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I fully understand whether it be renters, snowbirds or yr round residents getting lost or being unsure which tunnel they should take to get to where they want to go. Each uf us are VERY familiar with our own village & surrounding area but sometimes we venture into new territory & that can be confusing. That being said, does not explain the careless, dangerous, foolish, "I am above the law" drivers that we all seem to encounter every day. I just so wish that golf cart operators would operate their cart as they would their auto. Stop means stop, use blinkers as well as hand signal, when needing to stop for texting or phoning, get off the path... the list goes on. Bottom line is FOLLOW THE RULES OF THE ROAD... YOUR GOLF CART SHOULD BE OPERATED AS IF YOU WERE IN YOUR CAR

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Originally Posted by kaydee (Post 576376)

For Newbies, the tricky part can be finding golf cart tunnels. You cannot cross a CR in a golf cart unless it is licensed. You must take a tunnel under the CR. If you don't know where the tunnel is, pull over and stop. Watch where other drivers are going.

Oh, and don't drive your car on multi-modal trails!

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Originally Posted by ugotme (Post 576258)

Not yet a Villager.
Not trying to be a wise guy - but what do you need a golf cart safety clinic for?
Is not common sense enough? :confused:

Because as Larry the Cable Guy said: "You can't fix stupid":rant-rave:

The answer to your question is: No-- as you will find out when you get here and start driving a golf cart on a regular basis. Taking the VHA golf-cart-safety class is definitely advisable. Recent POA Bulletins contain stories of horrendous golf-cart accidents, almost all of which were avoidable by the golf-cart driver.

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Originally Posted by ugotme (Post 576258)

Not yet a Villager.
Not trying to be a wise guy - but what do you need a golf cart safety clinic for?
Is not common sense enough? :confused:

Great posts.. thanks to all.. I still may put a Student Driver sign on my cart ( If George will allow it.. hubby says I am crazy ( Heck I knew that !!! ) .

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Originally Posted by Advogado (Post 576476)

Okay - I am sure you are correct and when I come up there I will look intothe course. :wave:

From reading the POA paper re: accidents it generally seems "distraction and not paying attention" is what causes them to occur. The latest publication was a driver hit a curb and caused it to begin weaving resulting in the passenger to fall out caused the accident to happen, later the rider shared she was eating popcorn, so couldn't stay i the cart. Another was someone was driving at night and missed their turn and ended up hitting a gate arm and it's housing. When the cart jumped over the curb the driver fell out and was transport. I see carts that seem to be exceeding a safe speed as well so that also can contribute to any of the above. People just stop and use your thinkers. IF you have medical conditions that prohibit you from driving a car...wouldn't you think that you also shouldn't be driving a golf cart??