[getdul981]

Whenever I see a kid throwing a tantrum and getting his/her way I'm reminded of the phrase of "The tail wagging the dog".

[RichieB]

My wife had a creative solution for that. She would tell the kids to scream louder, so that the rest of the people in the store could hear them.

That solved the tantrum problem rather quickly. A little bit of reverse psychology.

[skip0358]

When my grandaughter comes to visit we go to the Polo grounds for driving lessons.I drive there and back. She drives around the track with me in the cart. When we return home the keys come out and go in my pocket. I don't leave the keys in the car or the cart. That way there's no way for her to even think about it. As for child abuse there's a big difference between a swat on the backside and a beating. Even the law allows a swat.

[ajdeck]

Originally Posted by tkret

Near the Santo Domingo gate is a damaged golf car. In speaking with the gate house attendant, she told me that an under age child visiting The Villages was allowed to drive the homeowners golf car. The driver struck a tree and tore off the roof of the golf car and damaged the front left side as well. The attendant doesn't know if there were any serious injuries.

Sounds like it's time they limit driving golf carts to owners or renters only.

It's getting to be too much traffic for just anyone to drive a cart, especially if they have not had the driving class.

aj

[buggyone]

Too much traffic? Last night, Sunday, my wife and I came home from Canal Street Rec Center at a little before 9 pm to the Buena Vista trail and through Winifred up to Talley Ridge Drive - and passed by only ONE golf cart the entire distance.

Where did you folks come from to think The Villages has too much traffic even in Snowbird season?

[2BNTV]

Heck, I don't even know if I am safe in travelling around TV.

I pulled a bonehead play the last time I was down as it easy to get confused because of lack of familiarty.

Speaking for myself, "On the safe side, I wouldn't allow my grandchild to drive as I would not like to deal with the consequences for a non-insured driver and I would never forgive myself for putting my grandchild at risk".

Wannabe Joe

[buggyone]

What kind of "bonehead" thing did you do? Don't tell us you were one of those drivers who turned your car onto a golf cart trail - and kept going until you got stuck in a tunnel. How would you explain that to your insurance company - or your wife?

[ladydoc]

Originally Posted by RichieB

My wife had a creative solution for that. She would tell the kids to scream louder, so that the rest of the people in the store could hear them.

That solved the tantrum problem rather quickly. A little bit of reverse psychology.

Good for her!! Most times kids get away with this kind of behavior because the parents get embarassed. I would rather be embarassed then let my kind get away with this. However, I think most parents wish they had the guts to do this, so maybe embarrassed is the wrong word.

[2BNTV]

Originally Posted by buggyone

What kind of "bonehead" thing did you do? Don't tell us you were one of those drivers who turned your car onto a golf cart trail - and kept going until you got stuck in a tunnel. How would you explain that to your insurance company - or your wife?

That's a secret I will keep to myself.

I wasn't one of those drivers in the scenario you mentioned. I was trying to indicate that lack of familiarity is one reason that all golf cart drivers should be even more aware and another reason not to let inexperienced drivers out on the general public as even experienced drivers will make mistakes.

[angiefox10]

I was the one who drove on the Jack Nicklaus Golf Course. They say it's hard to get on there... But I'm here to tell you... It's really easy! If you know how.

Or... Don't know what you're doing!

[RichieB]

Speaking of people driving around on golf carts, do they have power, such as a cigarette lighter plug ? I'm thinking of a Lifestyle Visitor who might bring a GPS unit with him to help in getting around.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by RichieB

Speaking of people driving around on golf carts, do they have power, such as a cigarette lighter plug ? I'm thinking of a Lifestyle Visitor who might bring a GPS unit with him to help in getting around.

I hate to sound discouraging but that isn't going to work. Traveling in the carts is different. They go under roads and travel on sometimes not the same routes and paths that a car takes and as far as I KNOW, there is no gps program yet for carts here.

[RichieB]

oh well, it was worth a try

[renrod]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

I hate to sound discouraging but that isn't going to work. Traveling in the carts is different. They go under roads and travel on sometimes not the same routes and paths that a car takes and as far as I KNOW, there is no gps program yet for carts here.

Carrying a GPS will not be perfect but, at least it will guide them in the correct direction. I've had people ask which way is LSL when they were headed in the wrong direction, they needed to turn around first.
"We're lost but we are making good time".

[joannej]

We have a compass in our cart. One time I headed north instead of south; the golf cart ran out of juice. I learned my lesson and had hubby put a compass in cart. It helps a lot! :-)