Exiting Gate

[PhilipB]

When leaving a village gate, is it considered rude to tailgate through, up close to the car ahead? Or do you keep your distance and wait for the bar to go down and up?

[ColdNoMore]

Go ahead and tailgate without worry, staying inches off of the bumper in front of you...as they're 'breakaway' gate arms.



With cameras.





:popcorn:

[Fredman]

Not rude just not wise when the arm comes down and marks up your car

[Bjeanj]

So long as you want to pay a couple hundred dollars to pay for a replacement arm. It’s not an issue of manners. Rather it’s an issue of the proper procedure. There are cameras to ascertain who broke the arm of a gate.

[New Englander]

I've had it done to me and I consider it rude.

[Bigben007]

Yesterday i came through the Pinellas gate (Winn Dixie side) a golf cart was in front of me going through the gate, I was schocked, the automobile behind me, passed me up and went throught the gate with the golf cart in front of me. You never know what you are going to see.

[EdFNJ]

When leaving a village gate, is it considered rude to tailgate through, up close to the car ahead? Or do you keep your distance and wait for the bar to go down and up? Seriously? I'm not sure about "rude" but certainly stupid and dangerous.

[Ooper]

The exit gates stay up a lot longer than the entrance gates. Plus, the sensors that open the exit gates are located further back to make sure the gate opens so you don't have to come to a complete stop as you do going in the entrance gate. Even if they start coming down before you reach the gate, unless you are going way too fast, they should open up by the time you reach them. I'm talking about EXIT gates, not entrance gates. Tailgating through entrance gates is extremely rude and dangerous, IMHO.

[billlaur]

no problem plenty of time to go thru...:coolsmiley:

[TheWarriors]

You can even have fun with it, if you have a tailgater following you put your brakes on as you exit the gate and watch as they Sh#$ their shorts ;)

[DonH57]

You can even have fun with it, if you have a tailgater following you put your brakes on as you exit the gate and watch as they Sh#$ their shorts ;)

You'd think that would break their habit of tailgating but some don't get it. It's best to act as though they are not there but they desire the attention they bring to themselves.

[Two Bills]

When exiting, as long as the car behind has broken the beam, the arm will stay up. Can't see anything rude in that at all.
Entering is a whole different ball game.

[coffeebean]

The exit gates stay up a lot longer than the entrance gates. Plus, the sensors that open the exit gates are located further back to make sure the gate opens so you don't have to come to a complete stop as you do going in the entrance gate. Even if they start coming down before you reach the gate, unless you are going way too fast, they should open up by the time you reach them. I'm talking about EXIT gates, not entrance gates. Tailgating through entrance gates is extremely rude and dangerous, IMHO.

I don't think it is even possible to tailgate through an entrance gate. Those gates come down very quickly.

Now for the exit gates......I've counted as many as 8 (yes eight) cars exit through a gate with the gate remaining up the entire time. The timing of an exit gate is not like the entrance gates. People caravan through the exits all the time. Take a look and see for yourself.

[retiredguy123]

I always wait for the gate to start to come down, then approach, and it will reverse direction.

[dewilson58]

I don't think it is even possible to tailgate through an entrance gate. Those gates come down very quickly.

Now for the exit gates......I've counted as many as 8 (yes eight) cars exit through a gate with the gate remaining up the entire time. The timing of an exit gate is not like the entrance gates. People caravan through the exits all the time. Take a look and see for yourself.




Yes, the exit gates are activated by an electric eye........about 10 feet prior to the gate.

[charmed59]

The exit gates are meant to facilitate traffic between the cars and MMP. If cars tailgate, carts and cyclist cannot cross. Think of it as a stop sign, which is exactly what it turns into when a tailgater breaks the gate.

[crash]

Not rude just not wise when the arm comes down and marks up your car

There is an eye to keep the gate open and it will not come down on you. You do not have to be right on the tail of the car in front just in front of the eye.

[Ooper]

I think it would be very rude to wait until the exit gate arms go down before you try to exit. There are some gates with stoplights just outside the gates. Can you imagine how PO'd the people in line waiting to exit would get if they had to wait until the gate went down after every car. They would have to wait for multiple light changes. Use your head folks.

[Regor]

Yup, the "exit" gates stay up till all vehicles are long gone. You can even stop under an open gate and it will stay up.

[Splinter]

Finally some common sense when it comes to exit gates . They are to keep traffic moving . Remember , golf carts crossing have stop signs , exit gates do not . You are not suppose to stop to let carts pass through .

[alwann]

To hijack this thread just a little, wouldn't it be safe with just one entrance gate now that all gates (I'm assuming) have buttons?

When a MMP crosses in front of a visitor gate, the line of sight is blocked. A cart driver only know if the crossing is safe when he/she see the gate is down. If the Visitor gate is gone or stuck in an up position, watch out for danger.

Again, for curious dimwits like me, explain why we need a visitor's gate if visitors (mostly contractors and service companies) can enter through the Resident gate by pushing the button?

[NoMoSno]

Finally some common sense when it comes to exit gates . They are to keep traffic moving . Remember , golf carts crossing have stop signs , exit gates do not . You are not suppose to stop to let carts pass through .
Then why have a exit gate at all?

[mulligan]

Then why have a exit gate at all?

So people won't enter through the open lane.

[NoMoSno]

So people won't enter through the open lane.
Right...OK:1rotfl:

So the entrance gates are there to give the carts a chance to cross, but the exit gate is a free for all...

[Ooper]

C'mon folks... think. Some MMP's are outside the gates, some are inside. Not one solution is correct for all. Having one standard system of gates should reduce confusion... but then again, this IS The Villages!

[Marathon Man]

The exit gates stay up a lot longer than the entrance gates. Plus, the sensors that open the exit gates are located further back to make sure the gate opens so you don't have to come to a complete stop as you do going in the entrance gate. Even if they start coming down before you reach the gate, unless you are going way too fast, they should open up by the time you reach them. I'm talking about EXIT gates, not entrance gates. Tailgating through entrance gates is extremely rude and dangerous, IMHO.

This is accurate information. Exit gates are different than entrance gates.

The answer is - no, not rude.

[Topspinmo]

When exiting, as long as the car behind has broken the beam, the arm will stay up. Can't see anything rude in that at all.
Entering is a whole different ball game.

Agreed! My opinion on gates? Take it for what’s it worth? NOthing

Most Gates will stay in the up position as also as something still in the beams. Street leading to stop lights good example. Two or three cars would only get through the stop light if I’d every car stopped and let the gate come down and back up. Gate leading out of residential street Wider bean pattern that gates leading into neighborhoods where the gate is programmed to let one car pass at time. This is where tailgaters get in trouble when they don’t scan card or push the button.

The only problem while exiting is lagging too far behind where the gate beam can’t pick up you’re car and gate starts downward travel. Not really tailgating it’s the lagging behind and the gunning the gas to beat the gate or just not paying attention to gate when passing through.

[Topspinmo]

To hijack this thread just a little, wouldn't it be safe with just one entrance gate now that all gates (I'm assuming) have buttons?

When a MMP crosses in front of a visitor gate, the line of sight is blocked. A cart driver only know if the crossing is safe when he/she see the gate is down. If the Visitor gate is gone or stuck in an up position, watch out for danger.

Again, for curious dimwits like me, explain why we need a visitor's gate if visitors (mostly contractors and service companies) can enter through the Resident gate by pushing the button?

Not really, golf carts have to yield. at some entries the traffic would back up to and on BLVDs. Don’t worry about switching lanes with two entry points either works. IMO its actually more dangerous crossing over from the left lane to try and entry the residential gate just go in the visitors gate.

[Ooper]

:MOJE_whot:Not really, golf carts have to yield. at some entries the traffic would back up to and on BLVDs. Don’t worry about switching lanes with two entry points either works. IMO its actually more dangerous crossing over from the left lane to try and entry the residential gate just go in the visitors gate.
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[ColdNoMore]

Right...OK:1rotfl:

So the entrance gates are there to give the carts a chance to cross, but the exit gate is a free for all...

Yeah, I've previously tried pointing out...that contradictory explanation myself. :oops:


But at least there's usually a small queuing area/median for 1, or 2, or 4 golf carts...to wait for the exit gate auto traffic. :D