Slow golf carts

[steve3860]

What is the proper Etiquette for passing slow golf carts? I like to cruise around 19 to 20. Over the weekend I seemed to have found a few carts with a top speed around 10 MPH.

One cart had 4 people on it and every little incline coming out of the tunnels it would slow to walking speed.

[Byte1]

It's a Golf Cart, not a GO Cart.

[Papa_lecki]

Pass them, get in front, slam on the brakes…. Continue driving and then go 8 MPH.

You just pass them when it’s sage and you can. It’s like walking past someone walking slow or passing on the highway.

[TSO/ISPF]

What is the proper Etiquette for passing slow golf carts? I like to cruise around 19 to 20. Over the weekend I seemed to have found a few carts with a top speed around 10 MPH.

One cart had 4 people on it and every little incline coming out of the tunnels it would slow to walking speed.
I should think normal "rules of the road" would apply. Pass when there is no oncoming traffic. Use care when on MVP paths due to many
narrow areas and blind curves, etc. On the street it's usually a simpler process. You do need to be aware of approaching vehicle traffic from behind you too in that circumstance.

[golfing eagles]

What is the proper Etiquette for passing slow golf carts? I like to cruise around 19 to 20. Over the weekend I seemed to have found a few carts with a top speed around 10 MPH.

One cart had 4 people on it and every little incline coming out of the tunnels it would slow to walking speed.

In my experience, the "etiquette" others follow when passing me (and I'm usually (and yes I know illegally) going 21.4) is as follows:

They come up from behind me like a bat out of he!!
They tailgate me until bumpers almost touching
They blow by me at about 30 mph
While doing so they give me a one finger salute
And at the same time yell some other obscenity
Then cut back in front of me by 1 foot or less.
I see they do not have a "street legal cart"
And then they slam on the brakes because they just caught a cart going 12 mph. with no room to pass
And probably yell another obscenity

[dewilson58]

Pass them, get in front, slam on the brakes…. Continue driving and then go 8 MPH.
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I've seen you. :MOJE_whot:

[bobdeb]

And I thought someone would bring up Street Legals.

Oh, I guess I just did that...

[Bay Kid]

Sounds like my Dad is "driving Miss IsaBell" again. Sorry

[collie1228]

I never pass unless the golf cart I'm passing is at least fifteen feet from the green. Might end up in a green side bunker.

[DonH57]

In my experience, the "etiquette" others follow when passing me (and I'm usually (and yes I know illegally) going 21.4) is as follows:

They come up from behind me like a bat out of he!!
They tailgate me until bumpers almost touching
They blow by me at about 30 mph
While doing so they give me a one finger salute
And at the same time yell some other obscenity
Then cut back in front of me by 1 foot or less.
I see they do not have a "street legal cart"
And then they slam on the brakes because they just caught a cart going 12 mph. with no room to pass
And probably yell another obscenity

So you spend some time on the MMP's too!:1rotfl:

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

If they're going slow enough that it's safe for you to pass at your own top speed, then go for it. If it's not, then don't. This isn't rocket surgery, as Kelly Bundy so profoundly put it.

[golfing eagles]

If they're going slow enough that it's safe for you to pass at your own top speed, then go for it. If it's not, then don't. This isn't rocket surgery, as Kelly Bundy so profoundly put it.

I really hope you're not comparing your intellect to that of Kelly Bundy:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[Topspinmo]

And I thought someone would bring up Street Legals.

Oh, I guess I just did that...


Never seen street legal go the required max allowed speed. They do more like 30 and above. Coming up B/V in right lane on day going 36 got passed by par car golf cart in left lane going at least 39.

[MrFlorida]

It's a golf cart, if you want to go fast , then drive your car.

[golfing eagles]

Never seen street legal go the required max allowed speed. They do more like 30 and above. Coming up B/V in right lane on day going 36 got passed by par car golf cart in left lane going at least 39.

That might be the record.

Of course, the driver is either:

A) a Hollyweird stunt driver
B) 5'2" with a Napoleon complex trying to make up for his "shortcomings":1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[Laker14]

What is the proper Etiquette for passing slow golf carts? I like to cruise around 19 to 20. Over the weekend I seemed to have found a few carts with a top speed around 10 MPH.

One cart had 4 people on it and every little incline coming out of the tunnels it would slow to walking speed.

Don't tailgate as you approach the slow cart. Stay a decent distance behind, and then pass when the opportunity arises. Be careful though, because sometimes a driver will turn left without signaling...yeah,,,it happens...

[lahamm69]

Welcome to The Villages

[banjobob]

Anyone sightseeing at speeds below 15 mph should have the courtesy to yield the road to normal cart traffic . Passing others is a common sense move ,the slow guys are just in the way and should pull over and let traffic p ass.

[golfing eagles]

Anyone sightseeing at speeds below 15 mph should have the courtesy to yield the road to normal cart traffic . Passing others is a common sense move ,the slow guys are just in the way and should pull over and let traffic p ass.

Never seen that happen, but there's always a first time:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[mrf6969]

And I thought someone would bring up Street Legals.

Oh, I guess I just did that...

Interesting that you rarely see Street Legal carts on the main roads anymore. My guess is that people got sick and tired of the extremely high insurance premiums.

[Skunky1]

Slow down. Start earlier and enjoy the scenery and the smells and the sounds of life. You’re gonna die anyway Whether you pass them or not!

[GOLFER54]

Remind yourself you’re retired and take it easy.

[terenceanne]

If you rent a golf cart from Bonifay you will find that the top speed is 12 mph. I would imagine the other country clubs have the same setup.
Also rentals from other sources usually have a top speed set. So keep that in mind when coming up to slow carts. It may not be the drivers fault.

[Wilson02852]

If we are all retired why in the heck do you have to rush anywhere? Must be a poor planner of time or an "A" type personality who never grew up.

That's what I think when some cart goes blowing by me. Yeah sometimes we all pass a real slow cart but that isn't the case in most passing. Usually someone who has played with governor settings and just wants to speed.

[Freehiker]

The golf carts they give on the Lifestyle visits are throttled down severely. They just creep along.....

[butlerism]

Ramming Speed

[whound68]

It depends. If you are from NY or NJ you stand on your horn and flip the slow cart off as you speed by. If you are from the midwest you just follow and take in the views as you are retired and in no hurry.

[noslices1]

Never seen street legal go the required max allowed speed. They do more like 30 and above. Coming up B/V in right lane on day going 36 got passed by par car golf cart in left lane going at least 39.

I think that same cart passed me on Morse Blvd going across the bridge by Lake Sumter Landing. I was in the left lane and he was behind me, but changed to the right lane and passed me, then turned into LSL. Funny though, didn’t have a license plate or a “street legal” sign on the back.

[Tunesmith]

The golf carts they give on the Lifestyle visits are throttled down severely. They just creep along.....
I'm on a Lifestyle Preview visit right now. The provided golf cart is an EZGO Freedom RXV Elite (Lithium) and a card on the steering wheel says that the cart speed has been 'reduced'. But the darn thing goes 22mph!

[Bill Dozer]

On neighborhood streets with no Cart Lane and a posted speed limit, passing a golf cart safely could result in a major fine and points . If the speed limit is exceeded by your cart or auto, you are breaking the law. I was stopped by a Marion County Sheriff and given a warning.

[COLTempleton]

It's a golf cart, if you want to go fast , then drive your car.

No. If you want to go fast in a street legal, stay in the street and out off of the multi modal path. The speed limit in the path is 20 mph.

[tophcfa]

The key is to sneak up on them and blow by them as quickly as possible. If you make the mistake of letting them see you are going to attempt a pass, it’s almost guaranteed they will suddenly feel the need to put the pedal to the floor to thwart you efforts. And then of course, they will slow down again when you no longer have a window to pass them.

[Rodneysblue]

What is the proper Etiquette for passing slow golf carts? I like to cruise around 19 to 20. Over the weekend I seemed to have found a few carts with a top speed around 10 MPH.

One cart had 4 people on it and every little incline coming out of the tunnels it would slow to walking speed.

Grasshopper, life is to short.

[Joe C.]

Pass'em any way you want ....... unless, like me, they have a gun rack hanging in the back.

[Dilligas]

In my experience, the "etiquette" others follow when passing me (and I'm usually (and yes I know illegally) going 21.4) is as follows:

They come up from behind me like a bat out of he!!
They tailgate me until bumpers almost touching
They blow by me at about 30 mph
While doing so they give me a one finger salute
And at the same time yell some other obscenity
Then cut back in front of me by 1 foot or less.
I see they do not have a "street legal cart"
And then they slam on the brakes because they just caught a cart going 12 mph. with no room to pass
And probably yell another obscenity
nice story but I doubt that occurs very often if at all. Yes some go faster than other, but we are all retired, so can wait for an opening to pass safely. If you are going 15 mph, you will have a line up behind you.

[OhioBuckeye]

What is the proper Etiquette for passing slow golf carts? I like to cruise around 19 to 20. Over the weekend I seemed to have found a few carts with a top speed around 10 MPH.

One cart had 4 people on it and every little incline coming out of the tunnels it would slow to walking speed.

10 mph is a little extreme, might as well walk. If you have a cart that doesn’t go over 10 mph, take it to the Yamaha dealer & get the governor adjusted.

[kendi]

You’re exaggerating.

[kcrazorbackfan]

If they’re slow and I need to go around them, boom 💥, hammer down.

[UpNorth]

There are those who think 20mph is slow. I top out at 20mph and get passed by old grey hair ladies all the time. We need some speed traps around here.

[golfing eagles]

There are those who think 20mph is slow. I top out at 20mph and get passed by old grey hair ladies all the time. We need some speed traps around here.

Or............Not worry about people going 1 or 2 mph over the 20 limit. I'd much rather the police do something more important.

[Freehiker]

I'm on a Lifestyle Preview visit right now. The provided golf cart is an EZGO Freedom RXV Elite (Lithium) and a card on the steering wheel says that the cart speed has been 'reduced'. But the darn thing goes 22mph!


You’re lucky then, count your blessings. Our last lifestyle visit the cart was brutal….we had people passing us every time we went out.

[bobdeb]

If you're in a golf cart and there's no one in front of you look back. If there's carts close behind please pull over and let them pass you.

This is much the same with left lane drivers.

[Number 10 GI]

If you're in a golf cart and there's no one in front of you look back. If there's carts close behind please pull over and let them pass you.

This is much the same with left lane drivers.

It's called courtesy but apparently is a foreign concept to many people.

[Topspinmo]

You’re lucky then, count your blessings. Our last lifestyle visit the cart was brutal….we had people passing us every time we went out.

My lifestyle cart topped out at 15 MPH back when.

[Topspinmo]

There are those who think 20mph is slow. I top out at 20mph and get passed by old grey hair ladies all the time. We need some speed traps around here.
20 MPH fast enough IMO in most golf carts with rear breaks and top heavy. and especially when comes to sudden stop.

[dewilson58]

20 MPH fast enough IMO in most golf carts with rear breaks and top heavy. and especially when comes to sudden stop.

Agree. Sit back and enjoy the journey.

[golfing eagles]

Agree. Sit back and enjoy the journey.

I'm getting quite sick of hearing "you're retired, what's the rush" for the last 7 years.
Sorry, but I look at it a different way: I have 15, maybe 20 good years left, so I can either:

A) enjoy golf, shows, concerts, movies, games, etc., or....

B) Sit behind some bozo going 14 mph on a MMP or driving 30 in the left lane of 466A or 60 in the left lane of I-75

I choose A, but everyone is free to choose for themselves. (just don't do it in front of me:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:)

[dewilson58]

I'm getting quite sick of hearing "you're retired, what's the rush" for the last 7 years.
Sorry, but I look at it a different way: I have 15, maybe 20 good years left, so I can either:

A) enjoy golf, shows, concerts, movies, games, etc., or....

B) Sit behind some bozo going 14 mph on a MMP or driving 30 in the left lane of 466A or 60 in the left lane of I-75

I choose A, but everyone is free to choose for themselves. (just don't do it in front of me:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:)

Don't smoke, you'll live longer.
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[golfing eagles]

Don't smoke, you'll live longer.
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But I don't.

[Laker14]

My mantra, whether in a car or a cart is "Fast in front, slow in back", which serves to remind me that the world is full of people who are, amazingly, different from me. In a car, if possible, I'm a 7mph over the speed limit guy. Which means I have to pass some folks, but also there are a lot of folks who want to pass me.
A similar dynamic exists when I am in my golf cart. So....it's not too tough really....let the faster people around me, and they are in front of me and no longer a problem for me, and pass the slower people.
Judging the character of people based upon the fact that they want to drive a few miles an hour slower or faster than I drive seems like a waste of my mental energy.
"Fast in front, slow in back"....works for me.

[Laker14]

It's a Golf Cart, not a GO Cart.

It's a golf cart, if you want to go fast , then drive your car.

Slow down. Start earlier and enjoy the scenery and the smells and the sounds of life. You’re gonna die anyway Whether you pass them or not!

Remind yourself you’re retired and take it easy.

Grasshopper, life is to short.

So, you all never pass anybody? Whatever speed the cart in front of you is going is OK with you, you just ease back and smell the roses?

[Nannyof3]

never had anything even remotely like that happen to me and I've lived here 12 years

[Buckeye Bleau]

I was recently following a golf cart that had a bumper sticker that may apply here.
I may be a little off but close.

“I am not part of your Hurry!”

I like that thought.

[golfing eagles]

I was recently following a golf cart that had a bumper sticker that may apply here.
I may be a little off but close.

“I am not part of your Hurry!”

I like that thought.

I think that thought is idiotic
If that's the case, pull over and get out of the way.
You never know why someone is "in a hurry"---medical emergency, potty emergency, late to give the eulogy at a funeral for another cart speeder, etc.

[Topspinmo]

I'm getting quite sick of hearing "you're retired, what's the rush" for the last 7 years.
Sorry, but I look at it a different way: I have 15, maybe 20 good years left, so I can either:

A) enjoy golf, shows, concerts, movies, games, etc., or....

B) Sit behind some bozo going 14 mph on a MMP or driving 30 in the left lane of 466A or 60 in the left lane of I-75

I choose A, but everyone is free to choose for themselves. (just don't do it in front of me:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:)

Well, doc might as well get sicker cause there nothing can be done about it. Just wait In 15 years or sooner you may be the one going 14 MPH or in left lane going 30. :)

[Swoop]

I have passed many golf carts and have been passed by golf carts. Not once have I said anything to them or have any of them said anything to me. No one giving the finger or yelling obscenities. You pass a slower cart, or a faster cart passes you, no big deal. It’s no different than when I’m on the road in my car and I pass someone, or someone passes me, there are no reactions, no fingers, no obscenities. Do these people really exist, or is this another Villages urban myth...

[karostay]

Drama Drama Drama

[golfing eagles]

I have passed many golf carts and have been passed by golf carts. Not once have I said anything to them or have any of them said anything to me. No one giving the finger or yelling obscenities. You pass a slower cart, or a faster cart passes you, no big deal. It’s no different than when I’m on the road in my car and I pass someone, or someone passes me, there are no reactions, no fingers, no obscenities. Do these people really exist, or is this another Villages urban myth...

It's called hyperbole:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[UpNorth]

Actually, when I'm going 20mph legal maximum speed and get passed, I wonder what gives this special individual the right to operate an unregistered motor vehicle on our roads? No need to pass anyone going 20mph ever.

[Laker14]

Actually, when I'm going 20mph legal maximum speed and get passed, I wonder what gives this special individual the right to operate an unregistered motor vehicle on our roads? No need to pass anyone going 20mph ever.

do you ever knowingly exceed the posted speed limit in your automobile?

[Swoop]

Actually, when I'm going 20mph legal maximum speed and get passed, I wonder what gives this special individual the right to operate an unregistered motor vehicle on our roads? No need to pass anyone going 20mph ever.
Interesting, so you’ve never passed someone while driving 60 in a 55 zone? If you have, are you a “special individual”?!?

[golfing eagles]

Actually, when I'm going 20mph legal maximum speed and get passed, I wonder what gives this special individual the right to operate an unregistered motor vehicle on our roads? No need to pass anyone going 20mph ever.

To which the response is:

You never know why someone is "in a hurry"---medical emergency, potty emergency, late to give the eulogy at a funeral for another cart speeder, etc.

or:

Or............Not worry about people going 1 or 2 mph over the 20 limit. I'd much rather the police do something more important.

And there is another reason to pass someone going 20, and that is that while they may be just hitting 20 on a straightaway, they might be slowing to 8 on every curve, every tunnel, every time another vehicle is coming in the opposite lane. Don't tell me that doesn't happen, because it most certainly does. If I'm going 5 or 6 miles, I definitely do not want to be behind that bozo.

Basically, YOU don't get to dictate what anyone else does

[JP]

I could be wrong but I think you are not supposed to cross a solid white line so technically you are not supposed to pass.

[golfing eagles]

I could be wrong but I think you are not supposed to cross a solid white line so technically you are not supposed to pass.

In which case you could never pass a cyclist going 3 mph or a pedestrian walking in the cart lane, nor could you ever make a left turn either. The best explanation I have seen (which might be right or wrong), is that it is a "one way" solid white line. Cars should not cross it (and that's why the line is broken at an intersection that is on your right side so they can turn right), but carts can cross it to make a left turn or pass. Have not found anything that officially addresses this in the Florida statutes

[UpNorth]

Cars are registered motor vehicles. 20mph + golf carts are not, unless they are designated "street legal". And then, they are limited to 25mph.

[golfing eagles]

Cars are registered motor vehicles. 20mph + golf carts are not, unless they are designated "street legal". And then, they are limited to 25mph.

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[golfing eagles]

Cars are registered motor vehicles. 20mph + golf carts are not, unless they are designated "street legal". And then, they are limited to 25mph.

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[golfing eagles]

Cars are registered motor vehicles. 20mph + golf carts are not, unless they are designated "street legal". And then, they are limited to 25mph.

That is correct. And your point is......

[Joe V.]

Actually, when I'm going 20mph legal maximum speed and get passed, I wonder what gives this special individual the right to operate an unregistered motor vehicle on our roads? No need to pass anyone going 20mph ever.

I will pass your entitled ox cart any time I need to.

[tophcfa]

Both of our carts are set to max out at the legal speed limit. Based on that I will make two general observations. When we were at our Villages home between Christmas and April 1st, people were always flying up behind me and usually passed despite the fact I was driving the legal limit. Since I got back down here last week, I have not been passed a single time. In fact, I seem to frequently get stuck behind people driving well below the legal limit. I guess it can be generalized that snowbirds like to fly in their carts, while many frogs are content to slowly hop down the multi-modal paths.

[Papa_lecki]

I could be wrong but I think you are not supposed to cross a solid white line so technically you are not supposed to pass.

Don’t recall white solid lines on the multi modal paths.

[Laker14]

Cars are registered motor vehicles. 20mph + golf carts are not, unless they are designated "street legal". And then, they are limited to 25mph.
you've chosen not to answer the question, which was "do you ever knowingly drive faster than the posted speed limit?"

the laws you choose to break or bend are laws that are OK to break or bend by a tiny little bit, however, if it's a law you've decided not to break or bend, then it is a sacred law, and that little bit of leeway you allow yourself in one circumstance, shouldn't be allowed to another person in a different circumstance. And you describe others as "entitled".

[UpNorth]

you've chosen not to answer the question, which was "do you ever knowingly drive faster than the posted speed limit?"

the laws you choose to break or bend are laws that are OK to break or bend by a tiny little bit, however, if it's a law you've decided not to break or bend, then it is a sacred law, and that little bit of leeway you allow yourself in one circumstance, shouldn't be allowed to another person in a different circumstance. And you describe others as "entitled".

Cars are designed to safely exceed the speed limit. Hit a curb going 25mph in a car won't kill you. Hit a curb going 25mph in a golf cart and see what happens. There is a reason why golf carts are limited to 20mph. Even 20mph is probably too fast for safe sensible driving.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

I think there's a big difference between someone passing when the guy ahead of him is going only 12mph in a golf cart, and someone passing in the same area when the guy ahead of him is going 20. The actual speed limit for non-street-legal golf carts is 19.8mph. If you're on a golf cart path or MMP, no one should be passing you in a golf cart, if you are going 19.8mph or faster. If they're passing you, then THEY are breaking the law.

And that's okay - if they want to break the law, then it's on them if they get caught. It's not your headache. If they cause an accident and you're there to witness it, you can tell your observation to the police if they ask for your statement.

The only time I think I'd make a fuss, is if they're passing me on a precarious section of road. Like that rickety bridge off Morse Blvd by 466. Or any of the golf cart bridges. Or around any bend where you can't see what's coming toward you. On a straight-away though? Screw it. Let them pass. It's one less idiot you have to deal with behind you.

[Nucky]

It depends. If you are from NY or NJ you stand on your horn and flip the slow cart off as you speed by. If you are from the midwest you just follow and take in the views as you are retired and in no hurry.

I’m from Jersey. I don’t recall passing anyone in our Cart. Trust me, the Cart is capable of easily doing so but I’m usually the new improved version of the NJ version. I don’t wanna tee anyone off and I’m hardly ever in a hurry. Slow is the way, steady is the course.

[Laker14]

Cars are designed to safely exceed the speed limit. Hit a curb going 25mph in a car won't kill you. Hit a curb going 25mph in a golf cart and see what happens. There is a reason why golf carts are limited to 20mph. Even 20mph is probably too fast for safe sensible driving.

there is a little bit of risk in everything we do. 20mph in a cart is OK? But 21 mph makes you entitled?
My cart has been adjusted to top out at 22mph. I get passed often. I have never seen one of those carts smashed up immediately after passing me.
Cars are designed to be safe at 5 mph over the speed limit? Really?? Ever seen what happens to a car when it crashes at 50 mph? How about at 70mph? That is the speed limit on many interstates. I'd rather be in a cart at 22mph, myself, but to each his own.

[JP]

Don’t recall white solid lines on the multi modal paths.

Duh. Not talking about those.

[LateBoomer]

what's wrong with passing another golf cart? Does this upset people? why?

[Laker14]

what's wrong with passing another golf cart? Does this upset people? why?

Not as far as I'm concerned.

Evidently.

I have no clue.

[spd2918]

Life is too short to care if your golf cart is passed. If it ruins your whole day then you have personal problems.

I have been passed and I have passed slow carts. I survived each time and went on with my day.

[bobdeb]

Omg, I'm thankful I don't use my golf car that often.

And for the few who passed my wife while she was jogging on a multi modal path and hit the horn and saluted her... you're pathetic.

[Bay Kid]

Every time I pass a slow cart I give a Villages friendly wave.

[Viperguy]

Typical of todays society. That's why there are road rage incidents in GOLF CARTS!