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