Originally Posted by retiredguy123 (Post 2337673)

As I understand it, the gate arms are authorized by the county, and the construction of them complies with the county guidelines.

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC (Post 2337405)

I would say Who but he is not available as he is playing first base

Originally Posted by Maker (Post 2337260)

People ignore that sign. Carts learn that cars are not stopping, and drive in a way to cross safely. Carts learn to cease darting in front of cars, thus are safer overall.

One would think that a gate area where the arm is unexpectedly missing, that crashes would happen at a huge rate. Golf carts would be expecting the car to stop, and cart would dart out into the traffic lane directly in front of the vehicles.
I recall plenty of publicity about carts crashing all over the place EXCEPT at any crossing with a missing gate arm. We hear about every cart crash, but that number pales in comparison to how many cars crash. There's nothing sensational about a car crash, so those do not get the hype in the news media.

Yet the doom and gloom posts continue, even though crashes are just not happening.

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC (Post 2337405)

I would say Who but he is not available as he is playing first base

Originally Posted by dewilson58 (Post 2336556)

Thousands and Thousands of visitors, contractors, etc., yes............Not feasible.

Originally Posted by MrChip72 (Post 2337812)

Or legal.

I think ideally they should only keep the gates closed from dusk until dawn. Then most people would realize that we're just a "community with gates" vs a "gated community"

Originally Posted by Bill14564 (Post 2336456)

The reasoning for the new software was presented at the PWAC and other meetings when the upgrade was proposed - this is why residents should attend those meetings.

Some of the reasons that I recall:
- The number of valid cards had outgrown the capabilities of the old software
- The new software will make it easier to disable invalid cards and since not all the gates are on public roads this will improve security at those other gates
- The new software will allow the use of new readers that are compatible with long-range systems that can work from within the car without the need to roll down a window

Originally Posted by Mleeja (Post 2336430)

I am guessing that there is some type of “check digit” or something similar imbedded in passive RF code in the cards that is currently not being used. The new system will use this “check digit”. When the cards were cloned this extra code was not copied. The folks that have the cloned disk in their mirrors will not work. We will find out real soon. It will be exciting to watch and read!

Originally Posted by dewilson58 (Post 2336714)

I was jus glad it isn't a Ford.

:jester:

Originally Posted by alwann (Post 2336378)

But the buttons aren't affected, right?
the gate system will only operate with valid cards active in the system.

Originally Posted by Bill14564 (Post 2336359)

This was a long time coming. I think it was September 2022 when I first heard of the upgrade of the gate software.

This should not affect anyone using the cards issued by the District. On the other hand, software upgrades rarely go as smoothly as planned. I wish they would just get on with it and activate the new software so we would know what is going to break.

Originally Posted by Altavia (Post 2336431)

There is not.