[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by TC_Arch

We can see the gate at Odell near Mallory from our patio. Stop signs are useless. Not only does no one stop, 90% DON'T EVEN SLOW DOWN! This is a very dangerous situation. If you are crossing in your golf cart, be VERY CAREFUL!

And stop your cart at the stop sign………………

[MrFlorida]

I wonder how many gates will get crashed when they are put back up ?

[PJackpot]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

If you are driving your car or cart, you've probably noticed that the gates are down at all entryways. But you may not have noticed that almost none of them have the usual STOP SIGN in place. Driving from TDS to Lake Deaton in my cart today it was particularly fun dodging 2 lanes of cars that were blowing through the gate area at 30+ mph. So, please, pretty please be extremely careful at all gate crossings. And to the CDDs, community watch, or whoever is responsible----get some stop signs out there!!!!!!

...and some idiots are actually advocating getting rid of all the gates. Can you imagine the chaos that would ensue?

[larrytx219]

This is one very significant reason for the gate attendants being there, slow people down.

[Gray lady of the sea]

Great idea !!!!

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

So, does anyone read previous posts in a thread anymore? Or is this the Villages chapter of the National Redundancy Society?????

I think you meant the Department of the National Redundancy Department...

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by Two Bills

If the entrances had some decent speed humps to slow the traffic, there would be no need for gate arms in the first place!

Speed bumps are a clumsy, unsophisticated answer to a problem that punishes 95% of the people for the actions of 5% of the people. The money to pave the speed bumps would be better spent on gate cameras or more Police protection.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

Speed bumps are a clumsy, unsophisticated answer to a problem that punishes 95% of the people for the actions of 5% of the people. The money to pave the speed bumps would be better spent on gate cameras or more Police protection.

Oh, no. No, no, no. I'm in agreement. Is the world ending?

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by Kayakguy

Please do not ask for speed humps. They don't solve the problem. I just came from a golfing community where every exit out of the area I lived in was all SPEED HUMPS. After 20+ years of driving through speed humps every day you learn to hate them. So glad not to see them here. Not only do they not really slow people down, but if you live anywhere near one (I did) you will also be driven crazy by the constant WHAP! of front then rear tires as someone way exceeding the speed limit drives over them way too fast.

I agree. A good description of the problem. Practically a 3rd world solution.

[KimmieK]

This will likely happen several times during Hurricane Season.

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by TC_Arch

We can see the gate at Odell near Mallory from our patio. Stop signs are useless. Not only does no one stop, 90% DON'T EVEN SLOW DOWN! This is a very dangerous situation. If you are crossing in your golf cart, be VERY CAREFUL!

Obviously, the solution is traffic tickets. Small infractions must be eliminated or they will lead to greater and greater infractions. Pretty soon driving would be a LAWLESS situation like some 3rd world countries. A high-tech solution might be possible like cameras at the gates. Or some newer tech solution?

For right now the immediate and ideal solution would be MORE Police patrols. The Villages NEEDS to be a golf car community for many reasons. That ALL goes away if people do NOT feel safe while driving in a golf car. The whole Villages IMAGE goes up in smoke with FEAR of using golf cars. Villagers PAY extra for freedom from the fear of overly aggressive drivers that KNOWINGLY speed and forgo stop signs. Villages also pay for less crime in general. So, more Police patrols and more tickets handed out would benefit the 95% of the law-abiding Villagers. People need to be more vocal in their demands for the security that they have already paid for!

[Hape2Bhr]

Originally Posted by TC_Arch

We can see the gate at Odell near Mallory from our patio. Stop signs are useless. Not only does no one stop, 90% DON'T EVEN SLOW DOWN! This is a very dangerous situation. If you are crossing in your golf cart, be VERY CAREFUL!

Finally an issue that can't be blamed on snowbirds...slow down frogs!!!

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

Obviously, the solution is traffic tickets. Small infractions must be eliminated or they will lead to greater and greater infractions. Pretty soon driving would be a LAWLESS situation like some 3rd world countries. A high-tech solution might be possible like cameras at the gates. Or some newer tech solution?

For right now the immediate and ideal solution would be MORE Police patrols. The Villages NEEDS to be a golf car community for many reasons. That ALL goes away if people do NOT feel safe while driving in a golf car. The whole Villages IMAGE goes up in smoke with FEAR of using golf cars. Villagers PAY extra for freedom from the fear of overly aggressive drivers that KNOWINGLY speed and forgo stop signs. Villages also pay for less crime in general. So, more Police patrols and more tickets handed out would benefit the 95% of the law-abiding Villagers. People need to be more vocal in their demands for the security that they have already paid for!

I agreed with you re: speed humps.

However, why am I not surprised that your solution is MORE police, MORE government, MORE laws, rules and regulations? Big government is not the solution to everything, nor is more taxation, more spending, more programs and more hand outs.

[Joe C.]

I like it without the gates. Traffic moves more smoothly. As far as stop signs on the street at the gates, we really don't need them. However, the STOP signs for the golf carts are still there, but I'm sure that most people don't even notice them. They are at the street crossings at all the gates.

[mjpuleo]

golfing eagles -- thank you for your kind words and concern.