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.

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

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)

qed

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!

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.

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

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

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.

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.

Where on LI???

Sent you a PM.

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

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.

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...