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Originally Posted by queasy27 (Post 1643000)

I agree. Seems like an automatic gate would serve the same purpose of slowing down speeders in general and allowing time for the automatic cameras to take photos. Certainly there are frequent complaints from residents about the negatives associated with overuse of automatic windows, rain, card functionality, etc.

It's possible that personal and aggregate data from the cards is collected and perhaps used to identify traffic patterns or even for individual police investigations with a warrant. Whether or not those requirements outweigh the inconveniences is, alas, not my decision to make.

I suspect both your assumptions, collect data and help investigations, are part of it. Because we use cards it also takes longer to get through the gate, we must stop and therefore give the carts more flexibility. On those ends where the gates are automatic, cars don't stop so carts take longer to access. Now if we can just train the gate folks to not put up the gate in the visitor lane until the car is ready to move.

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Originally Posted by CFrance (Post 1642989)

I think there's no button at the Belvedere gate up by the high school.

There is a button at the Belvedere gate by the school. And also the golf cart gate has a button.

Just like Petsetc, we are happy as clams to winter in The Villages.

How many times is this post about gates going to appear??? We are NOT a gated community!!!!!!!
Gates primary purpose is traffic control that allows Golf carts to cross roads. Some traffic monitoring does occur BUT that is NOT its primary purpose. We have over 60,000 golf carts in this community! Can you imagine trying to cross a street without gates. There are a few and its scary. SO, keep the gates and move on folks...........

What a great community we live in when this is one of the most common complaints.

Here is an idea. Rather than starting (yet another) on-line discussion, how about you go to the Service Center in Sumter Landing. Walk up to the nice ladies at the front desk and ask who the person is that can explain why cards are needed to open gates.