[JSR22]

Originally Posted by Vermilion Villager

I just went to their website. Haha!! Under shopping they show a pictures of Sumter Square....with golf carts. Somebody should tell The Villages management. If you can use the important amenities like the squares what is the point of living in TV? That's what I'm going to tell the agent who is looking for a home for me right now.

The Squares are not an amenity they are open to the public and so are all the restaurants.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by Vermilion Villager

I just went to their website. Haha!! Under shopping they show a pictures of Sumter Square....with golf carts. Somebody should tell The Villages management. If you can use the important amenities like the squares what is the point of living in TV? That's what I'm going to tell the agent who is looking for a home for me right now.

The squares are open to the public.

[rhood]

Please cite the appropriate FL statute.

Originally Posted by Kenswing

Rules of the road

Golf Cart Requirements | The Villages Florida

And

Multi-Modal Path Information and Safety

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

The squares ARE public---anyone can go there. The MMPs however are private and reserved for use by Villagers only. If the residents of Densan park want to go to the squares, they need to drive in their cars. It is highly unethical for this place to state you can get to the Villages "tunnels" via street legal golf cart. Also see the response OOB got from calling them.

To those who go to Doggie Doo Run Run, can you take a golf cart north on CR 101? What is the speed limit there?

And finally, I think this is an issue the Morse family should get involved in---I suspect they could squash that little development like a bug if they wanted to.

Originally Posted by Kenswing

Well actually the squares are open to the public.

As far as the using the golf cart paths there are two issues. They are for residents only and the ad says you need a street legal cart to get here. Street legal carts aren't legal on the MMP's.

Originally Posted by JSR22

The Squares are not an amenity they are open to the public and so are all the restaurants.

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

The squares are open to the public.

So, on the theme of posting without reading the thread, I have above my original post and three that followed within about a dozen posts. Maybe I'll make it 5 by repeating the squares are open to the public.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by ROCKMUP

Agreed.
We do not live in TV yet but in reading it sure seems like there is LOTS of outside usage, really makes us re think it some.

Don’t assume that outside usage is anywhere close to what some THINK.

[Kenswing]

Originally Posted by rhood

Please cite the appropriate FL statute.

Low Speed and All-Terrain Vehicles - Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles

Anything else I need to look up for you guys?

[Kenswing]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

So, on the theme of posting without reading the thread, I have above my original post and three that followed within about a dozen posts. Maybe I'll make it 5 by repeating the squares are open to the public.

Except you posted AFTER I had already said the squares were open to the public.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by Kenswing

Except you posted AFTER I had already said the squares were open to the public.

Sort of, they popped in together. You must be a better typist

So you're exempt---there are still 2 others

[Aces4]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

Don’t assume that outside usage is anywhere close to what some THINK.

One person from the outside is one too many. It only took one interloper to drive a cart wildly around a corner by Bridgeport to severely injure a Villager riding his bike and he incurred severe head injuries.

No sense getting your undies in a bundle. This has been discussed many times previously and The Villages doesn’t change anything. Pony up and let others enjoy, the current motto.

[Vermilion Villager]

Originally Posted by Kenswing

Rules of the road

Golf Cart Requirements | The Villages Florida

And

Multi-Modal Path Information and Safety

Good information!!!
So in layman's terms, LSV's among other things are vehicles "capable" of speeds of excess of 20mph.

Florida Statute's and Villages rules are very clear: The multi-modal paths are for use by NON-AUTOMOTIVE traffic such as bicycles, golf carts, pedestrians, and skaters.

In the context of MMP's a LSV is the same as a smart car....capable of over 20mph. Therefore, A LSV CANNOT use the MMP even if it stays below the 20mph threshold, because it is "capable" of speeds in excess of that.

[Arctic Fox]

With 130,000 of us, are we really going to be adversely impacted by a few extra outsiders using the MMPs?

[Joe V.]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

Next step?

Class action suit?

[Aces4]

Originally Posted by Arctic Fox

With 130,000 of us, are we really going to be adversely impacted by a few extra outsiders using the MMPs?

And this is the type of pushback that was present other times this issue was discussed. Someone knows someone or lives outside the perimeters themselves and think Villagers should just suck up providing for the free loaders. Nothing changes, may as well go out and enjoy the weather.

[Vermilion Villager]

Question.....anyone know the posted speed limit on 101 by Denison Park?

[dewilson58]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

The squares are open to the public.

I heard the Squares are open to the public.