Epitome of some Villagers entitled attitude

[roob1]

I was approaching a gate exit. A golf cart on my right also was approaching his STOP sign at the road, to cross the gate exit/entrance. Noticing that he seemed to be going too fast, I slowed considerably, as he continued through the stop sign (ignoring it) in front of me. As he went by, I beeped the horn quickly. He looked at me and "threw the bird".

Maybe he thought he deserved special treatment?????

[NotGolfer]

Nope....he was just displaying his I.Q. It always amazes me to observe folks doing this gesture---especially when they could have been road kill OR have broken the traffic laws....or both.

As my significant other might say..."maybe I should just hit him and teach him a lesson!"! BUT that would take things to a whole other level.

[rjm1cc]

Unfortunately stopping for stop signs is disregarded a lot. In fact since we tend to be a older community and reaction time maybe slowing or sight a little off we all should be extra careful when we drive and certainty stop at stop signs.

[dewilson58]

Stop Signs are suggestions.

:MOJE_whot:

[graciegirl]

Apparently some people think stop signs and even street lights are "just a suggestion".

And you can't help but wonder how they feel about those other things like commandments.

[dewilson58]

Apparently some people think stop signs and even street lights are "just a suggestion".

And you can't help but wonder how they feel about those other things like commandments.

:bigbow:

[Chatbrat]

Some day he and or some of his passengers will prove that Darwin was right

[ureout]

ok I'm gonna **** off some of you.. entitlement goes both ways.. i have stopped many times when a gate is lifting and the car goes thru i then proceed and attempt to cross only to see a second vehicle race thru under the gate.. and yes I have given them the 1 finger salute.. I have also crossed over after a vehicle passed thru and noticed that the gate only got 1/2 down and then raised again with another car coming thru.. EVERYONE needs to slow down

[Kahuna32162]

ok I'm gonna **** off some of you.. entitlement goes both ways.. i have stopped many times when a gate is lifting and the car goes thru i then proceed and attempt to cross only to see a second vehicle race thru under the gate.. and yes I have given them the 1 finger salute.. I have also crossed over after a vehicle passed thru and noticed that the gate only got 1/2 down and then raised again with another car coming thru.. EVERYONE needs to slow down


Help me understand, if you are at a stop sign waiting to cross, shouldn't you yield to all oncoming traffic before proceeding?

[graciegirl]

ok I'm gonna **** off some of you.. entitlement goes both ways.. i have stopped many times when a gate is lifting and the car goes thru i then proceed and attempt to cross only to see a second vehicle race thru under the gate.. and yes I have given them the 1 finger salute.. I have also crossed over after a vehicle passed thru and noticed that the gate only got 1/2 down and then raised again with another car coming thru.. EVERYONE needs to slow down

I know you and you are a great guy. However, I know tons of people in their lives who have NEVER given that one finger salute to a stranger. We kid around in our family and with our friends.....but I can't recall ever flipping someone off I didn't know. I HAVE thought about it...……….

I think it is geographical.

P.S. I might have said "and your horsey" under my breath......

[Gpsma]

If they can’t read the stop sign hit them

Bet they will learn their lesson!!!

I find many who regularly use a golf cart do not drive it with the utmost diligence. It amazes me there aren’t more accidents

[charmed59]

I noticed on Odell circle near Lake Miona Rec center the exiting gate was down, temporarily replace by a stop sign. I saw 10 cars go through the stop sign leaving Sunset Pointe without even slowing. I suspect all 10 of those drivers have a fit when a bike or cart slows at a stop sign without stopping totally.

[EPutnam1863]

Nope....he was just displaying his I.Q. It always amazes me to observe folks doing this gesture---especially when they could have been road kill OR have broken the traffic laws....or both.

As my significant other might say..."maybe I should just hit him and teach him a lesson!"! BUT that would take things to a whole other level.

Reminds me of a friend who got tired of the driver tailing very closely. She hit on the brakes to teach him a lesson. Sure enough, he hit her, breaking one of her ankles and driving up her insurance premiums sky high.

[DonH57]

Some day he and or some of his passengers will prove that Darwin was right

You are correct sir. As I see these actions on a daily basis, I wonder if today will be the day I have to dial 911 for some bone head ?

[CFrance]

I know you and you are a great guy. However, I know tons of people in their lives who have NEVER given that one finger salute to a stranger. We kid around in our family and with our friends.....but I can't recall ever flipping someone off I didn't know. I HAVE thought about it...……….

I think it is geographical.

P.S. I might have said "and your horsey" under my breath......
No, I think it's digital! (sorry...):pray:
As far as yielding to all oncoming traffic, I think the gate comes down, giving the golf cart access to cross in front of the gate. If there is someone tailgating the car in front going through the gate, that driver is in the wrong, not the golf cart driver. The sign says the gate closes after every car. Or something to that effect.


I may have to get a golf cart someday when we switch to a CYV. It's scary.

[photo1902]

Whenever I read posts like this, it makes me wonder what utopia people lived in prior to moving to The Villages, where no one broke traffic laws?

[graciegirl]

Whenever I read posts like this, it makes me wonder what utopia people lived in prior to moving to The Villages, where no one broke traffic laws?

I have argued this point on this forum for years. I grew up in Ohio. Good manners and restraint were expected in the Midwest in the fifties and sixties.


Now in Orlando it is a game to tail the driver ahead of you through a red light. I have seen two light changes when the traffic didn't pause going though a red light...near Disney.

[photo1902]

I know you and you are a great guy. However, I know tons of people in their lives who have NEVER given that one finger salute to a stranger. We kid around in our family and with our friends.....but I can't recall ever flipping someone off I didn't know. I HAVE thought about it...……….

I think it is geographical.

P.S. I might have said "and your horsey" under my breath......

And as someone who lived in the DC Metro area for years, and dealt with daily beltway and I66 traffic, I can tell you with complete certainty that traffic and bad driving here is significantly less.

[graciegirl]

And as someone who lived in the DC Metro area for years, and dealt with daily beltway and I66 traffic, I can tell you with complete certainty that traffic and bad driving here is significantly less.

I would guess it would be. Just returned from that area a couple of weeks ago, but Photo we were talking about stopping for stop signs and how people react to that in certain areas of this country. Also horn honking and giving someone the bird.

[photo1902]

I would guess it would be. Just returned from that area a couple of weeks ago, but Photo we were talking about stopping for stop signs and how people react to that in certain areas of this country. Also horn honking and giving someone the bird.

And so was I. Ever been to NYC? I was simply stating it’s not unique to The Villages, by any stretch. That still doesn’t excuse bad behavior and bad manors.

[graciegirl]

And so was I. Ever been to NYC? I was simply stating it’s not unique to The Villages, by any stretch. That still doesn’t excuse bad behavior and bad manors.

Many, many, many times. Just visited granddaughter in Manhattan.

[Fredman]

Must be snowbirds

[BobnBev]

It's a good way to get an ulcer, worrying about things you can't change. There are idiot entitled jerks everywhere, just let them be jerks, no worries, mate.

[photo1902]

It's a good way to get an ulcer, worrying about things you can't change. There are idiot entitled jerks everywhere, just let them be jerks, no worries, mate.

Perfectly put

[HandyGrandpap]

I have never given the so called one finger salute. Please enlighten me so I follow protocol. What is the criteria that defines the conditions to qualify to provide the salute in TVs?

[VillageIdiots]

I lean more toward the entitled theory than geographical. This is but one example of many ways a precious (and I used that word on purpose) few around here somehow believe, in their own minds, that where they are going, how they are getting there, or what they are going for is of utmost importance and you, me (the rest of us) are just secondary and in the way. I believe it is a very small minority but stand out in a major way due to the attitude and behavior. You see it in retail and grocery stores, you see it in parking lots, restaurants, etc. The worse part is, these very same precious few have managed to raise a new generation that are even more special, precious, and entitled. Sometimes people make mistakes, they get distracted and they don't see you. But there are plenty of instances where they clearly look right at you, see you coming, and then proceed as if you are supposed to know they are late for a tee time, dinner, appointment and, darn it, you are supposed to somehow know that and yield to their haste.

[Villageswimmer]

ok I'm gonna **** off some of you.. entitlement goes both ways.. i have stopped many times when a gate is lifting and the car goes thru i then proceed and attempt to cross only to see a second vehicle race thru under the gate.. and yes I have given them the 1 finger salute.. I have also crossed over after a vehicle passed thru and noticed that the gate only got 1/2 down and then raised again with another car coming thru.. EVERYONE needs to slow down


Never a classy response.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Apparently some people think stop signs and even street lights are "just a suggestion".

And you can't help but wonder how they feel about those other things like commandments.

Oh that's easy. I prefer mayo to ketchup, spicy brown to regular, and sweet relish to mustard relish.

Wait - didn't you just ask how I feel about condiments?

[EdFNJ]

And as someone who lived in the DC Metro area for years, and dealt with daily beltway and I66 traffic, I can tell you with complete certainty that traffic and bad driving here is significantly less. Was just going to write the same thing about Northern NJ and NYC. Makes the drivers here look like pros :D In NYC they paste "the finger" on their window so they don't have to use their hands.

[dillywho]

Stop Signs are suggestions.

:MOJE_whot:

Nope...I think when people come here where everything is pretty much green all year round, they just think those signs are placed around in several places to add a little contrast to all that green.:icon_wink:

[queasy27]

Must be snowbirds.

Don't forget renters, adult grandchildren and lifestyle visitors.

Less sarcastically, I think some new drivers don't notice the stop signs on the multimodal short poles since they're not the normal red hexagonal signs.

[crash]

ok I'm gonna **** off some of you.. entitlement goes both ways.. i have stopped many times when a gate is lifting and the car goes thru i then proceed and attempt to cross only to see a second vehicle race thru under the gate.. and yes I have given them the 1 finger salute.. I have also crossed over after a vehicle passed thru and noticed that the gate only got 1/2 down and then raised again with another car coming thru.. EVERYONE needs to slow down

The car does not need to stop and wait for the gate to go down again before proceeding there is a light that opens the gate. The golf cart has a stop not the car.