DonH57]

They're warranted at some tunnel locations for sure.

I agree, mostly due to the clowns that come flying out of the tunnel making a sharp turn into your side of the road and the surprised look that someone else is in a cart as well. Some just lack common sense.:(

[RickeyD]

I agree, mostly due to the clowns that come flying out of the tunnel making a sharp turn into your side of the road and the surprised look that someone else is in a cart as well. Some just lack common sense.:(



One of these clowns was behind me when I had the audacity to slow then stop at the end of a tunnel so as to look both ways before turning. A cart was passing in front of the tunnel and thanked me for waiting. The idiot in back of me cursed and said YOU DON'T HAVE A STOP SIGN, GO... well, if I hadn't stopped to look both ways I would have T boned the passing cart.

[DonH57]

One of these clowns was behind me when I had the audacity to slow then stop at the end of a tunnel so as to look both ways before turning. A cart was passing in front of the tunnel and thanked me for waiting. The idiot in back of me cursed and said YOU DON'T HAVE A STOP SIGN, GO... well, if I hadn't stopped to look both ways I would have T boned the passing cart.

Exactly Ricky. You can only drive one cart at a time. When they realize they have to yell over my radio they get quiet.:D

[golf2140]

The cart driving problem was silent all summer long. Why had it become an issue now !!!!

[patfla06]

I still don't get why so many of us are in such a hurry
all the time. :confused:

[rubicon]

I still don't get why so many of us are in such a hurry
all the time. :confused:

How else does one get to take advantage of all the daily fun opportunities available and advertised in the Daily "Sun "Let's.... (ie places to go and people to meet)

[Golf-Tinker]

I drive an electric E-Z-GO. I'm told gas cart motors turnoff when they stop. Their justification for rolling stops, particularly when they know a rising hill faces them as they exit a tunnel, is they have to keep the pedal to the metal or suffer a delayed restart. If this in error, I apologize. If true, you have no excuse for a rolling stop.

[Bay Kid]

I just want to enjoy the ride.

[outlaw]

I still don't get why so many of us are in such a hurry
all the time. :confused:

We don't have that much time left.