Police pulling golf carts over today
 

I was driving down St. Charles, south of buttonwood, and saw two police officers pulling golf carts over? The carts didn't seem to be speeding but anyone know why they were stopped? This was around 3pm today. Is this a normal thing in the villages? It's the first time seeing this.

I guess I'm just paranoid.

Good! If they are speeding......pull them over and hand them a ticket.
Too bad it is not normal.

I did see a Deputy with his car pulled in by what I think it is a pump house by the pond on St. Charles. It looked like he was taking pictures and I thought to myself he was using laser to clock speeds.

I agree, too many high speed carts driven recklessly by retirees. My question is what's your hurry? Are you late for an appointment with the undertaker? :popcorn:

I don’t know for sure but since St. Charles Blvd. has a golf cart diamond lane, they could be pulling carts over for going well over the 20mph limit. If that’s the case, those folks will be in for an expensive citation of > $300.

I pay well over $400 for my street legal cart (with appoved safety equipment) to be able to run at up to 25mph, so when I’m passed by regular carts that pay $75 per year for insurance, it annoys me.

And I know that the police are not after people in carts accidently going a little over 20mph.

Do you run that street legal on the cart paths?

Bogie, you've asked me that question in the past and I've answered it.

Why do you keep asking it again??

Maybe I did, sorry. Do you?

I think they were being pulled over for throwing cigarette butts on the ground!

Thanks for the reply. I'm glad I quit smoking many years ago.

So this is what our tax money is being spent on.Laser to check golf cart speeds.Wonder what other police departments think of this?....

I think the 5 mph rule would apply if ticketed just as with an auto ticket. Hmmm...might want to invest in a radar detector for your golf cart to avoid golf cart speed traps :) .

they think...Revenue...:police: when they snag the speeders.

So this is probably a stupid question but knowing my father is going to want to buy a golf car down the line and knowing he never has owned one...

I see folks talking about street legal and regular cart...they can all use the cart paths throughout throughout the villages correct?

What do you think the other depts. think?
They also use them on Morse Blvd just south of Palmer golf course, for cars.

Didn't you mean Buena Vista and not Morse?

Stopping Golf Carts
 

Don't know why but I'm glad they were. I afree what's the Damn rush. Just remember it's not a speeding ticket if your over 20 mph it's an unliscensed unregistered motor vehicle. Wish they'd start checking some of the trucks for speed also.:crap2::bowdown:

I agree!!! :bowdown:

People with street legal carts are allowed to be on cart paths and on most streets (I think if speed limit is 35 or less). I don't understand what the issue is.:gc:

Money maker for the Dept.

St. Charles is a public road, and if they are using radar on St. Charles, I’m sure they are targeting (and ticketing) both cars and golf carts. Which is a good thing (for those of us who have to travel St. Charles).

Just because you can doesn’t mean you should..
 

Glad somebody is awake. thank you

If they were pulled over for throwing out a cigarette butt, as an earlier post posited, I would be glad of that too.

The laws apply to everyone but some have the idea that's just for everyone but them. As for generating revenue, who cares? Better have those not adhering to the laws adding to the cofers rather than raising everyone's taxes. Law enforcement departments are not created to raise revenue. They are to protect the public and catching speeders regardless of their mode of travel is a vital part of that protection.

Simple rule...obey the laws and be happy when it's someone else getting a ticket for not.

Since I live right off St. Charles at Tamarind Grove Blvd I've seen the police once before parked about 100 yards south of that intersection on the grass next to Southern Star GC. We had two accidents right after we moved in last summer at the intersection, in one case the golf cart driver was killed by a lawn mower crew that blew through the stop sign. The other time I saw two cars that had collided at the corner and were pretty smashed up.

It's a very busy intersection since we have 80 villas at Southern Star and 80 homes on Odessa Circle and can only exit via the intersection and on the other side of St. Charles there are just as many homes and they all use that exit, they could go out through Buttonwood but it's would be a little longer. I see backups there everyday on both sides of the street, I wish they would put in a light since it's too late for a traffic circle, I had though the police were there to just survey the area for these reasons, I didn't see them stopping anyone.

Why do folks get their undies in a bundle about the police ticketing carts? If they have broken the law...they need to pay the piper. I thought laws were made for a reason...so we all can have harmony and not chaos! I agree with the person who said that they were probably focusing on ALL traffic on those roads!

Good one!!!:bowdown:

If the golf carts are tuned to go 20 mph, you have NOTHING to worry about. That is the law. Obey it.

I've seen motorcycle cops stopping carts on multi-modal trails. I think they're looking for drivers under the age of 14, as well as for speeders.

According to the P.O.A. the police can only ticket carts on the multimodal trails that share a public street, unless it's for violation of open container laws where they can ticket you anywhere.

If you're on the dedicated multimodal trails like on Buena Vista and Morse, the police have no jurisdiction.

speeding carts
 

Why don,t they pull over the contractor trucks that are blowing stop signs and driving twice the speed limit, I see alot more of them then speeding carts and by the way maybe while they are sighting the driver they could check for green cards of the six to ten passengers that are packed illeagally on the back of the truck,or are they afraid of stepping on Big toes

Tax dollars spent on deputies and equipment to check golf cart speeds is a bad thing?

Speeders put my wife's life/health safety at risk.
Speeders put my life/health safety at risk.
Speeders put my property at risk.

Speeders are law breakers. They do not have the right to put others' life/health safety and property at risk. Period.

Deputies who write tickets for speeding are protecting life and property; they are not thinking "revenue stream".

But hey! If generating revenue is the real reason why deputies are ticketing speeders, then let's band together to retaliate. Let's do something that'll really hit them hard. Let's obey the speed limit! That'll teach those big bullies for enforcing the law! No money for you!

I would hate to get a ticket on a golf cart, but when your wrong, your wrong. Some laws are silly, but if its a law and you break it, don't cry, take ownership and responsibility for your actions and say thank you to the officer that is helping you stary out of bigger trouble.

You say " unless it's for violation of open container laws where they can ticket you anywhere", then "If you're on the dedicated multimodal trails like on Buena Vista and Morse, the police have no jurisdiction". I am no expert, but that cann't be true. Please clarify your guess.

What is the speed limit on multi modals? If a SL is on the path can they pass us at 25? THAT is the issue..... TOO many people trying to pass when the paths are crowded with carts, bikes and walkers

Yes,radar to pull over golf carts for speeding.Money is the reason. Do you really ever see county police outside of the villages. Turn from 466 to 301 and the police are gone,its like they never leave the villages.We left at 2am to go back up north and the police cars on 466 where every where.They parked on the medium behind bushes and pulled over lots of cars.They know they have a cash cow.

And what is wrong with that? If you are breaking the law then you should be held accountable.

Twice the speed limit? Check for green cards? Wow.......Seems like maybe you had a run in with the local police for you to feel this way.

I lock my cruise control on to the the legal speed limit and everyone passes me but I DON'T CARE! It's kind of fun catching up to them at the next circle or traffic light!

Obey the law and there's no problem, right?

Hey, I'll take easy money too. If you obey the law, they won't have a cash cow.

"Yes,radar to pull over golf carts for speeding.Money is the reason. Do you really ever see county police outside of the villages. Turn from 466 to 301 and the police are gone,its like they never leave the villages.We left at 2am to go back up north and the police cars on 466 where every where.They parked on the medium behind bushes and pulled over lots of cars.They know they have a cash cow."

I agree with Schotzyb, and I know for a fact that the police in Wildwood or Lady Lake will pull you over outside the villages, LOL... However, I was in the wrong, I was treated very cordially and didn't receive a ticket.. But if you spent time outside of TV, you would see a huge presence of police on all sides of TV.