The other day a golf cart driver told me not to walk in the cart lane.

[Talk Host]

Every day I walk up to the Mulberry fitness center. I am always very careful to stay close to the curb when carts come toward me ( I always walk facing traffic like you are suppose to). The other day, a guy stopped and snarled at me that I was not suppose to be walking in the golf cart lane. :o :o Where else can I walk?????????????

[phild]

I guess you just have to walk in the street! Because the golf cart path is for golf carts and "street legal golf carts who exceed the 20 mph speed limits.

Why do people buy those carts and then drive them on the RECREATION TRAILS?

Pure ego I guess. Show me who's got the money!!

[Talk Host]

I also see motor scooters on the recreation trail. That......is a disaster waiting to happen, I think.

[mlf]

How sad for someone to be that unhappy living here in The Villages. Maybe the driver can't walk or is overweight and should walk. You are correct to walk facing traffic. I think the paths are called multi-purpose or recreational path.

[CitrusSister]

I have the same problem with people sort of preaching to me as they fly by "Don't walk in the cart lane!"

Well, I STILL think that The Villages IS the friendliest Florida hometown...even if there are a few who have lost the concept of sharing...like the road for instance.

Perhaps I'll get a little beanie with a propeller that can levitate me out of the motorized vehicles' way. Paints a picture, don't it?

[jstwatchng]

People who own golf carts should have to take a mandatory golf cart safety class so they learn the rules and regs of the Villages and the motor vehicle laws.

Another BIG boo boo are people trying to make their turns at an intersection from the golf cart lane...YIKES!!!
Again, if they took a safety lesson they would know the rules of the road.

[Talk Host]

People who own golf carts should have to take a mandatory golf cart safety class so they learn the rules and regs of the Villages and the motor vehicle laws.

Another BIG boo boo are people trying to make their turns at an intersection from the golf cart lane...YIKES!!!
Again, if they took a safety lesson they would know the rules of the road.


You nailed that problem! Somebody is going to be killed turning from the cart lane. What are these people thinking. Another biggy is people in cars who stop on the road and wave carts to cross. They do this without regard to what other traffic is doing. I refuse to accept their offer to cross. I wait my turn.

[babyjayne]

I think all walkers should carry a sign that says speed limit 25mph and flash it at cars and bikes as they pass. Or how about t-shirts with "Share the Road" across the front and back.

[elevatorman]

I sometimes drive up Canal Street from Duval and see walkers in the cart lane of the street. The curious thing is there is a sidewalk available. Is there an advantage to walking on asphalt rather than concrete?

[lj410]

I have thought of that same question. Why do people choose to walk on the cart trails instead of the sidewalk?

When walking it would be courteous to slide over instead of walking 2-3 abreast making the golf cart move into the traffic lane which is for cars. I had to come to a complete stop the other day when traffic was heavy so they could continue walking. They gave me the dirty look when they had to go around me. We should all be couteous and have some sense of responsibility here.

[canuk69]

I have the same problem with people sort of preaching to me as they fly by "Don't walk in the cart lane!"

Well, I STILL think that The Villages IS the friendliest Florida hometown...even if there are a few who have lost the concept of sharing...like the road for instance.

Perhaps I'll get a little beanie with a propeller that can levitate me out of the motorized vehicles' way. Paints a picture, don't it?

Hey! The Beanie is a great idea however a much simpler solution would be to extend the Cart Driver the courtesy of stepping up onto the curb for a second so that he does not have to pull out into the traffic lane and risk being struck by a passing car from behind which might just be in the blind spot of his mirror.

[billethkid]

only occasionally will some one grump about us being on "their" path....I usuall give the my usual...oh by the way good morning. Further grumping earns them one of my favorite hopeful agrivating greetings (here is the definition first to allay any other intention) :.....is typically used as an idiomatic expression of discontent or annoyance with another party....and that is

Bite me!!!!!!!!!!!!:a20:

btk

[The Shadow]

Hey! The Beanie is a great idea however a much simpler solution would be to extend the Cart Driver the courtesy of stepping up onto the curb for a second so that he does not have to pull out into the traffic lane and risk being struck by a passing car from behind which might just be in the blind spot of his mirror.

“pull out into the traffic lane and risk being struck by a passing car from behind which might just be in the blind spot of his mirror.”

With that thought in mind I would say cart belongs in the cart lane. At a cross street the car has the right of way over a cart on a straightaway the car should not run into the cart but then the cart should not swerve out of the cart lane making the car driver loose control to avoid an accident.

My solution assuming the pedestrians are facing the cart, is approach them at a less than an intimating speed and if they fail to step on the curb, stop in front of them and smile.

[rshoffer]

Every day I walk up to the Mulberry fitness center. I am always very careful to stay close to the curb when carts come toward me ( I always walk facing traffic like you are suppose to). The other day, a guy stopped and snarled at me that I was not suppose to be walking in the golf cart lane. :o :o Where else can I walk?????????????My typical retort is a snarling... "LEAVE ME ALONE!!!"

[golfnut]

if there were three abreast walking at me in the cart lane i would probably stop and let them go around me....gn

[Dirigo]

if there were three abreast walking at me in the cart lane i would probably stop and let them go around me....gn

I would do what Golfnut said...

Dirigo

[Pturner]

Every day I walk up to the Mulberry fitness center. I am always very careful to stay close to the curb when carts come toward me ( I always walk facing traffic like you are suppose to). The other day, a guy stopped and snarled at me that I was not suppose to be walking in the golf cart lane. :o :o Where else can I walk?????????????

You weren't peeing, were you?

[dominick]

When I was riding on the subways in NY City, I'd sometimes do an act to quiet a loud, deranged or obnoxious passenger. I'd imitate a large, viscious attack dog, by growling and snarling while shaking convulsively as if I was about to attack them. It made them feel that I was crazier than they were and they'd stop there nonsense. Stupid? Risky? Can't argue with that, but it was fun.
Here in TV, it would probably cause a few heart attacks.

[cabo35]

Wow....how old is this thread?

I've developed an idea for a fun stress reliever for long excursions on recreation paths. I use my grandson's super soaker tommy gun water pistol. Scoring is assigned and calculated for direct hits on various close encounters along the route.

For pedestrians:

head shot = 3 pts
body shot = 2 pts
below the belt = 1 pt

For bicyclists add one point to each category because they are harder to hit

Hits anywhere on a recumbent cyclist is an automatic 3 pt. bonus. There are fewer of them and the angle is awkward

For golf cart operators it's a straight 1 pt for any hit because there's so darn many of them.

What you say....you shoot at other golf carts? No....I'm not saying that. I rollerblade the paths.....guess I should have mentioned that at the beginning.

You can see how much fun this could be if all modes of travel were equipped with super soakers. How many points should be allocated for squirting a rollerblader?

If it catches on.....who knows....maybe a Senior Olympic event?

Their taking me back to the home now. Good evening.

Have fun and stay safe in The Villages.

[djl8412]

I have thought of that same question. Why do people choose to walk on the cart trails instead of the sidewalk?

When walking it would be courteous to slide over instead of walking 2-3 abreast making the golf cart move into the traffic lane which is for cars. I had to come to a complete stop the other day when traffic was heavy so they could continue walking. They gave me the dirty look when they had to go around me. We should all be couteous and have some sense of responsibility here.

:agree:
AMEN! Some must think since the sidewalks are so conveniently available for pedestrian traffic; there must be something wrong with using them. It's fine for peds to use the recreational trails which are "multi-modal" but just use your head and not walk two abreast into the driving lane. If there's a sidewalk right next to the golf cart lane on secondary streets, USE IT!!

[canuk69]

“pull out into the traffic lane and risk being struck by a passing car from behind which might just be in the blind spot of his mirror.”

With that thought in mind I would say cart belongs in the cart lane. At a cross street the car has the right of way over a cart on a straightaway the car should not run into the cart but then the cart should not swerve out of the cart lane making the car driver loose control to avoid an accident.

My solution assuming the pedestrians are facing the cart, is approach them at a less than an intimating speed and if they fail to step on the curb, stop in front of them and smile.

"Intimidating" !

[gemorc]

The pedestrians I worry about are the ones walking with traffic, in the golf cart lanes. When I come up to some of these walkers, usually they are visitors here, I warn them to cross the street. With some of the golf cart drivers here, you could get hit from behind. The drivers would probably say they didn't see anyone.

[zcaveman]

The pedestrians I worry about are the ones walking with traffic, in the golf cart lanes. When I come up to some of these walkers, usually they are visitors here, I warn them to cross the street. With some of the golf cart drivers here, you could get hit from behind. The drivers would probably say they didn't see anyone.

I tried that and after getting a bunch of lip from some of them I quit trying.

I firmly believe if the Villages put up a sign that said "If you can read this, you are walking on the wrong side of the street", they would ignore it.

[TomW]

After watching the roundabout follies last week, I've decided that happy hour must start about 9:30 AM somewhere in TV.