Home, depot, or Lowe’s via golf cart?
 

I am needing to go to either Home Depot or Lowe’s via golf cart and live around Lake Sumter area and a long golf cart ride is no problem. Is there way to get to one of these irregardless of the location in the villages via golf cart?

Lowes on 441 - over to the historic side and bring you gate card to get through gate. Not hard once you get used to it. North of Spanish Springs. Easier to ask directions than to tell you directions. Just ask someone where to find gate. Home Depot not accessible by cart. I live in Bonnybrook. about 35 minute cart ride.

thank you for the reply all go up that way and try to find it. Thank you again I also live in Bonnybrook, got the big garage sales this Saturday supposed to rain.

Just FYI, the Lowes at Trailwind (and eventually the Home Depot) are not accessible by normal golf cart (street legal ok?). I see people do it quite often, however, at Pinellas and 466a. There is a sign a ways back from the traffic light that says "no golf carts beyond this point."

To get to Lowes on the cart from your house, go into Spanish Springs and then over the cart bridge to the Historic Section. The bridge ends onto Paradise Dr. Take Paradise Dr. north, past the Paradise Rec Center, and continue on Paradise Dr through the Boone Ct intersection. After passing 5 houses on your left, you will see a pathway between the houses. Take that pathway through the gate and then follow the street going past the BJ's store. You will see Lowes just north of BJ's. And remember to take your gate pass, because you will need it to get back into the Paradise Dr. pathway.

Don’t both of them deliver

We have only been to Home Depot once in our golf cart, and it entailed parking at the top of the shopping area by Rolling Acres (top of the hill past Target) and walking across Rolling Acres and 441. The first is fine (for Best Buy etc.) but 441 is very busy and has deep drainage ditches, so crossing back with two bags of mulch is not recommended!

We also went "over the bridge" and right as far as the gas station but the walk from there was also long and arduous so we turned round halfway.

Lowes "through the gate" is a much better option, and if we really need something from Home Depot we have it delivered.

made it!
 

special thank you to everyone that helped me with the directions ,, I made it to Lowe’s. Got what I went after. Most exciting part of the trip was being able to go to Wawa and as usual the police were they were arresting someone. There are times I would just like to sit in the golf cart and watch the show. at times it can be like an episode of cops.

Yes, but according to the Wildwood Police Department......it's okay for any golf cart to cross at the intersection because of the light.

I am shocked & surprised at this WPD statement.

The sign ("no golf carts beyond this point.") was erected by The Villages......a private entity.
Private signs do not determine law.............they are opinions/suggestions.

:popcorn::popcorn::popcorn:

What gives you that idea? Is there some small print on the sign that I've missed? It would be good to know who planted the speed limit signs so I could possibly ignore them as well.

I suspect it does matter who is wearing the gloves that plants the signs or who is signing the paycheck for that individual. If the law does not allow crossing 466A and there is a legal sign stating such then the argument that "I heard on the internet that it was ok" isn't going to carry much weight.

FWIW: I heard a Sumter County Sheriff deputy (not sure what rank), state unequivocally that crossing 466A at Trailwinds was NOT legal. (of course, he also would have said that traveling down Morse at a speed greater than 35mph is not legal and we know how many obey that)

I remember the other thread that quoted a deputy.......that's why I added the popcorn.

My information was from the WPD traffic unit.

More popcorn please.

:BigApplause:

That’s the ticket, picked up eight rectangles of sod from there in the golf cart this morning.

The Wildwood Police said it's fine with a normal cart as long as you only cross at the light at Pinellas/Penrose. I've seen lots of carts in Trailwinds.

Lowes
 

You can get to Lowe’s by golf cart but not Home Depot

Darfap.....NO!! No street legal carts either!!

Mr. Chip, I would like to see that in writing! I do not believe that at all

Golf cart Safety Clinic people!! Get the correct answers to your questions----- Wed Feb 21 9AM at Colony Rec Center. Don't believe everything you read on here. Tickets are VERY expensive

I watched an officer stop a golf cart yesterday from crossing over 466, the driver got out of her cart and starting stating her case. The officer made her turn around

Florida laws
 

Just an FYI to everyone, if you go to:

Chapter 316 Section 2126 - 2019 Florida Statutes - The Florida Senate.

you will see the actual laws regarding golf carts in Florida. Bottom line, if you register & insure your cart…”street legal”…you can drive on any road posted 35mph or less. You can CROSS any other road posted over 35mph with a street legal cart only. If you don’t make your cart street legal you can only drive on paths inside subdivisions that have them, with their rules. THAT is the law.

I live near Havana CC and go to the Walmart on 441 which is just past Lowes by golf cart. Walmart on 466 is 8.7 miles and 30 minutes. Walmart on 441 is 8.9 miles and 36 minutes. Only .2 miles and 6 minutes longer. Enjoy the ride! BTW, I’ve seen a guy at Walmart on 441 with as clothes dryer strapped onto the back of his golf cart!!!

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Pinellas and 466a at the 4 lane "no golf carts beyond this point." - I tried to tell some people they couldn't do it

Technically you are risking a BIG FINE going out on any 4 lane and they can confiscate your cart

If you don’t need anything too exotic, there is an ACE hardware in the shopping center off Avenida Central. If you turn left at the light to go to Target, it’s just inside the center on the left.

I actually called the Sumter County Sherriff's office. A deputy told me crossing 466A at Trailwinds WAS legal. I did it and went to Culver's. Guess who was right behind me when I did it???? A Sumter County squad car.....:crap2:

I've had various sheriff/police vehicles pass me while I was exceeding the speed limit - I didn't take that to mean it was legal, only that it wasn't my day to be stopped.

The Florida Statutes say that crossing 466A in a golf cart is not legal unless specifically authorized. The posted signage says crossing is not authorized. The local authorities cannot seem to agree on a position - I've seen or heard contradicting statements from County Commissioners, Wildwood Police, and Sumter County Sheriffs. You got away with it yet there is a report in this thread of others being turned around.

My advice (which I follow myself) is to not try it unless you are carrying something in writing on Wildwood or Sumter County letterhead saying it is legal.

You are misreading, and misapplying this stature. At the same time you are confirming a golf cart CAN cross a road at a light like Trailwinds. First the statute says carts can operate on roads with a speed of 30 miles an hour or less. This defines all of the streets within the villages the golf carts use. (c) Golf carts and utility vehicles may be operated only on state roads that have a posted speed limit of 30 miles per hour or less. Second the statute defines what a golf cart actually is. (22) “Golf cart” means a motor vehicle that is designed and manufactured for operation on a golf course for sporting or recreational purposes and that is not capable of exceeding speeds of 20 miles per hour.
Third, the statute clearly makes the provision that a "golf cart" can cross a state highway at a designated intersection. (d) Golf carts and utility vehicles may cross a portion of the State Highway System which has a posted speed limit of 45 miles per hour or less only at an intersection with an official traffic control device.

You are correct. I asked the Sumter County Sheriff's office about that sign. The deputy told me yes that sign was erected by the villages and they were working with the Wildwood police to get the villages to remove that sign. I have no doubt when the sign was put up the law prohibited golf carts from crossing roads at intersections. However that law was changed in 2019.:pepper2:

That is the wrong section of the statute. Look at the very first lines (emphasis added):

316.2126 Authorized use of golf carts, low-speed vehicles, and utility vehicles.—
(1) In addition to the powers granted by ss. 316.212 and 316.2125, municipalities are authorized to use golf carts and utility vehicles, as defined in s. 320.01, upon any state, county, or municipal roads located within the corporate limits of such municipalities, subject to the following conditions:

This section applies to vehicles operated by a municipality such as the city of WIldwood or possibly the CDDs. It does NOT apply to golf carts operated by you or me.

You might want to take a look at 316.212(2)(a), 316.212(2)(b), and this wording from 316.212(1):

Upon its determination that golf carts may be operated on a given road, the department shall post appropriate signs on the road to indicate that such operation is allowed.

"I know there is a sign saying not to do it. I understand the Florida Statutes say it is not allowed. I know there is no sign saying it *is* allowed. But, it must be legal, I saw it in a post on ToTV." Yep, that will work.

That's a Villages sign, not a City or County or State or Federal sign.

:gc:

Again, where do I find the fine print that states that? Where do I look on speed limit signs for that same fine print?

The Villages won't be taking down a sign that seems to have successfully scared people for years from leaving to enter non-Villages commercial establishments and spend money there.

The gate pass is also needed to exit Paradise Dr as well.

That was something I was happy to learn. It worried me that I might be able to exit through a gate but not be able to get back in. Since you need the card to exit, it ensures that you have a card to get back in.

The exact same sign as both sides of both round-abouts on Pinellas (& all over TV).

As I assume you know.............there are golf carts which can travel on Buena Vista, Morse, etc.

Just give TV a call (I don't have a number), they will confirm they erected and the signs are suggestions/warnings.

They might be able to help you on the speed limit signs.

:gc:

*Can*: of course, just as I *can* throw a baseball through my neighbor's window.
*Are legally allowed*: No, golf carts are not legally allowed to travel on Buena Vista, Morse (below 466), etc.

Low speed vehicles are allowed to travel on Buena Vista and on Morse north of 44 (not sure about below 44) but while they may look similar, Florida law differentiates between golf carts and low speed vehicles.

Back to whose hand was wearing the glove that planted the sign? But which is it, suggestion or warning? I'm willing to accept that they are warnings, just as the signs before the circles are warnings. Both warn the driver that it is not legal for a golf cart to be driven on the roadway beyond the sign.

But hey, we aren't going to solve this here. You have your beliefs, I have Florida statute. Many may cross without a problem, I've seen many traveling down I-75 at well over 80mph without a problem. You have your discussion with a Wildwood officer saying it was allowed, with enough work I can find the official recording (CDD or PWAC, I don't recall) of the meeting where the Sheriff's deputy stated it was not allowed.

I am not going to take the opinion of a ToTV poster over the posted sign and the Florida statutes, others may choose differently.

Dude, you (and all the other posters) know what I mean.
If you don't want help, I understand.

Have a good day.

:0000000000luvmyhors

Why anyone would want to venture across 466a to Trailwinds in their golf cart is beyond me. We have a "street legal" cart and would never do that. The traffic there is insane.....especially by Lowes, Aldi and the shopping center with Publix and Marco's. We go over there frequently in our car.

Irregardless is not a word, well if it is , it's not what you mean, but the reverse.