Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 2437900)

A parking lot is a shared resource, so it's OK to park sideways and take up three spots?
The bleachers at Brownwood are a shared resource, so it's OK to lie down on them?
On Florida highways posted over 60, it's actually a law that a vehicle in the left lane MUST move over for faster traffic---EVEN IF that traffic is "speeding"---simply because no driver is there to enforce the law or to force their speed on others. Too bad that isn't the law on every road.

You see, sharing is a two-way street (no pun intended :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:)

Originally Posted by Laurawilcox (Post 2437880)

This is the part that upsets me about people driving without governors,

Originally Posted by SaucyJim (Post 2437905)

As another post suggested, my “rules” are as follows:

(1) When being passed, I let off the gas completely to make it faster and safer for all parties. All too often, when I am passing someone, they speed up. That’s nothing short of a mental disorder.

(2) When on a street being followed by a car, I pull to the right the first chance I get and wave them around. I continue to be fascinated at the lack of thank-you waves I get for doing this.

The rest of the time, I’m driving about 75 mph. I mean, if we’re going to exaggerate on these posts, let’s get serious. lol!!

Originally Posted by SaucyJim (Post 2437905)

As another post suggested, my “rules” are as follows:

(1) When being passed, I let off the gas completely to make it faster and safer for all parties. All too often, when I am passing someone, they speed up. That’s nothing short of a mental disorder.

(2) When on a street being followed by a car, I pull to the right the first chance I get and wave them around. I continue to be fascinated at the lack of thank-you waves I get for doing this.

The rest of the time, I’m driving about 75 mph. I mean, if we’re going to exaggerate on these posts, let’s get serious. lol!!

Originally Posted by Bill14564 (Post 2437887)

To me, 19mph is not too slow in a cart since the cart is only supposed to be capable of 20mph max. Sure, I would be frustrated that I couldn't just hold my foot to the floor but that's the way it is on a shared path.

Originally Posted by Tom2172 (Post 2437770)

How soon will there be a very serious accident by idiots with golf carts that go 35 mph passing everyone one ! Had this happen 5 times in 3 day. Was going 19 mph and got passed

Originally Posted by CybrSage (Post 2437910)

The faster people will simply pass you then. Claiming everyone live as you demand is silly.
Just wave and smile as they pass you. If you want to be safer for your own sake, slow a little to help them pass easier. If not, them don't.
To each their own, simplychoose to be happy. :)

Originally Posted by Andyb (Post 2437914)

Works both ways, maybe you should pull over to make it easier to pass or up your speed to the average speed of most others at around 23 mph?

Originally Posted by Bill14564 (Post 2437917)

Maybe you can tell me where to buy a radar gun for my cart.

My cart won't go 23mph, at least not according to the gps in the spedometer and on my phone. I don't regularly get passed by other carts and there are times when other carts are driving one or two mph slower than I am. Are both of my gps systems wrong or is there somewhere outside the Brownwood/Everglades/Middleton/Sawgrass/Sumter loop where the average speed is much higher?

Originally Posted by Tom2172 (Post 2437770)

How soon will there be a very serious accident by idiots with golf carts that go 35 mph passing everyone one ! Had this happen 5 times in 3 day. Was going 19 mph and got passed

Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 2437924)

I have to agree that I doubt 23 is the average, probably closer to 21. But I think that person's point was that slower carts should allow faster carts to pass. There's an old saying---"Lead, follow, or get out of the way"---that should also apply to cars and carts.

Originally Posted by Bill14564 (Post 2437780)

Pretty sure a cart doesn't need to go 35mph in order to pass you when you are going 19mph.

Where did you get your cart-mounted radar gun that tells how fast other carts are going?

Originally Posted by TJ SoBos (Post 2437935)

Just an FYI...
According to Florida Statute 320.01(42), any golf cart that can exceed 20 miles per hour is classified as a “low-speed vehicle”
or LSV.

While they may look exactly like golf carts, due to the fact they can exceed 20 miles per hour (but less than 25 miles per hour), the vehicle is subjected to a different set of regulations.

Essentially, an LSV is in between a golf cart and a regular automobile.

LSVs must be equipped with seat belts, brakes, headlights, taillights, and turn signals, and must be registered with the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.

Originally Posted by Bill14564 (Post 2437933)

Fair enough.

I don't feel the need to pull onto the grass if I am maintaining 20mph but if for some reason I was slower then I hope it would occur to me to be polite.

Originally Posted by Tom2172 (Post 2437770)

How soon will there be a very serious accident by idiots with golf carts that go 35 mph passing everyone one ! Had this happen 5 times in 3 day. Was going 19 mph and got passed

Originally Posted by Tom2172 (Post 2437770)

How soon will there be a very serious accident by idiots with golf carts that go 35 mph passing everyone one ! Had this happen 5 times in 3 day. Was going 19 mph and got passed

Originally Posted by rsmurano (Post 2437878)

The more important question here s: why didn’t you pull off the road to let someone pass you? 19mph is not fast, it’s actually pretty slow. Almost every turn on the golf cart paths can be driven faster than 20mph. IMO, it’s the slower golf carts that pose the problem. Why is it safer to travel 200mph on the autobahn than it is to drive 70 mph here in the states? 1 of the main reasons is that slower traffic has to move over to the right lanes or get a ticket or have their license revoked. Same laws should apply here which they are but only on 3 lane hwys like i75 and i95. This should be applied to any 2 lane road here in the villages too.

Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 2437913)

Exactly. The faster carts/cars/motorcycles will simply pass you and be gone--no problem at all. But the snails, especially those in the left lane, are a problem that has to be dealt with by everyone and unfortunately encourages less than safe maneuvers by many to get past them---both insurance company and law enforcement studies show that slow drivers cause more accidents than so-called speeders---they might not be involved in them, but they cause them.

Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 2437882)

I love it when someone goes out of their way to prove my point. Yes, carts going 19.9 are perfectly safe and those going 20.1 are criminally negligent:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

Originally Posted by Bill14564 (Post 2437887)

There are not a lot of two-lane golf cart paths, MMPs, or diamond lanes here in the Villages. Or did you mean that there are single-lane sections of the autobahn where cars are required to pull of the shoulder and stop to allow those driving 200mph to pass?

To me, 19mph is not too slow in a cart since the cart is only supposed to be capable of 20mph max. Sure, I would be frustrated that I couldn't just hold my foot to the floor but that's the way it is on a shared path.

Originally Posted by coffeebean (Post 2437960)

If I had to pull off to the side of the road to allow people to pass me going 19 MPH on a straight a way, I would never get to my destination. That is a bit of hyperbole but you get the idea.

I’m traveling the speed limit and within the guidelines of golf cart rules so why should I be penalized and allow speeders to think they own the road?

Originally Posted by Rocksnap (Post 2437892)

Then there are the people who fall out of a cart doing 14 mph, hit their head, and unfortunately die. I’m thinking we all need to wear leather suits and full face helmets!

Originally Posted by CybrSage (Post 2437893)

You are going slow and complain those not going slow pass you due to you going slower than them.

Slow drivers are passed by those not going slow all the time. This is called normal and expected.

Make sure not to try to block them, that is how accidents are caused.

Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 2437964)

Because YOU don’t get to dictate speed to others, not your job. That’s up to LEOs

Originally Posted by jimkerr (Post 2437911)

I have people pass me all the time. I could care less. It doesn’t affect my day at all.

Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 2437874)

I’ve passed cars in my 20 mph cart. They were the slugs tooling along at 15, of which I’ve seen “countless” numbers, unlike 35 mph carts, of which I’ve seen none. Interestingly, those slugs generally have no idea how slow they are, they think everyone else is speeding

Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 2437913)

Exactly. The faster carts/cars/motorcycles will simply pass you and be gone--no problem at all. But the snails, especially those in the left lane, are a problem that has to be dealt with by everyone and unfortunately encourages less than safe maneuvers by many to get past them---both insurance company and law enforcement studies show that slow drivers cause more accidents than so-called speeders---they might not be involved in them, but they cause them.

Originally Posted by Tyrone Shoelaces (Post 2437978)

You've made it clear that you don't believe it but mine will do high 40's
I've only done it two or three times as it's a third cart that I bust out on occasion.
I try to appease the child in me while remaining as responsible as I can and respect others safety.