[rhood]

That I will pay $20 for a sticker to open the gate as long as the current card works.

As reported on the other news site.

[MrFlorida]

How many people will think it works like SunPass, and blast through the gate before it has a chance to open ?

[Bill14564]

$30 ($15 x 2) to replace the current cards makes $20 for the long distance card seem fairly reasonable.

I will probably spend the $20 if the readers get installed.

[REDCART]

Think of it as an insurance investment to minimize the need to replace the window motor, which could easily cost $500-$600 to replace.

[vintageogauge]

Well worth $20 after the first delay waiting for the old ________ in front of me trying to find her card.

[RedChariot]

The gates are worthless here. Everyone in the world comes through here. NO SOLICITATION ?? I live in Sanibel and we have men and women combing the neighborhood all the time . They're knocking on doors trying to sell some service or other. One day we were about to back out of the driveway and some man knocks on the car door window asking if I want him to pull out any dead plants. Makes one feel less than safe.

[TerryBo]

Had it on my car at another community 15 years ago. I believe they charged $10-$15 at that time. Will gladly pay $20.

[villagetinker]

The gates are for GOLF CART SAFETY, these are not for security. They are installed to slow down traffic so golf carts can safely cross the street. All of the roads in TV (except for the villa roads) are county roads, hench the reason the red buttons.

[rhood]

Originally Posted by REDCART

Think of it as an insurance investment to minimize the need to replace the window motor, which could easily cost $500-$600 to replace.

We’ve been here over 20 years and our gate passes were free and I have never heard of anyone needing to replace a window motor. That is just an old tale spread by garage owners.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by villagetinker

The gates are for GOLF CART SAFETY, these are not for security. They are installed to slow down traffic so golf carts can safely cross the street. All of the roads in TV (except for the villa roads) are county roads, hench the reason the red buttons.

Totally agree!
This has been discussed ad nauseam, on this site for years and it always comes back to safety.

[part-timer]

Agree that the gates are needed to slow traffic down for golf carts. But I live near the new area and there are gates here that are in "construction" mode. Meaning the entrance gates behave just like the exit gates - you pull up to it and it opens. That slows traffic down just fine. Why can't the gates just be left in that mode all the time?

[RedChariot]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

Totally agree!
This has been discussed ad nauseam, on this site for years and it always comes back to safety.

Agree that this has been brought up many times. But perhaps as we age and become more vulnerable, we are seeking safety and these non residents knocking on doors do not leave a sense of safety.

[Topspinmo]

IMO stop sign and speed bump work at most gates. That doesn’t cost 100 grand year maintenance.

[CarlR33]

Originally Posted by villagetinker

The gates are for GOLF CART SAFETY, these are not for security. They are installed to slow down traffic so golf carts can safely cross the street. All of the roads in TV (except for the villa roads) are county roads, hench the reason the red buttons.

NOT TRUE not all gates have golf cart crossings. I think the main gates need to be gone as no golf cart crossing end of Meggison for example. Often times cars pull out of the street that comes after the gate anyhow and most golf carts simply make a continual right turn from a supposed stop sign at any street with a diamond lane even if cars coming.

[tophcfa]

Originally Posted by rhood

That I will pay $20 for a sticker to open the gate as long as the current card works.

As reported on the other news site.

Since we use our golf carts for about 99% of our transportation needs in the bubble (excluding when we travel via bicycle), we’ll pass on the sticker. The only time we ever need our gate pass is when we go through the gate in the historic section that provides golf cart access to Lowel’s, Walmart, WaWa, Tropical Smoothie, etc….. When we do need to get through a gate in our golf cart, there’s no need to worry about having to roll down a window since there aren’t any. Gotta love the simplicity of a Yamaha : )