[DonH57]

Been here since 2013. Never ever came close to striking a gate or seeing it was there. All the gates were here when we shopped for a house so it was no surprise when we closed unlike the folks buying near the interstate, quarry, Coleman or newer villages with few shopping, country clubs or restaurants and acting surprised. Do your due research.

[asianthree]

Originally Posted by DonH57

Been here since 2013. Never ever came close to striking a gate or seeing it was there. All the gates were here when we shopped for a house so it was no surprise when we closed unlike the folks buying near the interstate, quarry, Coleman or newer villages with few shopping, country clubs or restaurants and acting surprised. Do your due research.

Have no idea what your post has to do with gates either falling down on their own, or run into by a vehicle.

So your insulting post is “ those buying near turnpike, quarry, Coleman or new villages few retail,CC or restaurants are basically clueless that gates exist?”

I do believe that this is the BEST BASH POST of 2023. Congratulations, you should be proud.

Been here since 2007, and live south of 44.

[crazygery]

I say just install spike strips ahead and behind the gates that are automatically deployed whenever someone is to intellectually challenged or impatient to work the gate, then when the gate gets taken out they have to wait for security or get 4 flat tires.

[PersonOfInterest]

How would you expect the Villages to enforce and collect fees from non-Villages offenders?

If a collision occurs because of a gate malfunction and there is damage to a vehicle is the Villages responsible for damages?

[Priebehouse]

Originally Posted by Chi-Town

Perhaps gate visibility may be part of the problem.

There have been dozens of threads about this and it's been beaten down to a bloody mess. You live in The Villages...You know there age gate entries...you know that the gates are there. SLOW DOWN. TAKE YOUR TIME. Using the button or card key, the gate takes a mere 5-7 seconds for the cycle to occur. If that is going to cause you be late for your tee time, or delay dinner, or whatever excuse, you plan your time poorly. The comment about the gate falling off without any motive is like saying to your mom, the lamp broke by itself! Something whacked that pole to bend, crack or snap those breakaway aluminum bolts. Easy, Evel Knievel. God will call you home in HIS time, so make the most of your time while here.

[Southwest737]

Perhaps get rid of the gates. Put in speed bumps and/or caution lights warning with a carts crossing sign.

[Oneiric]

One thing of note I have observed several times. In the visitor lane, only, in which there is some distance between the card and the gate arm, one must wait until the car ahead goes completely through the gate BEFORE you swipe your card. Several times I have seen cars stuck in the middle that swiped their cards before the preceding car had TOTALLY gone through, only to get stuck in the middle or worse, the arm coming down on their car.

[asianthree]

Originally Posted by Priebehouse

The comment about the gate falling off without any motive is like saying to your mom, the lamp broke by itself! Something whacked that pole to bend, crack or snap those breakaway aluminum bolts. Easy, Evel Knievel. God will call you home in HIS time, so make the most of your time while here.

My guess is you have only lived here for a few years….yes gates malfunction, from constant use..with bolts that are made to break.

At 3am when the gate fell, community watch was exiting his vehicle to remove the gate, because it was reported as malfunctioning. I was exiting at the same time. The gate fell, all by itself. By the way if you have to move the gate it’s not as light as one would think.

I asked if the gate fell on my vehicle, what would happen, his reply “I know it has happened, but am unaware of the outcome” Very scripted and text book answer. Trust me if the gate malfunctioned, fell on you, you would make the call, the cameras are available to provide information.

But you seem to question my account experience. One should be aware that if a gate seems to rise oddly, the bolts may be at their end life. Call community watch, a vehicle will be at that gate within minutes.

[Rwirish]

There is a solution. Drivers need to pay attention, slow down and one car thru the gate at a time.

Originally Posted by asianthree

Have no idea what your post has to do with gates either falling down on their own, or run into by a vehicle.

So your insulting post is “ those buying near turnpike, quarry, Coleman or new villages few retail,CC or restaurants are basically clueless that gates exist?”

I do believe that this is the BEST BASH POST of 2023. Congratulations, you should be proud.

Been here since 2007, and live south of 44.

Just curious, I didn't know of a Village south of 44 since 2007. But then my brain fog cleared up to realize that would be outside of The Villages (?) which would mean you have seen a lot of the growth in T V.

I do think the reference posted referred to new people to the area maybe not reading, and/or accepting and/or adhering to the signs and/or honoring what is posted. They then don't see or bum rush (or not) the gates.

Gates falling down shouldn't happen for sure!

I have a great inexpensive Garmin dashcam. I love it. It would catch a falling/broken gate like it caught a man and his wife that almost caused me to t-bone them as I passed toward a gate coming out of the roundabout. He did not even look left. His wife did. I can still see the look of terror on her face and so can my camera!

To be fair it does take an adjustment period to learn how to drive in T V. T V is full of unexpected driving anomalies per regular towns that are in chapters of the dmv manual a lot of people may have only skimmed through in Driving 101.

I have a friend who owns a driving school outside of the Bubble but does most of their business in the Bubble and for good reason.

[Black Beauty]

We need our false sense of security

[Rzepecki]

Originally Posted by Chi-Town

Perhaps gate visibility may be part of the problem.

You know the gate is there.

[Mardys]

I understand this happens, but I would like to add that the gate at Mallory is hard to see in the bright sunlight. I almost hit the gate when I first moved here. I know it’s there, now, and am careful. I totally understand how someone not familiar with the area can accidentally hit the gate.

[Wilson02852]

Hopefully this is the "last" gate post of 2023. Anyone have an idea how many there were? Closest one to correct number wins.

[bowlingal]

there are weekly district meetings given every week ( although not this week) and you can go to them and voice your complaints, questions, and advice there.