[Garywt]

Originally Posted by willis100

If I safely pass you, it's because I am not letting you dictate my speed. I am more active now than ever and I did not move here to slow down. If you are going 18 and I am going 22 and I pass you, that big frown on your face and your hate that I did that is causing you undue stress. You can't change this as it happens constantly...just stay in your lane...

Maybe you pass safely but many do not and there need to go 20 feet a second faster than me is going to cause an accident.

[Astron]

Originally Posted by Dotneko

Well, maybe there was an emergency or he had to go to the bathroom or he remembered he left the heat on on the stove. Maybe consider there was a reason.

If you believe that all of the speeding carts might have a valid reason, do I have a deal for you! Acreage 20 miles south of Key West with unlimited water views at unbelievably low prices. 😉

[John_W]

I believe all the carts sold by TV Golf Cars have the Striker Speedometer installed and Villages Discount Golf Cars has a speedometers also, but I believe theirs works off of GPS. When I purchased my cart in 2011 new from TV they were not offering a speedometer, I had them install a Stryker a couple of years later. It has a lot of functions. I believe their price is $150 or you can find them on Amazon for $120.

[Shimpy]

Originally Posted by UpNorth

There is a reason for the 20mph limit - the brakes, suspension etc of a golf cart is not designed to be safe at speeds faster than this.

They are safe at 20mph but not 21? At what speed do they disintegrate?

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by willis100

If I safely pass you, it's because I am not letting you dictate my speed. I am more active now than ever and I did not move here to slow down. If you are going 18 and I am going 22 and I pass you, that big frown on your face and your hate that I did that is causing you undue stress. You can't change this as it happens constantly...just stay in your lane...

Fine as long as you do it safely.

[charmed59]

Originally Posted by Garywt

Maybe you pass safely but many do not and there need to go 20 feet a second faster than me is going to cause an accident.

I’ve found if I slow down while they are passing they can get by faster, and not cause an accident.

I’ve also noticed there are more than a few folks cruising along at 16mph looking at the sights, but as soon as someone pulls out to go around them they will speed up to the max their cart goes to make it harder to be passed. That could cause an accident.

If you aren’t in a hurry, and want to cruise along at your speed, go ahead. Let people pass you. I’m telling you it’s very freeing to let them go.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by Shimpy

They are safe at 20mph but not 21? At what speed do they disintegrate?

Actually they were designed to 12 MPH and modified to go faster with no safety modifications other than speed them up.

[ismatta]

It’s not so much the speed that is dangerous, it’s the passing in an unsafe manner. If you feel the need for speed in you golf cart (really? Hahaha) , do it when the path is empty, and you have no one to pass. If your in a big hurry to get somewhere, I suggest your car or motorcycle on the road. Of course if it’s a true emergency (not just that you forgot your dentures) then exercise great caution when you pass anyone.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

Are you out of work, verify surviving, have no saving, no means to make money, and not old enough for SS? Not stretch for some people.

So you go to the supermarket without a mask, and walk up to the customer service desk and ask them for a mask. They'll GIVE you one. Publix does it, Winn Dixie does it, Walmart has masks at the entry most of the time. The pet supply store in the town square in Sumter Landing has them at the entry.

You can also make a mask with a t-shirt or old rag, or you can use a folded bandana. You can also use a sanitary napkin, which many places now provide free in their rest rooms.

"Too poor" to possess a mask is not even a bad excuse. It's a stupid excuse easily debunked.

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

Actually they were designed to 12 MPH and modified to go faster with no safety modifications other than speed them up.

The golf cars have a fairly high center of gravity which increases the risk of operating them on hill banks or operating them at speeds above what they were designed for.

[dadoiron]

Originally Posted by Garywt

I love driving in my golf cart but these donkeys that need to go 25, 30 or 35 mph passing people causing issues for other following the rules. What is the rush unless they are in a hurry to die. We like to enjoy ourselves and do go 20-21but I don’t understand the rush. The one that had to pass me tonight proceeded to then turn 20 feet down the road.

They haven't died yet so think they are invincible. You'll also find these folks to be the loudest and most obnoxious.

They are likely to be the same one's you've noticed throughout you life and somehow would have died off, but nope like cockroaches they survived.

Enjoy!

[Pairadocs]

[QUOTE=Garywt;1887477]I love driving in my golf cart but these donkeys that need to go 25, 30 or 35 mph passing people causing issues for other following the rules. What is the rush unless they are in a hurry to die. We like to enjoy ourselves and do go 20-21 but I don’t understand the rush. The one that had to pass me tonight proceeded to then turn 20 feet down the road.[/QUOTE

Happens to us all the time, ALL the time. Drive faster than you would ever think a golf cart can go .... on the trail toward LS square, past AP golf course, and the trail splits, had someone who almost overturned their cart and OURS trying to beat us to the trail split..... then all 6 carts, including the "crazy race driver" we all stopped together waiting to make the left hand turn to the square ! Worth the death defying maneuver and speed ! Also was alone in the cart last summer, going to Walmart, doing 22. Guy came around me and screamed something (?) shaking his fist. I paid no attention and really could not hear (gas carts) but on he went. Imagine how shocked (and actually a little frightened) I was when I got to Walmart, parked, was walking toward store and he came right up to me screaming how I was going to cause an accident "and get someone killed if you always drive that slow"..... continued to curse and scream that people who "do not drive at least 25 mph are a danger to everyone". I was so startled to think he had sped all that way, passing me before the tunnel, and then would wait in the parking lot until I got there and parked ! There were people around, but even so, very frightening. I was going exactly 21 mph, which I find MANY people find completely unacceptable ! Our cart's top speed is only 26, but we seldom ever "floor" it, usually 21, 22 is fine for us. The man did NOT appear to be drunk ! Just a screaming, very nasty, intimidating, man who was in a hurry, but had time to wait until I arrived ?????

[golfing eagles]

[QUOTE=Pairadocs;1888103]

Originally Posted by Garywt

I love driving in my golf cart but these donkeys that need to go 25, 30 or 35 mph passing people causing issues for other following the rules. What is the rush unless they are in a hurry to die. We like to enjoy ourselves and do go 20-21 but I don’t understand the rush. The one that had to pass me tonight proceeded to then turn 20 feet down the road.[/QUOTE

Happens to us all the time, ALL the time. Drive faster than you would ever think a golf cart can go .... on the trail toward LS square, past AP golf course, and the trail splits, had someone who almost overturned their cart and OURS trying to beat us to the trail split..... then all 6 carts, including the "crazy race driver" we all stopped together waiting to make the left hand turn to the square ! Worth the death defying maneuver and speed ! Also was alone in the cart last summer, going to Walmart, doing 22. Guy came around me and screamed something (?) shaking his fist. I paid no attention and really could not hear (gas carts) but on he went. Imagine how shocked (and actually a little frightened) I was when I got to Walmart, parked, was walking toward store and he came right up to me screaming how I was going to cause an accident "and get someone killed if you always drive that slow"..... continued to curse and scream that people who "do not drive at least 25 mph are a danger to everyone". I was so startled to think he had sped all that way, passing me before the tunnel, and then would wait in the parking lot until I got there and parked ! There were people around, but even so, very frightening. I was going exactly 21 mph, which I find MANY people find completely unacceptable ! Our cart's top speed is only 26, but we seldom ever "floor" it, usually 21, 22 is fine for us. The man did NOT appear to be drunk ! Just a screaming, very nasty, intimidating, man who was in a hurry, but had time to wait until I arrived ?????

Let's see if I got this straight.
This post is complaining that someone (illegally) driving more than 22 mph in their cart passed you while you were (illegally) going 22. But it's OK because your cart that can (illegally) go 26 is only being (illegally) driven 21-22.

I agree you have the moral high ground-----IF 2 wrongs make a right

[Georgeb110]

If someone wants to pass, why not! It's their right to go faster if they wish to risk it all.
There are those that push all limits, why get aggravated let them go and let fate take it's course.

[B-flat]

Originally Posted by Dotneko

Well, maybe there was an emergency or he had to go to the bathroom or he remembered he left the heat on on the stove. Maybe consider there was a reason.

Yes maybe he or she even stayed too long at the bar and had to get home to their hunny because hunny was pi$$ed.

Because people grow old doesn’t necessarily mean they get any smarter.