All the gates being knocked down........
 

What the heck is going on? Has the fear of Covid-19 numbed some brains to the point of no common sense?

With work, I've been out on the roads as always; it just seems like an above average amount of gates being pillaged.

Silver Lake gate, twice in two days
Steve

the gates were pretty safe for awhile when everyone was staying home.....now it's open season on them again

it just baffles my mind how anyone could knock a gate down

I understand that there's about 6 or 7 cameras at each gate...so they know who you are, and the fine is something like
$250

so do they try to sneak in by tailgating the car in front of them, do they just not wait for the bar to rise high enough, do they forget that the bar doesn't automatically go up when you're coming in like it does upon exiting? or are they just drunks?

Can stupidity be the answer?

It's the 'Sunbirds!' :icon_wink:

There is no known cure for stupid.

They sometimes take the gates down when we're expecting high winds. It's to prevent them from breaking off and landing in someone's windshield.

Vandalism or just taken down? I know people caught the virus at gas pumps, perhaps it spreads on the button?

wouldn't be surprised....

Sometimes the problem is the gate mechanism (motor/sensor), and it can't be repaired immediately. So the gate is removed until the mechanism is repaired or replaced.

or women drivers?:bigbow:

You know I just woke up this morning and the knocked down gates were the first thing I thought of and I’m very upset , I think I’ll call the family I’m sure it’s there fault

Judging by the way some of these homemade masks are fitting you can barely see their eyes. I've almost been hit in parking lots lately but that's a given. You need the agility of a great running back to avoid these people.:shocked:

Do the powers (TV) actually bill people? I’ve never heard of people paying. Maybe they should have pictures of them on Villages News, with half the story?

How about a scarlet letter on there forehead ?? That should fit there despicable crime

Here are some bad guys....
VCDD Risk Management

A bunch of Village Idiots.

When the snowbirds leave the average age of the villagers rises dramatically.
More driving mistakes occur.
Thanks snowbirds.

Time to put up some non-breakable gates, you know the ones that destroys the car or cart....

Two or three speed ramps/humps at exits in place of gates would be better and cheaper.
.....and if you say they hurt your back, you are travelling too fast!

So if you’re in a cart you free, think we need some kind of number on carts. You showed 5, $1000. Plus we’re paying. Not right.

They do.....if they can identify the driver. Harder to do when it's a golf cart.

Tough to time those gates when you're wearing a stupid mask:a040:

One car at a time. So many tailgate the car in front.

Really? Women drivers? Here there’s no distinction between men and women bad drivers. As for the gates- never hit one, but I’ve noticed that some of them are blended with the landscape behind them or the blinding sun.
Or men drivers. No excuses. At 90 yo my father once told me that he closes his eyes for a few seconds at red lights!

Gates Not Timed Equally
 

Tailgating a car in front certainly happens, but is it because they are trying to sneak in without a pass? Trying to save a few seconds? Or is it because it is confusing to new folks & visitors which gate will close after each vehicle, versus gates that stay open for multiple cars? An example are the gates on Morse heading out of the Spanish Springs area across 466. Those gates going south stay up for more than one car to alleviate the traffic there

My guess they aren't seen. They are very thin and we seniors may think there is no gate there

Driving skills
 

It's called seniors with poor driving skills be it cars or golf carts. I've seen some people getting out of their car that can just about walk and wonder how they can be driving . There are many things that can be connected with gates being taken down. Some say bigger signs are needed. How big is BIG and how bad is there ability to see. Yes the S has many meanings here. There is a fear of driving here. I know. First week here I was T BONED and rear ended while in the break down lane with my flashers on because a woman stopped dead in the middle of the highway for paper .

No excuse for hitting a gate, but when they are replaced, change the profile of the gate from a round tube to a flat wider gate. Easier to see.

Most stupid accidents I've seen around here are caused by men, ha!ha!

Don’t use your finger.

F u n n y

You don’t need a pass to get in. Hit the button.

There is always alternatives with a problem in the solution departments, I always say a minimum of three. IMO, the gate problems need:
Man at every single gate that actually have security for the residents as number one-
For example a central server that is rigged to every gate for actual emergencies that allows an operator to rise and hold all gates in a FEMA emergency
2) the persons at the gates, takes down and enters all non residents purpose and house they are going to and length of stay Or work order or list of approved vendors for lawn care
3) add resident stickers On carts, a barcode, and barcode reader at gate that is registered into the system at every check point for when the need arises. And of course a person is there if they don’t have one whom is ready to take your information if you are not a resident.
The residents security should be number one concern.
These “people” will eventually get a clue and stop the non sense that has been occurring at the gates. Yes it will slow traffic but so be it. Cost and security can be leveled out.

I have a suggestion for whomever is responsible for maintaining and replacing gates. PUT ON SOME DECENT REFLECTORS. I am a multi-year resident so I know where the gates are, but at night, I frequently cannot see them until I am right on top of them. There is far better reflective material out there than that being used on the gates.

I just thought the really bad driving was because people stayed home do long they forgot how to drive. Do we know what a turn signal is, then use it please. A stop sign? It has been really bad this week.

With all the people in The Villages that grew up in the 60's. There is a concern that the current protest would cause flashbacks. So, the gates were taken down as a precaution.

How bout dem Hogs! Class of 77. I was noticing the same thing with the gates.

I'm a Vietnam vet, I can fix stupid, it's just going to hurt

speed bumps
 

I lived in Montgomery County, Maryland and the speed bumps were EVERYWHERE. Yes, they hurt your back and they also ruin your car. You have to stop and barely roll over them and it's still a jolt. You don't want them here.