Golf cart freeway

[Tom2172]

How soon will there be a very serious accident by idiots with golf carts that go 35 mph passing everyone one ! Had this happen 5 times in 3 day. Was going 19 mph and got passed

[CarlR33]

If it’s safe to do so why can’t they pass you. They are late for retirement games. I like when they pass in a down pour rain with no head lights (and thus no taillights) in the middle of the roadway and expect a vehicle to see them. It’s not being passed either add to that taking the corners at full tilt and often times on your side of the curve.

[dtennent]

Not much that you can do about it except to drive defensively. I am more worried about the golf carts that blow through stop signs. Have been nearly hit on a few occasions.

[Bill14564]

How soon will there be a very serious accident by idiots with golf carts that go 35 mph passing everyone one ! Had this happen 5 times in 3 day. Was going 19 mph and got passed

Pretty sure a cart doesn't need to go 35mph in order to pass you when you are going 19mph.

Where did you get your cart-mounted radar gun that tells how fast other carts are going?

[DonH57]

I personally don't care if they pass me unless of course they do it around blind curves or cut back in so close I have to hit my brakes to avoid hitting them. Just drive as defensively as you can. Unfortunately they'll eventually cause injury to someone.

[golfing eagles]

How soon will there be a very serious accident by idiots with golf carts that go 35 mph passing everyone one ! Had this happen 5 times in 3 day. Was going 19 mph and got passed

Interesting. In 11 years and 29,000 miles on my golf cart, I’ve NEVER seen a cart going 35, yet that post claims 5x in 3 days. Possibly, but right now it’s failing the sniff test. Could it possibly have been going 21-22, more than fast enough to pass
19?

[dewilson58]

Pretty sure a cart doesn't need to go 35mph in order to pass you when you are going 19mph.

Where did you get your cart-mounted radar gun that tells how fast other carts are going?

:BigApplause:

[thelegges]

The lifestyle carts top speed is 12-14mph. Any cart passing them, you can hear the swoosh of wind, and never see their break light after the next curve.

[shut the front door]

Did they hit you? Did they cause you any harm or damage?
If not, let them drive their golf cart and you drive yours. No need getting all verklempt over speeding drivers. They will always exist.

[Taltarzac725]

The Villages Golf Cart Rules and Injuries - 2025 Golf Cart Rules For The Villages, FL (https://www.gloverlawfirm.com/the-villages-golf-cart-rules-and-injuries/)


This is useful.


My golf cart has the governor on so it cannot go more than 19 MPH.

Almost every other golf cart passes us.

[Altavia]

Did they hit you? Did they cause you any harm or damage?
If not, let them drive their golf cart and you drive yours. No need getting all verklempt over speeding drivers. They will always exist.

The quicker they pass, the better. It's wise to lift of the throttle to help get them by faster.


But it happens...

This cart passed us at a very high rate of speed same day it was reported to be responsible for a hit and run.

[Dotneko]

Huh. In 5 years and driving many hours in our golf cart, never once have we seen a golf cart doing 35. We have passed many a cart and ours only does 21 going downhill with a tailwind. Tested it using a GPS speedometer.
I find it safest to just ease up on the gas when someone wants to pass.

[golfing eagles]

Huh. In 5 years and driving many hours in our golf cart, never once have we seen a golf cart doing 35. We have passed many a cart and ours only does 21 going downhill with a tailwind. Tested it using a GPS speedometer.
I find it safest to just ease up on the gas when someone wants to pass.

Exactly the same, although mine only goes 20.8 downhill with a tailwind. I have no idea why some people get their undies in a bunch because somebody passes them. Same happens on a highway. My guess is that it is a form of primitive territoriality, but I'm not a psychiatrist. They'll scream all day that they are only interested in safety, or that they are pointing out the law, but in reality, they just don't like getting passed!

[Altavia]

Exactly the same, although mine only goes 20.8 downhill with a tailwind. I have no idea why some people get their undies in a bunch because somebody passes them. Same happens on a highway. My guess is that it is a form of primitive territoriality, but I'm not a psychiatrist. They'll scream all day that they are only interested in safety, or that they are pointing out the law, but in reality, they just don't like getting passed!

Probably..

Sometimes it's like the 18 wheeler passing in the left lane @ 0.5 mph faster than the truck they are passing. As said previously, best to just lift off the throttle and let them complete the pad.

Then there's the Mario Andreti carts who pass a pedestrian or bike from the opposite direction on the left side of the road not yielding right of way to oncoming traffic.

We've had to go agricultural (go off road) more than once for those instances. Lucky golf carts are built off road (-: LOL :-)

The risk truely is getting higher on the MMP along Marsh Bend Trail. Seems many of the newer carts 4/6/8 passenger are capable of 25-30 mph running from Middleton to destinations north. Sometimes with 6-8 young people without an adult in the cart. In carts so long thatly can't stay in lane on the sharp turns.

Rant on...

Then there's the unsupervised kids. Sunday, a pair of young (9-10 yo) girls crossed McNeil without stopping in front of us on an E-bike and scooter - and almost got hit by a car exiting MBT on to McNeil. There is no gate at that entrance yet.

We made sure they were ok and followed behind them to Magnolia.

But you gotta wonder about parents letting two young girls travel alone several miles on a route along MBT across from a Federal Pennetentary and halfway house...

And this is not the first set of young children we've observed alone on that route, including some after dark...

To the Developer/employee lurkers in Middleton on here, do you know where your children are? You need to protect your beautiful children before something bad happens.

Start with the sex offender list in the area. There's quite a few hits along Warm Springs near Magnolia.

FDLE - Sexual Offender and Predator System (https://offender.fdle.state.fl.us/offender/sops/neighborhoodSearch.jsf)

[Papa_lecki]

Cart is probably not going faster than 25PMPH. BUT, that’s 25% faster than a cart going 19MPH.
It’s like a car going 60MPH, getting passed by someone going 75MPH.

And that happens all the time - I’ve never seen a post here about speeding on the turnpike - or even Morse Blvd.

[USOTR]

With the exception of a law suit, when they involve us in a wreck, who is suppose to enforce golf cart laws?

[Thetwisted2]

How soon will there be a very serious accident by idiots with golf carts that go 35 mph passing everyone one ! Had this happen 5 times in 3 day. Was going 19 mph and got passed


Everyone is in a hurry, why I don’t know, yesterday I was on Morse Blvd waiting to make a left turn into the postal station when 2 cars and a large Groome passed me in the golf cart and bike lane almost took the paint off the side of my automobile, glade there were no carts of bikes in the lane

[BrianL99]

Does anyone here own an automobile that won't go at least 90 MPH? A stock Corvette ZO6 can go 195 MPH, off the showroom floor.

The highest speed limit in the USA is 85 MPH on a 40-mile stretch of Texas State Highway 130.

Why is it legal to sell automobiles that can travel at more than double the maximum speed limit?

[LoisR]

Wake up. I've only been in The Villages for 21 years and have seen countless carts going over thirty mph. How did I know this? They passed me while I was driving my car. Speaking the truth is best gor all.

[jsa]

Did they hit you? Did they cause you any harm or damage?
If not, let them drive their golf cart and you drive yours. No need getting all verklempt over speeding drivers. They will always exist.

^ This. 100%

[golfing eagles]

Wake up. I've only been in The Villages for 21 years and have seen countless carts going over thirty mph. How did I know this? They passed me while I was driving my car. Speaking the truth is best gor all.

I’ve passed cars in my 20 mph cart. They were the slugs tooling along at 15, of which I’ve seen “countless” numbers, unlike 35 mph carts, of which I’ve seen none. Interestingly, those slugs generally have no idea how slow they are, they think everyone else is speeding

[bowlingal]

any cart going more than 20 mph is SPEEDING and can get you a very expensive ticket. It can also cause injury and death. If you have questions about operating a golf cart attend the golf cart safety clinic given this month on June 18 at 9AM at the Colony Cottage Rec Center.

[Triker]

I don’t care if they pass me. I’ll drive like I’m supposed to. What scares me is the number of oncoming carts you meet that can’t stay in their own lane. You stay on your side I’ll stay on mine. Curves are the worst. Slow down people.

[rsmurano]

The more important question here s: why didn’t you pull off the road to let someone pass you? 19mph is not fast, it’s actually pretty slow. Almost every turn on the golf cart paths can be driven faster than 20mph. IMO, it’s the slower golf carts that pose the problem. Why is it safer to travel 200mph on the autobahn than it is to drive 70 mph here in the states? 1 of the main reasons is that slower traffic has to move over to the right lanes or get a ticket or have their license revoked. Same laws should apply here which they are but only on 3 lane hwys like i75 and i95. This should be applied to any 2 lane road here in the villages too.

[Laurawilcox]

This is the part that upsets me about people driving without governors, golf carts weren’t built like a Corvette to go 190 miles an hour and stop and turn on a dime, they were built to do 20 or 21. I’m sure many of us have jammed on the brakes to avoid hitting another cart or a car that didn’t see us and had the realization that we were riding in nothing but plastic if we actually collided. So I don’t appreciate the people who think it’s OK to drive faster than The Villages rules which match the equipment and path construction. that can cause harm to others if they have.

A friend of mine had her cart tipped over when a passer cut too close to her rear end and will be in rehab for months how can we say that that’s an OK thing. The driver didn’t even stop when others were rushing to aid.

[USNA87]

The lifestyle carts top speed is 12-14mph. Any cart passing them, you can hear the swoosh of wind, and never see their break light after the next curve.

Our Lifestyle cart had a top speed of 19 mph.

[golfing eagles]

Exactly the same, although mine only goes 20.8 downhill with a tailwind. I have no idea why some people get their undies in a bunch because somebody passes them. Same happens on a highway. My guess is that it is a form of primitive territoriality, but I'm not a psychiatrist. They'll scream all day that they are only interested in safety, or that they are pointing out the law, but in reality, they just don't like getting passed!

any cart going more than 20 mph is SPEEDING and can get you a very expensive ticket. It can also cause injury and death. If you have questions about operating a golf cart attend the golf cart safety clinic given this month on June 18 at 9AM at the Colony Cottage Rec Center.

I love it when someone goes out of their way to prove my point. Yes, carts going 19.9 are perfectly safe and those going 20.1 are criminally negligent:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[Picklepair]

How soon will there be a very serious accident by idiots with golf carts that go 35 mph passing everyone one ! Had this happen 5 times in 3 day. Was going 19 mph and got passed

If you would go 21 or 22 mph, you would keep up with the flow. Also 35 mph is exaggerated.Quit whining so much.

[Rocksnap]

How soon will there be a very serious accident by idiots with golf carts that go 35 mph passing everyone one ! Had this happen 5 times in 3 day. Was going 19 mph and got passed

Heavens to mergatroid, I got passed by someone faster than me in my golf cart!
In my car, I also drive the speed limit in the passing lane on a multi-lane road. Cause no one should go faster than me. All the people understand, behind me. Makes them all happy!

[Bill14564]

The more important question here s: why didn’t you pull off the road to let someone pass you? 19mph is not fast, it’s actually pretty slow. Almost every turn on the golf cart paths can be driven faster than 20mph. IMO, it’s the slower golf carts that pose the problem. Why is it safer to travel 200mph on the autobahn than it is to drive 70 mph here in the states? 1 of the main reasons is that slower traffic has to move over to the right lanes or get a ticket or have their license revoked. Same laws should apply here which they are but only on 3 lane hwys like i75 and i95. This should be applied to any 2 lane road here in the villages too.

There are not a lot of two-lane golf cart paths, MMPs, or diamond lanes here in the Villages. Or did you mean that there are single-lane sections of the autobahn where cars are required to pull of the shoulder and stop to allow those driving 200mph to pass?

To me, 19mph is not too slow in a cart since the cart is only supposed to be capable of 20mph max. Sure, I would be frustrated that I couldn't just hold my foot to the floor but that's the way it is on a shared path.

[HospitalCoder]

The more important question here s: why didn’t you pull off the road to let someone pass you? 19mph is not fast, it’s actually pretty slow. Almost every turn on the golf cart paths can be driven faster than 20mph. IMO, it’s the slower golf carts that pose the problem. Why is it safer to travel 200mph on the autobahn than it is to drive 70 mph here in the states? 1 of the main reasons is that slower traffic has to move over to the right lanes or get a ticket or have their license revoked. Same laws should apply here which they are but only on 3 lane hwys like i75 and i95. This should be applied to any 2 lane road here in the villages too.

If you don’t slow down at turns and curves, you run the risk of hitting a pedestrian or other vehicle. The speed limit is the fastest you should be going, not how fast you are required to go. It sounds like you are one of the drivers who don’t share the multimodal path responsibly.

[Rocksnap]

Wake up. I've only been in The Villages for 21 years and have seen countless carts going over thirty mph. How did I know this? They passed me while I was driving my car. Speaking the truth is best gor all.

BAN ELECTRIC CARTS! They are the ones that can be tweaked to “go fast”, above 25mph.
Any Yami gasser, even with high speed gears, will top out about 24/25mph, if tweaked.
Plenty of speed to pass a 19 mph cart. Happens to me all the time. And I’m ok with that.

[Ageiler]

How soon will there be a very serious accident by idiots with golf carts that go 35 mph passing everyone one ! Had this happen 5 times in 3 day. Was going 19 mph and got passed

Agree, they are going faster than the cars on Fenney Way sometimes. Dangerous. Wont get better until they ticket.

[Rocksnap]

any cart going more than 20 mph is SPEEDING and can get you a very expensive ticket. It can also cause injury and death. If you have questions about operating a golf cart attend the golf cart safety clinic given this month on June 18 at 9AM at the Colony Cottage Rec Center.
Then there are the people who fall out of a cart doing 14 mph, hit their head, and unfortunately die. I’m thinking we all need to wear leather suits and full face helmets!

[CybrSage]

How soon will there be a very serious accident by idiots with golf carts that go 35 mph passing everyone one ! Had this happen 5 times in 3 day. Was going 19 mph and got passed

You are going slow and complain those not going slow pass you due to you going slower than them.

Slow drivers are passed by those not going slow all the time. This is called normal and expected.

Make sure not to try to block them, that is how accidents are caused.

[sowilts]

Does anyone here own an automobile that won't go at least 90 MPH? A stock Corvette ZO6 can go 195 MPH, off the showroom floor.

The highest speed limit in the USA is 85 MPH on a 40-mile stretch of Texas State Highway 130.

Why is it legal to sell automobiles that can travel at more than double the maximum speed limit?
Thats fast on a Golf Cart path.

[golfing eagles]

There are not a lot of two-lane golf cart paths, MMPs, or diamond lanes here in the Villages. Or did you mean that there are single-lane sections of the autobahn where cars are required to pull of the shoulder and stop to allow those driving 200mph to pass?

To me, 19mph is not too slow in a cart since the cart is only supposed to be capable of 20mph max. Sure, I would be frustrated that I couldn't just hold my foot to the floor but that's the way it is on a shared path.

A parking lot is a shared resource, so it's OK to park sideways and take up three spots?
The bleachers at Brownwood are a shared resource, so it's OK to lie down on them?
On Florida highways posted over 60, it's actually a law that a vehicle in the left lane MUST move over for faster traffic---EVEN IF that traffic is "speeding"---simply because no driver is there to enforce the law or to force their speed on others. Too bad that isn't the law on every road.

You see, sharing is a two-way street (no pun intended :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:)

[fauldoug]

Oh, how true is that!!!!

[CybrSage]

Why is it legal to sell automobiles that can travel at more than double the maximum speed limit?

There would need to be a dozen or so different max speed cars in the US...which then means a 70mph limited car from PA cannot go the speed limit in Texas

[jimschlaefer]

How soon will there be a very serious accident by idiots with golf carts that go 35 mph passing everyone one ! Had this happen 5 times in 3 day. Was going 19 mph and got passed
This will last until all those doing 35 (?) destroy themselves or take over. It's a Darwin thing.

[Bill14564]

A parking lot is a shared resource, so it's OK to park sideways and take up three spots?
The bleachers at Brownwood are a shared resource, so it's OK to lie down on them?
On Florida highways posted over 60, it's actually a law that a vehicle in the left lane MUST move over for faster traffic---EVEN IF that traffic is "speeding"---simply because no driver is there to enforce the law or to force their speed on others. Too bad that isn't the law on every road.

You see, sharing is a two-way street (no pun intended :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:)

Traveling 19.4mph and holding up someone that wants to go 20.1mph is not quite the same as driving on the wrong side of the MMP or stopping across the MMP to send a text message. And as I mentioned in another reply, there aren't a lot of multi-lane MMPs where slower traffic can move out of the leftmost lane.

[SaucyJim]

As another post suggested, my “rules” are as follows:

(1) When being passed, I let off the gas completely to make it faster and safer for all parties. All too often, when I am passing someone, they speed up. That’s nothing short of a mental disorder.

(2) When on a street being followed by a car, I pull to the right the first chance I get and wave them around. I continue to be fascinated at the lack of thank-you waves I get for doing this.

The rest of the time, I’m driving about 75 mph. I mean, if we’re going to exaggerate on these posts, let’s get serious. lol!!

[CybrSage]

This is the part that upsets me about people driving without governors,

Most likely the governors are still there, just adjusted. Easier to adjust than remove.

A friend of mine had her cart tipped over when a passer cut too close to her rear end and will be in rehab for months how can we say that that’s an OK thing

A golf cart does not flip over from someone passing closely. The cart had to be hit or she had to swerve suddenly or such. She may have overreacted due to fear, but the cart that did not hit her did not flip her.

[CybrSage]

As another post suggested, my “rules” are as follows:

(1) When being passed, I let off the gas completely to make it faster and safer for all parties. All too often, when I am passing someone, they speed up. That’s nothing short of a mental disorder.

(2) When on a street being followed by a car, I pull to the right the first chance I get and wave them around. I continue to be fascinated at the lack of thank-you waves I get for doing this.

The rest of the time, I’m driving about 75 mph. I mean, if we’re going to exaggerate on these posts, let’s get serious. lol!!

People try to drag race me when I pass as well ..yeah, a true mental disorder, this need to control the speed of others.

They probably don't wave due to keeping both hands in the wheel when passing. At least Indo that when passing a cart, bike, etc.

Only 75? Slow pokes like you cause accidents!!?

[golfing eagles]

As another post suggested, my “rules” are as follows:

(1) When being passed, I let off the gas completely to make it faster and safer for all parties. All too often, when I am passing someone, they speed up. That’s nothing short of a mental disorder.

(2) When on a street being followed by a car, I pull to the right the first chance I get and wave them around. I continue to be fascinated at the lack of thank-you waves I get for doing this.

The rest of the time, I’m driving about 75 mph. I mean, if we’re going to exaggerate on these posts, let’s get serious. lol!!

Besides being just plain stupid and dangerous, it's illegal

Florida statute 316.083:

5) Except when overtaking and passing on the right is permitted, the driver of an overtaken vehicle must give way to the right in favor of the overtaking vehicle, on audible signal or upon the visible blinking of the headlamps of the overtaking vehicle if such overtaking is being attempted at nighttime, and must not increase the speed of his or her vehicle until completely passed by the overtaking vehicle.

Yet, on both diamond lanes and on highways, this happens all the time---like I said in a previous post---some people just don't like to get passed, no matter how slow they are.

[CybrSage]

To me, 19mph is not too slow in a cart since the cart is only supposed to be capable of 20mph max. Sure, I would be frustrated that I couldn't just hold my foot to the floor but that's the way it is on a shared path.

The faster people will simply pass you then. Claiming everyone live as you demand is silly.
Just wave and smile as they pass you. If you want to be safer for your own sake, slow a little to help them pass easier. If not, them don't.
To each their own, simplychoose to be happy. :)

[jimkerr]

How soon will there be a very serious accident by idiots with golf carts that go 35 mph passing everyone one ! Had this happen 5 times in 3 day. Was going 19 mph and got passed

I have people pass me all the time. I could care less. It doesn’t affect my day at all.

[golfing eagles]

The faster people will simply pass you then. Claiming everyone live as you demand is silly.
Just wave and smile as they pass you. If you want to be safer for your own sake, slow a little to help them pass easier. If not, them don't.
To each their own, simplychoose to be happy. :)

Exactly. The faster carts/cars/motorcycles will simply pass you and be gone--no problem at all. But the snails, especially those in the left lane, are a problem that has to be dealt with by everyone and unfortunately encourages less than safe maneuvers by many to get past them---both insurance company and law enforcement studies show that slow drivers cause more accidents than so-called speeders---they might not be involved in them, but they cause them.

[Andyb]

Works both ways, maybe you should pull over to make it easier to pass or up your speed to the average speed of most others at around 23 mph?

[Bill14564]

Works both ways, maybe you should pull over to make it easier to pass or up your speed to the average speed of most others at around 23 mph?

Maybe you can tell me where to buy a radar gun for my cart.

My cart won't go 23mph, at least not according to the gps in the spedometer and on my phone. I don't regularly get passed by other carts and there are times when other carts are driving one or two mph slower than I am. Are both of my gps systems wrong or is there somewhere outside the Brownwood/Everglades/Middleton/Sawgrass/Sumter loop where the average speed is much higher?

[golfing eagles]

Maybe you can tell me where to buy a radar gun for my cart.

My cart won't go 23mph, at least not according to the gps in the spedometer and on my phone. I don't regularly get passed by other carts and there are times when other carts are driving one or two mph slower than I am. Are both of my gps systems wrong or is there somewhere outside the Brownwood/Everglades/Middleton/Sawgrass/Sumter loop where the average speed is much higher?

I have to agree that I doubt 23 is the average, probably closer to 21. But I think that person's point was that slower carts should allow faster carts to pass. There's an old saying---"Lead, follow, or get out of the way"---that should also apply to cars and carts.

[crash]

How soon will there be a very serious accident by idiots with golf carts that go 35 mph passing everyone one ! Had this happen 5 times in 3 day. Was going 19 mph and got passed
And that bothers you why?

You were going 19 and got passed and that means they were doing 35.

[kimgarwel12@gmail.com]

We were on MBT coming from the Eastport area the other day heading toward Magnolia when a 4-passenger cart with 4 teens in it, heading south, was racing a teen on an e-bike. There is landscaping and wall on our side, so nowhere to go for us. The kid on the e-bike finally slowed and pulled in behind the 4-pass cart just as they got to us, and then immediately pulled back into the oncoming traffic lane to continue their race. There are several sharp and blind turns along that stretch of MBT, so definitely an accident waiting to happen. TV used to be a retirement community.......

[msilagy]

from my observation over the past 15 years golf cart accidents with fatalities happen most often when a golf cart driver pulls in front of a car with the car being unable to stop. When I lived off of Morse this kind of golf cart driving happened a lot. They merge like a car and expect the driver to give them the right of way. Speed is one reason but stupidity tops that.

[Bill14564]

I have to agree that I doubt 23 is the average, probably closer to 21. But I think that person's point was that slower carts should allow faster carts to pass. There's an old saying---"Lead, follow, or get out of the way"---that should also apply to cars and carts.

Fair enough.

I don't feel the need to pull onto the grass if I am maintaining 20mph but if for some reason I was slower then I hope it would occur to me to be polite.

[TJ SoBos]

Just an FYI...
According to Florida Statute 320.01(42), any golf cart that can exceed 20 miles per hour is classified as a “low-speed vehicle”
or LSV.

While they may look exactly like golf carts, due to the fact they can exceed 20 miles per hour (but less than 25 miles per hour), the vehicle is subjected to a different set of regulations.

Essentially, an LSV is in between a golf cart and a regular automobile.

LSVs must be equipped with seat belts, brakes, headlights, taillights, and turn signals, and must be registered with the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.

[MrFlorida]

My cart's top speed is 21, I tried to make it go faster but it won't... the governor is all the way off... I'll wave as you go past.

[ByebyeMichigan]

Pretty sure a cart doesn't need to go 35mph in order to pass you when you are going 19mph.

Where did you get your cart-mounted radar gun that tells how fast other carts are going?
Exactly

[golfing eagles]

Just an FYI...
According to Florida Statute 320.01(42), any golf cart that can exceed 20 miles per hour is classified as a “low-speed vehicle”
or LSV.

While they may look exactly like golf carts, due to the fact they can exceed 20 miles per hour (but less than 25 miles per hour), the vehicle is subjected to a different set of regulations.

Essentially, an LSV is in between a golf cart and a regular automobile.

LSVs must be equipped with seat belts, brakes, headlights, taillights, and turn signals, and must be registered with the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.

Yes, and my cart that only goes 20 or so has ALL THOSE THINGS, except a one-piece windshield. It is insured. The only difference is that it is not registered, i.e. not paying an additional fund-raising tax. That's all I have to do to make my "unsafe" at 20.1 cart into a "safe" 25 mph cart. So I wish all those who clamor that a cart is unsafe over 15 or 20 would realize the difference between a cart and a LSV is simply paying off the county/state.

[golfing eagles]

Fair enough.

I don't feel the need to pull onto the grass if I am maintaining 20mph but if for some reason I was slower then I hope it would occur to me to be polite.

I wouldn't pull off onto the grass either. But I do wait for a clear straightaway then slow down so the other cart can safely pass

[SHIBUMI]

Civilians on Patrol for speeders on multimodal paths.:police:


How soon will there be a very serious accident by idiots with golf carts that go 35 mph passing everyone one ! Had this happen 5 times in 3 day. Was going 19 mph and got passed

[Joe C.]

I once saw a golf cart with a 1.5 liter 6 cylinder engine in it. Man, could it scoot !! And it had a quiet exhaust system. I think it would be a lot of fun.

[BlueStarAirlines]

Looking at my calendar I noticed its almost time for another dog poop thread.......

[MrLonzo]

I understand many seniors feel they're getting to the end of their lives and need to rush to get where they're going in order to get that one more activity in before kicking the bucket. So, I don't mind getting passed in my cart. But I do mind being tailgated! Some of these speedsters just hang out on your tail but refuse to pass!

[Vickim]

How soon will there be a very serious accident by idiots with golf carts that go 35 mph passing everyone one ! Had this happen 5 times in 3 day. Was going 19 mph and got passed

Been quite a few deaths in golf carts since we moved here 5 years ago .Carts going to fast and drunk drivers ! As long as they don’t take an innocent with them seems to sort itself out.

[coffeebean]

The more important question here s: why didn’t you pull off the road to let someone pass you? 19mph is not fast, it’s actually pretty slow. Almost every turn on the golf cart paths can be driven faster than 20mph. IMO, it’s the slower golf carts that pose the problem. Why is it safer to travel 200mph on the autobahn than it is to drive 70 mph here in the states? 1 of the main reasons is that slower traffic has to move over to the right lanes or get a ticket or have their license revoked. Same laws should apply here which they are but only on 3 lane hwys like i75 and i95. This should be applied to any 2 lane road here in the villages too.

If I had to pull off to the side of the road to allow people to pass me going 19 MPH on a straight a way, I would never get to my destination. That is a bit of hyperbole but you get the idea.

I’m traveling the speed limit and within the guidelines of golf cart rules so why should I be penalized and allow speeders to think they own the road?

[Switter]

Exactly. The faster carts/cars/motorcycles will simply pass you and be gone--no problem at all. But the snails, especially those in the left lane, are a problem that has to be dealt with by everyone and unfortunately encourages less than safe maneuvers by many to get past them---both insurance company and law enforcement studies show that slow drivers cause more accidents than so-called speeders---they might not be involved in them, but they cause them.

And speeders cause almost 1/3 of all fatalities on the highways:

speeding-fatalities-14-year-high (https://www.nhtsa.gov/press-releases/speed-campaign-speeding-fatalities-14-year-high)

[coffeebean]

I love it when someone goes out of their way to prove my point. Yes, carts going 19.9 are perfectly safe and those going 20.1 are criminally negligent:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

GE….. there has to be a cut off point and I’m sure you know that. Good to “see” you again. 😊

[coffeebean]

There are not a lot of two-lane golf cart paths, MMPs, or diamond lanes here in the Villages. Or did you mean that there are single-lane sections of the autobahn where cars are required to pull of the shoulder and stop to allow those driving 200mph to pass?

To me, 19mph is not too slow in a cart since the cart is only supposed to be capable of 20mph max. Sure, I would be frustrated that I couldn't just hold my foot to the floor but that's the way it is on a shared path.
That’s what I love about the governor on my cart. I can keep pedal to the metal on straight a ways and be assured I’m not speeding.

[golfing eagles]

If I had to pull off to the side of the road to allow people to pass me going 19 MPH on a straight a way, I would never get to my destination. That is a bit of hyperbole but you get the idea.

I’m traveling the speed limit and within the guidelines of golf cart rules so why should I be penalized and allow speeders to think they own the road?

Because YOU don’t get to dictate speed to others, not your job. That’s up to LEOs

[coffeebean]

Then there are the people who fall out of a cart doing 14 mph, hit their head, and unfortunately die. I’m thinking we all need to wear leather suits and full face helmets!

Seat belt will suffice.

[coffeebean]

You are going slow and complain those not going slow pass you due to you going slower than them.

Slow drivers are passed by those not going slow all the time. This is called normal and expected.

Make sure not to try to block them, that is how accidents are caused.

By making sure not to block them, do you mean I’m supposed to slow down to let them pass? Sorry, not going to happen. The speeders either need to slow down or assure they have enough room to pass me doing the speed limit.

[Bill14564]

Because YOU don’t get to dictate speed to others, not your job. That’s up to LEOs

What is the law that says I must pull off the side of a single-lane roadway in order to let someone pass me?

I've seen minimum speed limit signs but not on single-lane roadways.
I've seen laws in WA that say you must pull off and let cars pass if you are traveling under the speed limit and holding up five or more cars but I haven't seen that law in FL.

I absolutely agree about not "sheriffing" the left lane on a highway but that is not the situation here.

[coffeebean]

I have people pass me all the time. I could care less. It doesn’t affect my day at all.

Same here. I feel safer in my cart knowing I cannot speed. Wearing a seat belt also gives me a feeling of being safer. Knowing my cart will top out at 21.2 MPH on a down hill, I leave in plenty of time to get to where I’m going. It’s not like we encounter traffic jams driving golf carts. Right?

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

I’ve passed cars in my 20 mph cart. They were the slugs tooling along at 15, of which I’ve seen “countless” numbers, unlike 35 mph carts, of which I’ve seen none. Interestingly, those slugs generally have no idea how slow they are, they think everyone else is speeding
You've made it clear that you don't believe it but mine will do high 40's
I've only done it two or three times as it's a third cart that I bust out on occasion.
I try to appease the child in me while remaining as responsible as I can and respect others safety.

[coffeebean]

Exactly. The faster carts/cars/motorcycles will simply pass you and be gone--no problem at all. But the snails, especially those in the left lane, are a problem that has to be dealt with by everyone and unfortunately encourages less than safe maneuvers by many to get past them---both insurance company and law enforcement studies show that slow drivers cause more accidents than so-called speeders---they might not be involved in them, but they cause them.

Totally agree. It is unnerving on highways to pass someone in the left lane going backwards. Yikes!

[schrdr]

I agree this claim is a gross exaggeration to make a point.

[Taltarzac725]

You've made it clear that you don't believe it but mine will do high 40's
I've only done it two or three times as it's a third cart that I bust out on occasion.
I try to appease the child in me while remaining as responsible as I can and respect others safety.

I have seen a golf cart going over 40 MPH. It passed me very quickly in Belvedere a few years ago . I was in my golf cart that has a governor and will not let me go over 19.9 MPH. I had thought that people would have trouble getting insurance for their golf cart if they did not have the governor on. Something that came up the last time I got our golf cart serviced at Gordon's Garage . Contact Gordon's Garage for Service - The Villages Golf Cars : The Villages Golf Cars (https://www.thevillagesgolfcars.com/service/contact-gordons-garage/)

[Nana2Teddy]

Gotta restock the popcorn after reading this thread, lol.

[Taltarzac725]

There is a vehicle I really miss seeing around this area if the Villages. It was a motorcycle with a sidecar that had a small pooch with goggles on his or her head. The dog looked to be enjoying itself. He was not going very fast though.

[Topgun 1776]

Just pay attention to YOUR driving...as you do in your car...and move on....just as you do in your car. This is a dead subject.

[Maker]

In my car, I also drive the speed limit in the passing lane on a multi-lane road. Cause no one should go faster than me. All the people understand, behind me. Makes them all happy!

The law says you cannot do that. Must move to the right when ANY vehicle is traveling faster than you.
Driving like that triggers road rage. Unnecessarily delays traffic. It is not your role as a driver to pretend to be a cop and hold up other traffic. No matter if you think they are speeding or not. Perhaps your speedometer is wrong? Perhaps there is an undercover cop needing to get past. You don't know.
So move over.

[golfing eagles]

By making sure not to block them, do you mean I’m supposed to slow down to let them pass? Sorry, not going to happen. The speeders either need to slow down or assure they have enough room to pass me doing the speed limit.

Do that on a MMP in a golf cart----there's no law against it, although you will get a few one-fingered salutes.
Do that on a highway, and...... Florida statute 316.081:

(3) On a road, street, or highway having two or more lanes allowing movement in the same direction, a driver may not continue to operate a motor vehicle in the furthermost left-hand lane if the driver knows or reasonably should know that he or she is being overtaken in that lane from the rear by a motor vehicle traveling at a higher rate of speed. This subsection does not apply to drivers operating a vehicle that is overtaking another vehicle proceeding in the same direction, or is preparing for a left turn at an intersection.

[Lancer]

I had a guy start to pass me on a curve then finished passing me at a stop sign pulling into the oncoming lane to pass. He then zoomed away. Don’t know how fast he was going but I have been passed by other carts that were probably going 25 and this guy was going way faster than that.

[golfing eagles]

Heavens to mergatroid, I got passed by someone faster than me in my golf cart!
In my car, I also drive the speed limit in the passing lane on a multi-lane road. Cause no one should go faster than me. All the people understand, behind me. Makes them all happy!

The law says you cannot do that. Must move to the right when ANY vehicle is traveling faster than you.
Driving like that triggers road rage. Unnecessarily delays traffic. It is not your role as a driver to pretend to be a cop and hold up other traffic. No matter if you think they are speeding or not. Perhaps your speedometer is wrong? Perhaps there is an undercover cop needing to get past. You don't know.
So move over.

Sarcasm, Sheldon, sarcasm :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[paqdkq]

19 mph is slow by TV standards. Most carts can go 22 mph. They can be adjusted to go 24mph. At 19 mph I’m surpirsed you don’t get passed more often; like every time you use your cart.

[BrianL99]

You've made it clear that you don't believe it but mine will do high 40's
I've only done it two or three times as it's a third cart that I bust out on occasion.
I try to appease the child in me while remaining as responsible as I can and respect others safety.


Just what we need in TV. Children driving adult toys, with the reflexes and observation skills of a senior citizen.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

Just what we need in TV. Children driving adult toys, with the reflexes and observation skills of a senior citizen.
When I was 12 years old I drove a Go-Cart 60mph (which felt like 100 :-)
On that day I swore to my creator that I would own one someday.
Well, life got in the way. Until now.
What's your story?

[Kevco]

How soon will there be a very serious accident by idiots with golf carts that go 35 mph passing everyone one ! Had this happen 5 times in 3 day. Was going 19 mph and got passed

I a completing a rebuild of my cart. I have installed a 350HP Hemi engine. If my calculations are correct this thing should easily do 240mph. I will be passing everybody and after arriving at my destination I will do burnouts and victory donuts like a NASCAR winner while waving a checkered flag. I wait patiently for The Villages to build the oval track for Sunday fun.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

Shake & Bake Kev

[golfing eagles]

I a completing a rebuild of my cart. I have installed a 350HP Hemi engine. If my calculations are correct this thing should easily do 240mph. I will be passing everybody and after arriving at my destination I will do burnouts and victory donuts like a NASCAR winner while waving a checkered flag. I wait patiently for The Villages to build the oval track for Sunday fun.

If you install the right kind of roof and secure it, you might be able to FLY over other traffic:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[Altavia]

If you install the right kind of roof and secure it, you might be able to FLY over other traffic:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

I'm ready!!!

[jimjamuser]

How soon will there be a very serious accident by idiots with golf carts that go 35 mph passing everyone one ! Had this happen 5 times in 3 day. Was going 19 mph and got passed
What I don't understand is why the Police don't control this unsafe practice. Maybe they have been told Not to enforce the golf cart speed limits. A speeding golf cart is, in some ways, MORE dangerous than a speeding car. A car has a LOWER center of gravity than a gasoline golf cart. Electric carts have a lower center of gravity. Golf carts have bad brakes and the gas ones can turn over easily (especially those with altered speed controls that go over 25 MPH.) I think that senior cart drivers of speed altered carts are re-living their teen and 20 year old days, when they owned HOT RODS. maybe a FAST golf cart makes them think that they are young again. Whatever the psychology, WE are PAYING for law enforcement to provide safe streets to walk and ride on!!!!!!

[Taltarzac725]

I'm ready!!!

I am pretty sure the roof would fly off of that.

[jimjamuser]

The Villages Golf Cart Rules and Injuries - 2025 Golf Cart Rules For The Villages, FL (https://www.gloverlawfirm.com/the-villages-golf-cart-rules-and-injuries/)


This is useful.


My golf cart has the governor on so it cannot go more than 19 MPH.

Almost every other golf cart passes us.
Yes, that is the problem that the Police should be able to solve !

[Taltarzac725]

Golf Cart Citation Story | Inside the Bubble (https://www.insidethebubble.net/golf-cart-citation-story/)


Not sure if true or not.

[jimjamuser]

This is the part that upsets me about people driving without governors, golf carts weren’t built like a Corvette to go 190 miles an hour and stop and turn on a dime, they were built to do 20 or 21. I’m sure many of us have jammed on the brakes to avoid hitting another cart or a car that didn’t see us and had the realization that we were riding in nothing but plastic if we actually collided. So I don’t appreciate the people who think it’s OK to drive faster than The Villages rules which match the equipment and path construction. that can cause harm to others if they have.

A friend of mine had her cart tipped over when a passer cut too close to her rear end and will be in rehab for months how can we say that that’s an OK thing. The driver didn’t even stop when others were rushing to aid.
I guess that the "US's friendliest City" sign will HAVE to be taken DOWN !!!!!

[coffeebean]

Because YOU don’t get to dictate speed to others, not your job. That’s up to LEOs

Am I dictating speed to others if I don't slow down to let the speeders pass me? If that is true, then the speeders are dictating to me that I must slow down for them to pass. No?

[coffeebean]

There is a vehicle I really miss seeing around this area if the Villages. It was a motorcycle with a sidecar that had a small pooch with goggles on his or her head. The dog looked to be enjoying itself. He was not going very fast though.

I remember the dog. I believe her name is/was Sadie. I haven't seen the dog or the vehicle in a few years.

[coffeebean]

Do that on a MMP in a golf cart----there's no law against it, although you will get a few one-fingered salutes.
Do that on a highway, and...... Florida statute 316.081:

(3) On a road, street, or highway having two or more lanes allowing movement in the same direction, a driver may not continue to operate a motor vehicle in the furthermost left-hand lane if the driver knows or reasonably should know that he or she is being overtaken in that lane from the rear by a motor vehicle traveling at a higher rate of speed. This subsection does not apply to drivers operating a vehicle that is overtaking another vehicle proceeding in the same direction, or is preparing for a left turn at an intersection.

I don't mind the salutes when I'm in my golf cart. Having said that, I absolutely agree with you with regards to driving a vehicle on a roadway.

[coffeebean]

What I don't understand is why the Police don't control this unsafe practice. Maybe they have been told Not to enforce the golf cart speed limits. A speeding golf cart is, in some ways, MORE dangerous than a speeding car. A car has a LOWER center of gravity than a gasoline golf cart. Electric carts have a lower center of gravity. Golf carts have bad brakes and the gas ones can turn over easily (especially those with altered speed controls that go over 25 MPH.) I think that senior cart drivers of speed altered carts are re-living their teen and 20 year old days, when they owned HOT RODS. maybe a FAST golf cart makes them think that they are young again. Whatever the psychology, WE are PAYING for law enforcement to provide safe streets to walk and ride on!!!!!!
I have an electric cart. Why do electric carts have a lower center of gravity than gas carts? Is the weight of the batteries heavier than the filled gas tank?

[golfing eagles]

Yes, that is the problem that the Police should be able to solve !

Yep, the police. Or Big Brother. Or the Gestapo. Again, be careful what you wish for

[golfing eagles]

Am I dictating speed to others if I don't slow down to let the speeders pass me? If that is true, then the speeders are dictating to me that I must slow down for them to pass. No?

No!

[Bill14564]

I have an electric cart. Why do electric carts have a lower center of gravity than gas carts? Is the weight of the batteries heavier than the filled gas tank?

I've not seen the analysis but electric carts likely have a *higher* center of gravity. In my carts the battery is lighter than the gasoline engine, sits higher than the bulk of the gasoline engine, and has a lighter gear case than the gasoline engine.

An EV automobile with 300 miles worth of batteries at or below the axle would have a different calculation.

[shut the front door]

I guess that the "US's friendliest City" sign will HAVE to be taken DOWN !!!!!

It has never said "US's". It has always said "Florida's".

[Ruger2506]

What I don't understand is why the Police don't control this unsafe practice. Maybe they have been told Not to enforce the golf cart speed limits. A speeding golf cart is, in some ways, MORE dangerous than a speeding car. A car has a LOWER center of gravity than a gasoline golf cart. Electric carts have a lower center of gravity. Golf carts have bad brakes and the gas ones can turn over easily (especially those with altered speed controls that go over 25 MPH.) I think that senior cart drivers of speed altered carts are re-living their teen and 20 year old days, when they owned HOT RODS. maybe a FAST golf cart makes them think that they are young again. Whatever the psychology, WE are PAYING for law enforcement to provide safe streets to walk and ride on!!!!!!

I always thought it was just a natural extension of the ATV and snowmobile drivers who live here now and can go for a cruise stopping at bars for "one or two" before they move onto the next stop.

[Topspinmo]

How soon will there be a very serious accident by idiots with golf carts that go 35 mph passing everyone one ! Had this happen 5 times in 3 day. Was going 19 mph and got passed

Will there be toll? Seems common in Florida….

[BrianL99]

You've made it clear that you don't believe it but mine will do high 40's
I've only done it two or three times as it's a third cart that I bust out on occasion.
I try to appease the child in me while remaining as responsible as I can and respect others safety.

Just what we need in TV. Children driving adult toys, with the reflexes and observation skills of a senior citizen.

When I was 12 years old I drove a Go-Cart 60mph (which felt like 100 :-)
On that day I swore to my creator that I would own one someday.
Well, life got in the way. Until now.
What's your story?

All my childhood dreams were realized as a child.

Now I have most realized grown up dreams, which don't include running over some senior, walking along a MMP.

[Laurawilcox]

She was hit by someone passing her and didn't quite go around her enough on a bridge.

[asianthree]

What I don't understand is why the Police don't control this unsafe practice. Maybe they have been told Not to enforce the golf cart speed limits. A speeding golf cart is, in some ways, MORE dangerous than a speeding car. A car has a LOWER center of gravity than a gasoline golf cart. Electric carts have a lower center of gravity. Golf carts have bad brakes and the gas ones can turn over easily (especially those with altered speed controls that go over 25 MPH.) I think that senior cart drivers of speed altered carts are re-living their teen and 20 year old days, when they owned HOT RODS. maybe a FAST golf cart makes them think that they are young again. Whatever the psychology, WE are PAYING for law enforcement to provide safe streets to walk and ride on!!!!!!

The day that sheriff department decides to control the roads within TV will be a first since we first came in 2007. Farmer in an interview stating “we don’t bother with speeding cars. Our officers are only looking for the impaired”

Now that there is a new sheriff in town , hopefully control of the streets in Sumter may be on the list. After living between the 6’s over 15 years, don’t have high hope for cars much less carts. I do have difficulty believing there are many carts who exceed 22. At 21mph we rarely get passed, and need to be down hill to pass another cart.

I will say living south of 44 our Police Presence is very strong. Maybe you should consider moving south where traffic stops and tickets are an everyday occurrence. I strongly believe we get our monies worth. After my 3-4am run most mornings greeted by a Wildwood Officer, sometimes I offer a double espresso just as a thank you.

It’s nice to be on first name basis with law enforcement. Jim when was the last time you got a wave, smile or a whoop whoop from your sheriffs

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

All my childhood dreams were realized as a child.

Now I have most realized grown up dreams, which don't include running over some senior, walking along a MMP.
You Win the Grand Prize of Life Tou-ch'e
Because of my documented arrested development. I ride a 900lb motorcycle everyday from Palmer to Mulberry.
That's 8 roundabouts and 8 excellent chances for some Blue Hair sweeping into me while peering thru the hinge of their Oldsmobile steering wheel hinge.
I love riding and it could injure or kill me any day but I want to live and not necessarily live long.

[golfing eagles]

You Win the Grand Prize of Life Tou-ch'e
Because of my documented arrested development. I ride a 900lb motorcycle everyday from Palmer to Mulberry.
That's 8 roundabouts and 8 excellent chances for some Blue Hair sweeping into me while peering thru the hinge of their Oldsmobile steering wheel hinge.
I love riding and it could injure or kill me any day but I want to live and not necessarily live long.

Well, that's a good way to accomplish that goal :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[UpNorth]

[QUOTE=Bill14564;2437917]Maybe you can tell me where to buy a radar gun for my cart.

Search Amazon for "Radar Speed Gun". Plenty of choices there.

[Bill14564]

Search Amazon for "Radar Speed Gun". Plenty of choices there.

Handheld or mounted on tripod is not really suitable for use while driving a golf cart but I didn't expect to find any at all. Don't know why it didn't occur to me to look on amazon.

[UpNorth]

Don't know why when I'm going 22mph down the road that somebody needs to crawl by and slowly pass me going 23mph. Happens more often than not.

[Altavia]

Wildwood Police were pulling over golf carts on Corbin and McNeill today.

[UpNorth]

Wildwood Police were pulling over golf carts Corbin and McNeill today.

Lots of money to be made by stopping carts that have their governors altered to go over 20mph (aka - unregistered motor vehicles). Stiff fine and a required court appearance.

[golfing eagles]

Lots of money to be made by stopping carts that have their governors altered to go over 20mph (aka - unregistered motor vehicles). Stiff fine and a required court appearance.

But put a one piece windshield on it and pay the registration fee/tax and you’re ok to go 25. Safety? My arse, it’s just a fundraiser

[DonH57]

But put a one piece windshield on it and pay the registration fee/tax and you’re ok to go 25. Safety? My arse, it’s just a fundraiser

I know, right? What's the point since you still can't go as fast as the cars. It surprises me when I see a registered golf cart on the MMP's. What was the point in spending all that money and drive on the MMP's instead of the roads?