Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Just thinking outta the box a little bit. The dream come true and the registration and numbering or identification is complete on every Golf Cart in the entire community. I notice a cart at the square or pool with the perfect amount and area of damage corresponding to the damage on my cart and claim a nice payday on that cart because it has an I.D. on it. Or a neighbor, poster, family member or someone I pass by that I don't like or someone who actually cuts me off or does something dopey while driving the cart and I do get the cart number, I think I got the cart number because it was 5 minutes from the time I saw the person and the time I wrote the number down because I couldn't find a pen and a piece of paper and the number is that of a Snowbird or a cart that is off the premises being repaired.
How about reality. Who is going to pay the army of people who have to administer this identification program and the people who will enforce the daily complaints that are surely coming? It is a shame what happened to the OP, terrible actually but there are to many holes in the ID program for it to accomplish its goal instead of creating more problems. I don't care one bit if it stays the way it is today or someone figures out a way to really make it work. I would be supportive either way just be warned it could be a giant mess. Good Luck figuring it out. Let's see what the story is if it costs people a couple of dollars. Call the WAAAMBULANCE! Last edited by Nucky; 06-06-2019 at 04:19 AM. |
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I was actually amazed when I found out that golf carts didn't have to be registered...and required to display that registration #. In every state that I've lived previously (8), everything from a 10' jon boat to snowmobiles, were required to pay for a registration (usually a small amount)...and to prominently display that registration number on the unit. And while the whining complaints of "being cut-off" or "they were going too fast" might occur, in collisions/incidents like described in the OP...it would make it easier to possibly find the offender. |
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A few years ago a golf cart hit a bicylist on Paige Place, the rider was injured--all the police had to look for was a cart with blue curtains--perp was never caught
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Hard to imagine that they weren't caught, there can't be more than a few thousand carts with that description...running around here.
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Check with businesses in the area for camera footage. Even though the accident may not have been captured, the purple golf cart in the area during that time frame may be identified for another clue.
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I agree plus it isn't clear how such a thing could be implemented from a legal point of view. At the state level, you would need someone to champion it - probably not likely given that there is really no upside. The Villages spans 3 counties - same issue plus you would need all 3 counties to put something in place. At the CDD level, I suspect they don't have such authority plus they have no say over the county roads. There are 70,000 + golf carts in The Villages. The boat has left the dock.
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Mine is maroon and not scratch on it. Hit and runs happen all the time by low life looser’s. Registration, driver’s licenses, or insurance has nothing to do with it.
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So, with that vague description due think tiny plate on the back would of identified it? |
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With all the concern over golf cart safety, last Sunday, the local newspaper decided to put a picture on the cover of one of its sections, of a woman and three kids sitting in the front seat of a golf cart waving, all smiles, one very young child sitting on the lap of another child. Really!
Great reporting. No seat belt was in evidence. |
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Over Control
I believe there are two major pitfalls when starting a program like ID's for Golf Carts. First, I think it is actually a necessary thing BUT it should be pretty simple. One: Every Cart in the Villages should be required to have an ID, Two: It should be a simple process in that the "Sticker" for the front windshield would be picked up, Three: The Cart Owner's name would be a one line Name on a sheet next to the ID# and Four: There would be a $1.00 charge to cover expense of Sticker. The terrible pitfalls is if this is seen as a "Money Maker" which it is not, and 2 it should be a simple sign up not a complicated bureaucratic excuse to exert unnecessary controls. A simple page handout is where to put the sticker and to remove if ownership is changed. Just a thought..?
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But if the speed limits are 45 in the areas of the cross gates, then according to that website, golf carts -would- be able to cross them. Maybe instead of going crazy spending a fortune building all these bridges, they could submit a request to change zoning regulations to reduce the speed limit to 45 on these roads as they pass through the villages? Safer for everyone really, considering these are main thoroughfares with commercial properties on them. If they're not already 45. If they are already 45, then either the website is wrong, or the villages is wrong about golf carts crossing them. Just a thought. |
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Last edited by EdFNJ; 06-06-2019 at 11:01 PM. |
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