Gate arm dropped on vehicle
 

I was exiting and the arm raised but then lowered on my vehicle causing some damage. No gate personnel present to report it o. Wondering where I should report to file a claim

Thank you

Community Watch, assists gate operations.

Community Watch
1135 Bonita Boulevard
The Villages, FL 32162

Phone: 352-753-0550

Or
Distract Property Management
Main Office
1026 Canal Street
The Villages, FL 32162

Phone: 352-753-4022

Why you have a dash camera

All on film
 

Don’t worry, Community Watch has it all on film. They can help you with your claim. There are cameras at every gate and they operate 24/7

hope their cameras work better than the gates

How would that help?

It could show the gate dropping down on the car and prove that the car didn't hit the gate?

It would also show if the driver attempted to follow the vehicle in front of him through the gate instead of waiting to activate the button when it became his turn. I'm certain each of us has seen that move take place.

Exactly my thinking.

He was ‘exiting’….there is no button to push….sounds like the proximity sensor malfunctioned

Gates just don’t fall off two 3 inch bolts hold them on. They are timed to closed so you can’t sit there and play cards Just saying

Those "3 inch bolts" are plastic.

Quite possible. Also possible he was “tailgating” and the sensor for the lead car told the arm to come down. The gate near the Pinellas plaza seems to do that sometimes.

Shear Bolt
 

Plastic or metal, they are designed to fail to prevent damage to the lifting mechanism. Also reduces damage to vehicles. They are traffic control arms, not vehicle barriers.

Or they were trying to exit on the back of another car. If that's the case then the repairs will be on the OP.

The bolts are metal, the nuts are plastic

Metal bolts... plastic nuts.

and WE pay for the damages
Maybe it's time to get rid of the gates

:popcorn::popcorn::popcorn:
Here we go again………..

If you are paying for the damages then stop hitting the gates. I haven't hit any so I haven't paid for any.

I would think they reuse the disk or tape that they record on. If you are going to pursue a claim do not wait too long to file.

Correct. Everything is metal: the bolts, the bracket, and the gate arm, BUT the nut that screws onto the bolt is plastic.

I have watched more than one exit gate fall down while rising or lowering. Usually in the wee hours, and community watch moves them off the road.

Had one drop while it was raising, couple weeks ago. It fell to the ground in front of my car. Got out moved it to the side (they are more awkward than heavy), and exited through the gate. I called community watch. 15 minutes later they were placing a stop sign there.

How would that help, how about it would tell them who’s Ins. will pay it !

So are you newer to TV? The gates don’t deter anyone from coming in, they help slow the cars, so carts can cross the road. Try crossing St Charles with all 3 gates down. It a live frogger game.

Gate
 

If you had held the red button you could have talked to a monitor and had him check the camera immediately also wheat you do if you knock down a gat that malfunctions so you don't get a bill for repair.

Gates
 

I have also seen this happen when a bicycle speeds through when the gate opens for you and the bicycle trips the gate sensor

Wee hours? You mean like 9:30 PM?

He said he was exiting……where is the red button on exit?

Unless there are other documented similar instances to other vehicles, The Villages will allege driver error and deny any claim.

Good luck!

There likely is a little time. There aren’t “disks” per say these days. It’s all on a hard drive.

I am exiting and entering gates between 1-2a through 4a. Not everyone sleeps while it’s dark:mornincoffee:
I wave to the Wildwood patrol car on 44 and BV most mornings.

Exiting no button needed

Who's we? Most of time auto drivers are at fault and they pay for repairs. See past articles on this subject.

Gate Arms
 

Contact Community Watch. Tell them the date, time, and gate, and they can find it in the system.

I saw this in yesterday’s comments, so did you get it taken care of yet?

I went thru the gate and some clown made a u-turn in front of me and I had to stop and I saw the gate coming down. I moved a little bit forward and the gate reversed. The guy decided not to come into the village and made the u-turn right in front of me, didn't wait until I got thru, which I had the right of way. I can see where people start going thru the gate and then have to stop for a biker or golf cart after the gate and have the gate come down on top of the car or trailer. golf carts do not have the right of way

Yep people need to stop waving golf carts and bicyclist through at the gate. They get use to it and think it’s the norm.

Nothing good happens after 9:00.

That has noting to do with the gate problem in this thread...