[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by Chitown

I’m sorry I ever bought my golf cart. It was a waist of $15,000. It takes me 25 minutes by golf cart to get to Brownwood, 7 minutes by car, 1 hour to get to Lake Sumter by golf cart, 15 minutes by car, 1 1/2 hours by golf cart to Spanish Springs, 1/2 hour by car. I drive it every 2 weeks just to keep the battery from Dying. I’m active in The Villages but what a waste of money the golf cart purchase was.

It does make a difference if one lives closer to all the destinations you mentioned. By golf cart, it takes me 9 minutes to LSL or Colony Plaza. It takes me 6 minutes to these destinations by car. Of course the car is faster but parking is a lot easier with the cart, especially at LSL. It has been YEARS since I parallel parked a car so I love taking my golf cart to the square just for the ease of parking it.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by coffeebean

OMG.....all these years I have been driving a golf cart and a car here in The Villages, I did not know golf carts have the right of way if the cart arrives at the gate first. I was told that the car always has right of way at the gates. Hmmmmm.

They don't. There is a stop sign for the golf carts and not one for the automobiles...

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by coffeebean

OMG.....all these years I have been driving a golf cart and a car here in The Villages, I did not know golf carts have the right of way if the cart arrives at the gate first. I was told that the car always has right of way at the gates. Hmmmmm.

Please read the context of those posts. Cars DO HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY AT GATE CROSSINGS. Please don't confuse the newbies.

My posts defining highways and intersections apply ONLY to the situation where there is a STOP SIGN at the gate or when the gate is removed. Then, according to the definitions given by the State of Florida, it becomes no different than any other 4 way stop where the vehicle arriving first has the right of way (or more technically, the other vehicle must YIELD the right of way)

[Altavia]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

there may be 75,000 golf carts in the villages, but most of them are not being used except maybe to play golf. Perfect weather today in the low 80's. But at colony plaza and at the rec center i visited, less than 5 percent of the vehicles parked there were golf carts.

qed

[DonH57]

Originally Posted by coffeebean

It does make a difference if one lives closer to all the destinations you mentioned. By golf cart, it takes me 9 minutes to LSL or Colony Plaza. It takes me 6 minutes to these destinations by car. Of course the car is faster but parking is a lot easier with the cart, especially at LSL. It has been YEARS since I parallel parked a car so I love taking my golf cart to the square just for the ease of parking it.

I learned early on expecting to park a car anywhere close to any of the squares resulted in parking half a mile away and the trek back!

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

LOL. I don't need to be in tune with the environment. I just want to get from Point A to Point B, quickly and safely. But, I do enjoy a smooth, air conditioned ride.

Growing up on Long Island, I was never the type to be "in tune" with the environment. Having said that, one of the very first times I took our brand new golf cart out for a ride, I came out of a tunnel and, OMG, I had the most up close and personal encounter with two Sand Hill Cranes. They were absolutely gorgeous. To this day, I still remember that encounter. From that moment on, I love riding in our golf cart. It is an electric cart so it is so quiet and smooth, that enhances my enjoyment. No A/C but the wind in my hair is really nice, even it if it hot wind.

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

They don't. There is a stop sign for the golf carts and not one for the automobiles...

OK........that is probably why I've always driven my cart knowing that I do not have right of way at the gates.

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

Please read the context of those posts. Cars DO HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY AT GATE CROSSINGS. Please don't confuse the newbies.

My posts defining highways and intersections apply ONLY to the situation where there is a STOP SIGN at the gate or when the gate is removed. Then, according to the definitions given by the State of Florida, it becomes no different than any other 4 way stop where the vehicle arriving first has the right of way (or more technically, the other vehicle must YIELD the right of way)

Got it, GE. Sorry; I don't want to confuse the newbies.

[DonH57]

Just minutes ago coming up Modero by cart luckily I pay attention and was aware. I had someone back straight out of their garage out into the street with no idea I had to slam my brakes and thank God had room to avoid slamming into them. Usually I only have this happen in parking lots.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

They don't. There is a stop sign for the golf carts and not one for the automobiles...

They often place a temporary stop sign at the gate when the gate has been broken. I just saw one yesterday. To me, this can be confusing regarding the right-of-way. I think it would be better to use a "caution" sign instead. Most people don't stop anyway.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by coffeebean

Growing up on Long Island, I was never the type to be "in tune" with the environment. Having said that, one of the very first times I took our brand new golf cart out for a ride, I came out of a tunnel and, OMG, I had the most up close and personal encounter with two Sand Hill Cranes. They were absolutely gorgeous. To this day, I still remember that encounter. From that moment on, I love riding in our golf cart. It is an electric cart so it is so quiet and smooth, that enhances my enjoyment. No A/C but the wind in my hair is really nice, even it if it hot wind.

Where on LI???

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

Where on LI???

Sent you a PM.

[Bilyclub]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

They often place a temporary stop sign at the gate when the gate has been broken. I just saw one yesterday. To me, this can be confusing regarding the right-of-way. I think it would be better to use a "caution" sign instead. Most people don't stop anyway.

There are 5 MPH speed limit signs at most gates which also seemed to be ignored.

[Laker14]

I can see why some people don't like using a golf cart. Personally, I like it. In fact, during my summers up north, I miss the golf cart lifestyle a lot. I will be returning to TV soon, and I get excited thinking about tooling around in my cart.

I live in Poinciana, near SeaBreeze and often travel the B.V MMP from Miona to points north of 466, and during the high season I look at the auto traffic on BV, and the cart traffic on the MMP and I think "Genius! What great planning! If all of these carts were cars on Buena Vista, instead of carts on the MMP, there would be twice the car traffic and that would be pretty congested."

Love my cart.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

They often place a temporary stop sign at the gate when the gate has been broken. I just saw one yesterday. To me, this can be confusing regarding the right-of-way. I think it would be better to use a "caution" sign instead. Most people don't stop anyway.

And that should be treated like any other 4-way stop sign...

And just like any other 4-way stop sign, there are people who don't know what to do when they get there...