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I thought for sure when CBS said that clowns would be on next, they would be talk about Villagers driving golf carts. Alas, Villagers will be next sometime in the future.
I guess this means we will need to keep watching CBS Evening News
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I thought for sure when CBS said that clowns would be on next, they would be talk about Villagers driving golf carts. Alas, Villagers will be next sometime in the future.
Send in the clowns.... These were for the Macy's Day Parade.
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Nothing on CBS News tonight. Nothing on web site either.
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Nothing on CBS News tonight. Nothing on web site either.
That's the news station I now usually watch and I tape it too. Used to watch ABC News with Diane Sawyer because of some of the numbers that would show up from time-to-time, but now prefer the CBS Nightly News.
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I agree about being aware of your environment but some accidents are very avoidable with common sense driving.
Last year, I was parked in front of Tuscany's in Sumter Landing where I got a hair cut. When I finished, I got in my golf cart and observed no cars in either direction so I started to back out of the parking spot into my lane when something hit my golf cart. It turned out it was an elderly couple who had parked on the other side of the street and decided to back across both lanes and over the 2 solid yellow lines to get into my lane instead of backing into their own lane and turning around at the next intersection to change directions. It really starteled me and I got very upset as I was in disbelief some one would do something as dumb as that. The sad part was the lady driver looked at me like she was upset because i got in her way - I was not even out of my parking spot when she hit me. Fortunately, there was no obvious damage so I went about my business feeling upset that she did not even realize she broke 2 laws during this short incident. I had to use every bit of energy to avoid saying something I might feel bad about later.
Yesterday, I was driving on St Charles street towards Buena Vista and you have to exit right when you get to the gate to continue on towards the Bacall PB courts. The turn is a sharp right and a soft left to get to the tunnel. At the soft left, there is an option to also go right. If you are coming from the tunnel towards this intersection,your cart is hidden until you make that soft left turn where you can either go right to St Charles St or go straight to another section of the path. So I exited St Charles very slowly as I always do and started to enter the soft left turn when a golf cart from the tunnel direction came around the corner at top speed and cut right in front of me to go to the other section of the path. I was barely able to avoid an accident - he was driving - IMHO - recklessly. I wish there were a way to get people to drive more carefully. After all, we are all retired for the most part - what can be that important to run the risk of injury.
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I agree about being aware of your environment but some accidents are very avoidable with common sense driving.
Last year, I was parked in front of Tuscany's in Sumter Landing where I got a hair cut. When I finished, I got in my golf cart and observed no cars in either direction so I started to back out of the parking spot into my lane when something hit my golf cart. It turned out it was an elderly couple who had parked on the other side of the street and decided to back across both lanes and over the 2 solid yellow lines to get into my lane instead of backing into their own lane and turning around at the next intersection to change directions. It really starteled me and I got very upset as I was in disbelief some one would do something as dumb as that. The sad part was the lady driver looked at me like she was upset because i got in her way - I was not even out of my parking spot when she hit me. Fortunately, there was no obvious damage so I went about my business feeling upset that she did not even realize she broke 2 laws during this short incident. I had to use every bit of energy to avoid saying something I might feel bad about later.
Yesterday, I was driving on St Charles street towards Buena Vista and you have to exit right when you get to the gate to continue on towards the Bacall PB courts. The turn is a sharp right and a soft left to get to the tunnel. At the soft left, there is an option to also go right. If you are coming from the tunnel towards this intersection,your cart is hidden until you make that soft left turn where you can either go right to St Charles St or go straight to another section of the path. So I exited St Charles very slowly as I always do and started to enter the soft left turn when a golf cart from the tunnel direction came around the corner at top speed and cut right in front of me to go to the other section of the path. I was barely able to avoid an accident - he was driving - IMHO - recklessly. I wish there were a way to get people to drive more carefully. After all, we are all retired for the most part - what can be that important to run the risk of injury.


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Perhaps residents are too fixated on this issue especially given the proportion of accidents vis a vis golf cart miles traveled? Frankly I am a bit tired of those curious folks poking at us as if we were a lab experiment. I am not flattered by the attention especially topics that are degrading or exaggerated .
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In the competition for viewers, you should expect that the more "interesting" stories will get air time and The Villages is certainly an interesting place. We all need to be ducks and let it roll off our backs. The less than flattering news stories do not define us as a community or individuals.
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Hi Barefoot: I recognized your cart too late as you passed me Wednesday AM on Buena Vista near Bridgeport Village. Thought about giving you the New York Yahoo but ....................... Anyway i agree with your above-stated sentiment.

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Any sign of this segment on golf cart accidents in the Villages yet? I missed few of these nightly CBS Evening News broadcasts.

I found this very cool story on Villages' golf carts--

Extreme golf carts - Photo 1 - Pictures - CBS News
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This aired tonight 12/26/2015.

I do not see it online just yet but it will probably show up soon. CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley - Latest News & Videos - CBS News

It is more about electric golf carts in the Villages.

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Just saw this on CBS. It talked about street legal electric carts. 16 fatalities in the last 8 years.
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Link to video: Hot rod golf carts becoming the new trend in retirement communities - Videos - CBS News
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I watched the clip linked above. I think it clouded the subject more than it shed light and clarified it.

When the Villager driving the cart said it's street legal "because it has license plates", that's a poor, poor explanation. There are thousands of "license plates" on golf carts that are purely ornamental, from our previous residences/states.

There is much, much more to the story on what is a street legal cart and what is a regular golf cart that is allowed on most Villages streets except the 35mph boulevards and roundabouts.

I think the clip was useless except to say that this is what "old people" do and that 16 people got killed on them. I wish the News networks would stick with "news" instead of fluff like this.
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I watched the clip linked above. I think it clouded the subject more than it shed light and clarified it.

When the Villager driving the cart said it's street legal "because it has license plates", that's a poor, poor explanation. There are thousands of "license plates" on golf carts that are purely ornamental, from our previous residences/states.

There is much, much more to the story on what is a street legal cart and what is a regular golf cart that is allowed on most Villages streets except the 35mph boulevards and roundabouts.

I think the clip was useless except to say that this is what "old people" do and that 16 people got killed on them. I wish the News networks would stick with "news" instead of fluff like this.
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