Originally Posted by asianthree (Post 626553)

i just thought the gates were to slow you down to give the golf carts a chance to cross the road quickly before the lawn guys run you over:MOJE_whot:

Originally Posted by Indydealmaker (Post 626730)

1.The car pulled up to a closed gate.

2. Car almost completely stops, but not quite.

3. Gate is pushed slightly by car and is in enough of a bind that it fails to open.

4. Car backs up and drives over sidewalk.

5. Mission accomplished.

Does it make any difference how the gate was opened? Hmmm.:1rotfl:

Originally Posted by downeaster (Post 626798)

Is this an attempt to be humorous or are you ridiculing my post?

Originally Posted by l2ridehd (Post 626534)

The reason may be as simple as this. That gate is the only one in the entire community where you need a gate pass with a golf cart. Most every other one the gate arm is shorter so as to not require a cart on the cart path to need a card. So I never carry a gate pass in the golf cart, I leave them in the car. So when I come to SS I either have to go out to Morse and down that direction to get home or somehow get through that gate. So far I have always used the red button or if following another cart will tail gate. Didn't know about the pull up close and it will open option. So now I have a third option.

Originally Posted by Indydealmaker (Post 626801)

No one word answer to your question.

1. My post was intended to be both humorous as well as depict something that I observed here at one of the gates.

2. You could also infer that my post was making the point (especially since I observed this happen) that nosing your vehicle right up to the gate is inadvisable because the risk exists that the distance will be misjudged and damage will result.

3. If I had intended to ridicule your post, you would not have had to ask if that were my intentions. Check my old posts. I do not ridicule anyone.

Originally Posted by seeking truth (Post 627043)

The gates are a total joke, there's no real security in them. Anyone can push the red button and gain access to any community. No wonder the crime rate is so high here.

Originally Posted by Virtual Geezer (Post 626283)

Here is one that I have never seen before. It was raining and I was heading through the Del Mar gate from SS in the car. In front of me was a gal in her golf cart with the sunbrella down and zipped. As she approached the gate she was in the middle of the road and not even close to the card reader. I watched her pull up to the gate bar very slowly not to hit it and the gate opened. I know there are sensors in the road to trigger the opening or closing but I am not sure just how close they are to the actual gate.

Next time I am up that way I will take a closer look at the inroad sensors as this was a new one for me.

Always someone trying to game the system.

VG

Originally Posted by seeking truth (Post 627043)

The gates are a total joke, there's no real security in them. Anyone can push the red button and gain access to any community. No wonder the crime rate is so high here.

Originally Posted by Roaddog53 (Post 627125)

I don't think it matters how they go through the gate, as long as they don't "crash" it. The gates are there to slow people down and allow for cart crossings at some locations. But, funny how at that same gate yesterday I put my card in and wondered why some women in a cart was almost touching my rear bumper. Than I found out. She drove through the gate right behind me without stopping. Talk about impatient! Fortunately I didn't touch the brakes. :a20: