Why?

Probably for the same reason(s) the gates in all of the Villages get damaged. Inattention, intoxication, impatience, etc.

doesn't record any #'s unless the vehicle has a tag

Just curious.. This thread had laid dormant since July. What prompted the new replies?

I looked back at some of the older posts by a person who started a new thread on the gate in the historic section, a subject that he had visited several times before and I put in my "why".

It appears there are no good solutions. A manned gate would cost money. People still want to enter The Villages in their golf carts and will try to get a villager to let them in, then without a card they can't get back out. That is one of the causes for broken gates I am all for gates keeping golf carts out and not happy the gates are broken. We have had more than 13 deaths due to golf cart accidents in The Villages in the last ten years. We don't need more golf carts from the "hinterlands" driving around. We have enough as it is.

:icon_wink: Some days it's tougher to find things to complain about.... maybe? :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

I don't know about the Orange Blossom gate, but I don't understand why most of the gates aren't replaced with the unbreakable type. It would save a lot of money because they bend and snap back instead of being broken off.

:duck: It would take someones head off when it "snapped back" while they were trying to PIGGYBACK through the gate.:ohdear:

I don't know how fast they "snap" back, but they are used in many places around the country to save money.

:wave: I noticed the gate arms here are held in place by bolts with "plastic" nuts on the back so they pop off. I would think the main damage is to the internal parts of the gate mechanism from any contact with vehicles. :ohdear: If people would just slow down this and many other problems would go away.