keep punching and praying. God be with you always.

Soeedometer App
 

You can download a free App to your phone that tells you your speed.

It's not the donkeys that pass you at 25 MPH that cause problems...It is those who pass you at 21 MPH that do.

Criminals break the law everyday. Some are caught and maybe incarcerated or fined.
They still continue to break the law. I don't think fining someone for speeding will stop them from speeding.
Also, The Villages golf garages will up your speed to 24.5 if you sign a waiver.
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We were told not to mess with the governor on the cart speedometer as it would invalidate the warranty on the cart if we got ticketed for speeding, could cause problems with insurance coverage as a result, not to mention the legal issues if you actually hit someone or get into an accident at that speed. I'll just putter along at 20 mph and let the speed-demons have their fun!!

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...

I tried to get out of the way but they followed me up to my front door :jester:

Did you have a radar gun to tell he was going 35?

Part of the social compact that is signed by us by virtual of living among people is that we agree to the "rule of law" - no man is an island or a government unto himself. So, in this case, it is NOT a good idea to speed, pass, or drive in ANY manner that endangers any OTHER driver on the common, (paid for by all of society) roads.

Yes, by all means let's catch those criminals and lowlife retirees who have the audacity to drive their cart at 20.1 mph They should get 10-20 at a max security prison at hard labor and bread and water rations. :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

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.

Sure let’s go with the emergency excuse...
 

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. 😉

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.

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

Fine as long as you do it safely.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Deathwish
 

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!

[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 ?????

[QUOTE=Pairadocs;1888103]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:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

Cart speed
 

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.

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. :popcorn:

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

paranoid
 

Probably millions of miles of golf cart travel here every year and very rare to see or hear of a serious golf cart accident. Poking around way under the speed limit is probably just as dangerous as moving a little quicker. I think we are doing really well around here.

:gc:In Michigan, a golf cart operating on the side of a road is considered an ORV and requires operators and passengers to wear a helmet...:shocked:

Are you saying there are roads with designated golf cart lanes in Michigan????? If not, well Toto, you're not in Kansas any more.

No lanes but on many roads it's permissible to travel along the berm. Of course, the cart also needs to be registered as a ORV.

Golf Cart Speed Limit is 20 mph in TV.
 

If you cannot follow THE VILLAGES safety rules of operating a golf cart and not going faster then the 20 mph speed limit, then DRIVE YOUR CAR!!!!

Actually it's Florida State Law on the street cart lanes, but you see how that's going on the interstate.

I know what you mean, I’m driving along doing 45-50 and some idiot passes me, I’m thinking another fool in a golf cart.

Up until about a year ago, the Sumter County Sheriff was a regular presence on Morse Blvd. (North of 466), where cars and carts drive at ridiculous speeds. I travel this stretch of Morse daily to our mail station, and on some days, I feel like I am risking my life. In the past year, I don't believe I have seen even one Sheriff's car out there with radar. They have simply stopped. Our sheriff's department has a LOT of deputies and a LOT of nice new cars. I wonder why they are no longer enforcing the traffic laws on Morse Blvd.

Lol!
 

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I understand. When we decided to move here in 2015, we ruled out any resales that would require us to drive on Morse north of 466.

I’m on Morse north of 466 quite often, I never see those high speeds , in fact the road is always so crowded I don’t know how you could speed because if you could I would just like I and many others do on other villages roads

The carts that are not street legal are supposed to be topped at 21 mph. What I mean is, when we bought ours, and chose not to have it street legal, at this point, it was programmed such that it would not go more than 21mph. I personally think street legal ones shouldn't be allowed on the golf cart paths, but then the street folks would be mad because they are going under 35 mph, I guess. Back before we got our golf cart (a few months before Covid), we were hearing that 'golf cart police' were out on the paths, and stopping and ticketing anyone going even a little bit over 21 mph. I agree with you totally. Wonder if those folks are actual homeowners, or, younger family members, renters, etc that choose to ignore the rules.

Get out of my way! I am late for my T Time or my next Dr. appointment!:boxing2:

DO you think you will get through life without being a senior citizen.?!

From reading things here you can only get a speeding /unregistered vehicle ticket when on the street, not on a MMP.