[dshoberg]

Agree 100%

[MrFlorida]

Originally Posted by RedChariot

The gates are worthless here. Everyone in the world comes through here. NO SOLICITATION ?? I live in Sanibel and we have men and women combing the neighborhood all the time . They're knocking on doors trying to sell some service or other. One day we were about to back out of the driveway and some man knocks on the car door window asking if I want him to pull out any dead plants. Makes one feel less than safe.

The gates are not for security, they are to give the golf carts a chance to cross the road without being run over.

[MrFlorida]

Originally Posted by RedChariot

Agree that this has been brought up many times. But perhaps as we age and become more vulnerable, we are seeking safety and these non residents knocking on doors do not leave a sense of safety.

Gates won't stop people from entering the Villages, they can park outside and walk in.

[kcrazorbackfan]

Originally Posted by defrey12

The cards work through the glass. You don't need to roll the window down.

That doesn’t work with my deep tinted glass.

[westernrider75]

[QUOTE=rhood;2538863]That I will pay $20 for a sticker to open the gate as long as the current card works.

As reported on the other news

[dshoberg]

Originally Posted by part-timer

Agree that the gates are needed to slow traffic down for golf carts. But I live near the new area and there are gates here that are in "construction" mode. Meaning the entrance gates behave just like the exit gates - you pull up to it and it opens. That slows traffic down just fine. Why can't the gates just be left in that mode all the time?

Exactly

[Pugchief]

Originally Posted by jarodrig

Except if you drive a Tesla.

They have double pane windows for noise abatement so the “card against the window” trick does not work.

Nonsense. I have a Tesla and use the card with the window closed all the time.