Villagers SLOW DOWN!
 

Even though I have rented and spent weeks in The Villages over the past 15 years I have called The Villages ‘home’ since moving here from the Midwest this past summer. One thing I just can’t understand is why do so many Villagers drive so fast or come up on you and get so close to you as they follow you and act upset when they don’t think you are driving fast enough! What is the big hurry? You are retired! Slow down and smell the roses!!! I had an incident yesterday where I was driving my car in the Spanish Spring area from a country club and I had to share the road with two golf carts that were ahead of me in a residential area that didn’t have golf cart lanes along the road. Another vehicle comes flying up behind me, is waving his arms because I’m not passing these two golf carts heading toward Morse Blvd. it would have been too dangerous to pass and it was only a couple of blocks at most. I don’t get it. What’s the big hurry? Haven’t you heard the song lyrics ‘ I rush and rush until life’s no fun, all I have to do is live and die, I’m in a hurry and I don’t know why’! Slow down, there is a speed limit, try to stay somewhere close to it! I know what some of you are thinking. It’s not just the Villagers driving like this, it’s the non village residents too. Well for us residents retiring here it’s OUR community and if we Villagers slow down a bit and drive safer maybe everyone else will take our lead and just might drive a little slower and safer too. We need to set the tone. Take your time. Be safe. Avoid accidents and chill out a bit! And……. don’t even get me started on the roundabouts! Now go have a nice day and Be Well!!

Since we are complaining about drivers in TV my complaint is the opposite of your’s. Why would anyone drive a car 25 mph on a 30 mph road especially the ones with golf cart lanes beside them. Most carts go 25 mph. We had guests in town last month and rented a four seater cart from TV. That thing went exactly 15 mph not one bit faster. Had to pull off on the grass on the rec trail a few times to let a line of carts pass. Embarrassing.

There is nothing as obstreperous as an entitled geezer.

Darn near had a head-on yesterday with a cart passing two bicyclists on a turn. Managed to swerve onto the grass just in time.

Cart paths and roads are meant to be SHARED. No one person owns them. Nor is any one person entitled to break the law just because he or she feels entitled to do so.

Driving 5 mph below the speed limit is not against the law.

Let me guess. You are perfectly fine with slow traffic in the left lane, as long as they are going the speed limit.
I would agree speed has seemed to step it up around here

Don't forget, you will see a lot of "outsiders" speeding on their way to work, going to and from lunch, etc. Rt441 slows them down, with the construction and lights.

Well... that's not exactly true...
Going slower than traffic is often dangerous. Dangerous driving is illegal.
It is illegal to putz in the left lane, and thus impede faster traffic. No matter what their speed is.
Going slower than other traffic causes everybody else to have to deal with your vehicle as a hazard. If they are involved in an accident as a result of your irresponsible actions, which were the root cause for the accident, you can be held responsible. Lots of lawyers out there appreciate your actions.

How about driving properly? If you are not comfortable, drive at another time when there is less traffic.
Things going too fast for you? Maybe you should not be driving.

When you think everybody else is wrong, typically it's you who is wrong. Step back, rethink your stance, and consider making changes.

If you got to pee you got to go!

First of all, not all of us are retired yet. Second, if you are driving the speed limit, it's their problem. Thirdly, if you are in a two lane traffic and you are in the left lane holding up traffic, consider pulling into the right lane to let them pass. Fourthly, use your judgment about passing carts in residential areas, if its not safe don't do it, if there is room and its safe you are better off going around them. Finally, remember in most cases you will never see these people again. Not worth getting upset about, let them go around and enjoy the rest of your day.

My cart can't go more than 20 mph, and most carts are the same as mine.... 20 mph is the speed limit here in the Villages anyway. Going 25 isn't going to get you there much that much sooner , so slow down and enjoy life.

i drive and y dont the cars that want to go slow stay out of the left land. i saw tow cars goi the same speed one in the right lane and one in the left for a long time

Why can't drivers use the right lane? Are they only qualified to drive in the left lane? Why do they drive side by side and never pass someone? Keep right except to pass!

Being retired doesn't mean I have nothing to do and all the time in the world. When I'm in my Car or my Cart I've got someplace to go and usually a time that I have to be there. I do Always leave early if I can. I don't mind if You want to go slow, but thought should be given to whether you're impeding others. If you have that much time on your hands and want to go slow and 'smell the roses' consider walking and getting some exercise as well.

You totally missed my message….I’m
Not talking about a person driving ‘slow’ on a 35 mph street like Morse Blvd or Buena Vista and you are only going 25. I’m talking about being on a street with one way lane traffic each way following two golf carts and they’re going 20-22 mph and it’s dangerous to pass and a guy gets right up on your tail and is waving and acting like a jerk. Also if I’m on Morse or Buena Vista and I’m going 5 miles or so OVER the 35 mph speed limit I’ve had people coming flying up on my tail and get all worked up I’m not going faster. I’m just saying, slow down, drive ‘around the speed’ limit and don’t be a jerk! #BeWell

Drivers must not continue to drive a vehicle in the far left lane when being overtaken by a faster moving vehicle, unless the driver is preparing for a left-hand turn at an intersection. Drivers failing to move from the far left lane will receive a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a moving violation.

You are ‘moving the goal posts’ in what my message was. I agree totally with all the posters that said ‘get out of the left lane on a four lane road if you are driving slow’ ….I get that! I’m not talking about someone driving 25-30 mph down 466 or 466A in the left lane. Totally different situation than the one I was posting about. Carry on.

First world problem(s).

Get used to that here. People read and understand part of what you write, make a conclusion, comment to disagree, and never fully consider what you said.

Car with one lane going your direction, there is no left lane, no right lane, only one lane.
You are behind golf carts and seconds from their turn off onto a path
Cars get behind you with irate drivers as you are impeding them.

Perhaps they cannot see that you are trailing carts and think you are alone on the road. That is the most gracious possibility.

I wasn't talking about slow pokes. If somebody wants to go faster than you in the left lane you're supposed to move over.

I don't like to be tailgated either....however, at times I also do get frustrated with the 'speed police'...that can't do 1 mile over 30

granted there are some plain jerky drivers out there....however, here's another perspective...

we never know if that driver behind us that is so anxious to pass us is trying to get someone to the emergency room (and should have called 911, but they didn't)

or that they have an 'urgent call' and are trying to get home before they soil themselves

with all the road rage that is going on, I tend to allow them pass me

Laws are meant for the other guy. Free citizens living in a free state don't have to follow any laws.

Just because it OBVIOUSLY isn’t against the law does not make it smart. I make it a point to “stay out of the way”

Most carts go a lot faster than 20mph. Juice your’s up a little and “enjoy life”

Most traffic laws here seem to be just a suggestion not a law.

Watch people at stop signs.

i couldn't agree more. everyone needs to exercise great caution around carts, esp in the SS region, where the lanes are very tight. all we have to do is look out for one another.

The OP was in a neighborhood, when I am in a neighbor in my cart I generally drive down the middle of the road. The roads are not that wide and most everyone only goes about 20 mph.

Once out of the neighborhood and onto a main road or a double lane road, I agree with many here. It is a drivers responsibility to keep traffic moving and not cause a hazard. Keep to the right. If you are not in the right lane when ever there is more then 1 lane the drivers responsibility it to either keep up with the car in front of them or move to the right lane, there is no other choice.

Guess I learned a new word today :)

Safety first
 

That’s about all I have to say. I have seen golf carts whipping around too. Just yesterday at Lake Sumter in fact. It’s not worth an accident.

Perfect reply. I am not retired and 1/3 if my neighborhood isn’t either.

Not to mention the drivers who come to a stop or slow down and then speed thru the traffic gates. Why is everyone in such a big hurry?

Everyone please slow down when driving near the gates and carts.

Those that follow golf carts because they are afraid to pass them should get driver education, I know cart drivers are always weaving out of their lanes , a driver job in carts are to be aware of what’s happening behind them , also toot of your car horn when passing carts alerts them and drive on.

Are you that bad a driver that you can't safely pass a cart driving in the cart lane? There is always plenty of room to go around them.

Again, wake up people!! Let's wake up the SCS office. I see a Sheriff's patrol car camped at the new apartments on 466 constantly,
why or why can't they set on Buena Vista or Morse to slow down the speeder's. Mr. Arnold(SC admin) stated that there has been no increase in the number of vehicles on these roads, yah, what about the speed of these vehicles Mr. Arnold. Wake up people, the police need to do there jobs...protect us, not the FAMILY!!!!!!!!!!!

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I'd hold on that thought - around here this would apply.

Florida Vehicle Code Sec. 316.183(5) states that “No person shall drive a motor vehicle at such a slow speed as to impede or block the normal and reasonable movement of traffic, except when reduced speed is necessary for safe operation or in compliance with law.“. This means drivers are not permitted to block or otherwise impede the normal flow of traffic.

Speed
 

I have noticed besides the overly energized Village People - there seems to be a lot of non - Villagers using some of the roads in the Villages as a shortcut to other Hgwys.
My thought is if ALL the Village People were to drive at the speed limit it might discourage the shortcut people and they would stop cutting thru the Villages ???

Just a Thought ???

And the idiots that stay in the left lane at or below the speed limit are breaking the new law.

This sounds to me like someone that doesn't understand the zipper merge either and gets in the line with all the cars instead of staying in both lanes until the merge. Probably the guy that moves his car half way in both lanes.

Drive safely, don't become an obstruction, you're job is not traffic enforcement, its to get to your destination safely.

How do you recognize a non-villager by their car? I've lived here two years now and still haven't learned that secret.

What new law? Also, speed limit in The Villages is 20mph unless otherwise posted.