Originally Posted by firefighter4u (Post 2321028)

We have friends that live in Stonecrest that were given a gate card when they purchased their house.[/
A card for the stoncrest gate?

Originally Posted by Maker (Post 2320946)

However, having all that hardware, landscaping, and signage blocks visibility of cars and carts seeing each other. That alone makes the area a lot less safer.

Since there are many times a gate arm is missing, or stuck in the up position, the overall safety at those times is extremely worse because carts have become used to the rhythm of crossing, and are not ready for a car to appear so soon. Cart much more likely to be crossing because they cannot see an approaching car, and risks becoming involved in a collision.

Even when those conditions are present, there are not collisions happening often. So without gates, and all the obstructions around them, things would flow freely, quickly, and safely.
That how it happens everywhere else in the country.

Originally Posted by 8notes (Post 2320919)

The purpose of the gates is NOT to slow traffic down. They do function that way, but it is not their purpose. The same function could be achieved by stop signs, sans gate cards and attendants.

Originally Posted by Bill14564 (Post 2321002)

There is nowhere else in the country with this concentration of carts and cars.

See my previous response to collisions. They DO happen and they happen more frequently when the gates are missing.

Do you travel by cart in the Villages? I do.

Originally Posted by 8notes (Post 2321254)

I agree. People in carts and in cars get used to traffic configurations and drive accordingly. If there were stop signs instead of gates, carts would be on the lookout for cars, and vice versa. In Sumter Landing, for the past week or so, the traffic lights by Winn Dixie have not been in operation. It is a high traffic area, with many pedestrians and lots of golf carts and cars. Not a single accident that i'm aware of.

Originally Posted by coffeebean (Post 2321281)

If not for traffic control, what is the purpose of these gates? An "illusion" of a gated community is not a good answer, IMHO.