[tommy steam]

Driving around the villages can be some experience. Just be a defense driver and use your directionals.

[mherzberg]

I was curious as to how someone could drive "west" on Morse Blvd???

[wjk1912totv]

Yesterday (Saturday) at about 8:05 AM we saw one non-street legal cart driving over the bridge on Morse heading towards 466 amongst the cars. Upon our return about noon time heading in the opposite direction we observed a golf cart pass through the Morse gate north of 466 with the wife driving a new non-street legal cart and the husband reading a street map, which they then proceeded across 466 traveling amongst the car traffic and then straight over the bridge. At about 8:15 PM in the evening our day was topped off with emergency vehicles surrounding the Odell Circle gate by Mallory CC. It appeared to involve a damaged car possibly heading in the wrong direction that impacted either a golf cart, another vehicle or the gate wall. Drive with care as there are many confused people driving throughout The Villages.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by wjk1912totv

Yesterday (Saturday) at about 8:05 AM we saw one non-street legal cart driving over the bridge on Morse heading towards 466 amongst the cars. Upon our return about noon time heading in the opposite direction we observed a golf cart pass through the Morse gate north of 466 with the wife driving a new non-street legal cart and the husband reading a street map, which they then proceeded across 466 traveling amongst the car traffic and then straight over the bridge. At about 8:15 PM in the evening our day was topped off with emergency vehicles surrounding the Odell Circle gate by Mallory CC. It appeared to involve a damaged car possibly heading in the wrong direction that impacted either a golf cart, another vehicle or the gate wall. Drive with care as there are many confused people driving throughout The Villages.

It is the beginning of a month, and many new renters are here, never having read this forum or knowing anything about driving golf carts and sigh, MAYBE driving in general.


I am telling you all once again to drive as if everyone else is crazy, because they are.


The heavy traffic and novice golf cart drivers will be gone in eight weeks and I want every ONE of us, to still be here.

[cquick]

Originally Posted by mherzberg

I was curious as to how someone could drive "west" on Morse Blvd???

who said west? on my original post, I said we were going north.

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by cquick

who said west? on my original post, I said we were going north.

It wasn't you, Connie. It was someone else further along in the thread.

[NotGolfer]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

It is the beginning of a month, and many new renters are here, never having read this forum or knowing anything about driving golf carts and sigh, MAYBE driving in general.


I am telling you all once again to drive as if everyone else is crazy, because they are.


The heavy traffic and novice golf cart drivers will be gone in eight weeks and I want every ONE of us, to still be here.

Amen to that one Gracie!!! Just today I was *in* the circle going past the LSL exit onto Morse...when a woman in a van just kept coming w/o yielding into the circle. I had to gun it otherwise she'd have broadsided me. When I laid on the horn she looked at me as if I were in fault when *if* she'd have indeed hit me, she'd have gotten the citation. That triangle sign does mean something, just like the red octagon one does...but apparently many folks have forgotten their driver's ed.

[DINTY]

Originally Posted by NotGolfer

*if* she'd have indeed hit me, she'd have gotten the citation. .

UNFORTUNATELY, don't be confident that SHE would get any citation. It has become common for the perps to resound with, "Hey officer, I slowed at the intersection and then slowly entered when she came SPEEDING around the circle and right in front of me!" Unless there is a witness (and generally NOONE wants to 'get involved,' you will settle this with lawyers or insurance companies. The officer is not going to spend any time putting a traffic case together and either is your insurance company. (Been there.) Always have your cell or a camera ready to carefully document anything you can if you are involved in an accident. And be prepared for the perp to just keep going as if nothing happened .....

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by NotGolfer

Amen to that one Gracie!!! Just today I was *in* the circle going past the LSL exit onto Morse...when a woman in a van just kept coming w/o yielding into the circle. I had to gun it otherwise she'd have broadsided me. When I laid on the horn she looked at me as if I were in fault when *if* she'd have indeed hit me, she'd have gotten the citation. That triangle sign does mean something, just like the red octagon one does...but apparently many folks have forgotten their driver's ed.

Or never had drivers ed or failed the final test.

Was going south on Odell Circle in Mallory/Amelia around 6:30 tonight, just starting to go down the hill when I saw headlights in my lane! I stepped on the brakes & the person kept coming. I laid on the horn & was about to flash my headlights when the person pulled into the northbound lane. I think it was an elderly lady, her head wasn't too far above the car door.

I saw the commotion at the gate last night. I thought it looked like someone had stopped for a cart at the crossing & was rear-ended. Hard to tell in the dark.

[blueeagle65]

There is enough STUPID here to float a boat! Or perhaps Darwin is just thinning the herd.