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OrangeBlossomBaby 04-23-2023 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Bilyclub (Post 2210003)
Pretty sure street legal carts can cross 466A at Pinellas Place. At least one of those carts coming from Beaumont is street legal. They are fine on the street, but when they hit the MMP to head South to Brownwood they are trespassing.

No, they may not. They can't cross 466, or 466a, or 44, or Rolling Hills. There is ONE spot where golf carts may cross 441 in the north, but it's not accessible to Villages residents. It's for Stonegate and you have to go through their property, which is a genuine gated community, in order to get to the road the crosses.

Notice I say may/may not. You CAN cross any road you'd like. But you would be violating the law if you cross those roads with your golf cart, street legal or otherwise.

dewilson58 04-23-2023 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby (Post 2210438)
No, they may not. They can't cross 466, or 466a, or 44, or Rolling Hills.

The volume of carts crossing 466a to get to Lowe's, Publix, etc., is crazy.

Javin53 04-23-2023 09:02 AM

You worry about golf carts.....how about getting cars inspected in Fl.
I see cars on the road that should be in junk yds.....no mirrors, smoking, bald tires, . ........
You want to save lives....worry about cars not golf carts.

OrangeBlossomBaby 04-23-2023 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by dewilson58 (Post 2210442)
The volume of carts crossing 466a to get to Lowe's, Publix, etc., is crazy.

You could get in touch with the police department of whichever county covers that location, and request more enforcement officers to do sweeps of the intersections. If they have even a single officer available per shift for "roaming" in that area, they could park in the parking lot of the "destination" (such as Lowes and Publix) and pull over every single golf cart they observe entering from the county road.

Bill14564 04-23-2023 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby (Post 2210438)
No, they may not. They can't cross 466, or 466a, or 44, or Rolling Hills. There is ONE spot where golf carts may cross 441 in the north, but it's not accessible to Villages residents. It's for Stonegate and you have to go through their property, which is a genuine gated community, in order to get to the road the crosses.

Notice I say may/may not. You CAN cross any road you'd like. But you would be violating the law if you cross those roads with your golf cart, street legal or otherwise.

Street legal carts can legally cross any of those roads with no violation of the law (look it up, I did). The non-street legal carts cannot legally cross except in the one location you noted.

dewilson58 04-23-2023 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Javin53 (Post 2210444)
You worry about golf carts.....how about getting cars inspected in Fl.
I see cars on the road that should be in junk yds.....no mirrors, smoking, bald tires, . ........
You want to save lives....worry about cars not golf carts
.

Historically, state car inspections have not done well.............mostly a money maker for car shops.

Javin53 04-23-2023 09:20 AM

But it is got to be better then no inspection at all.

Live in NY and yes yearly inspections are a pain, but at least they check all lights and brakes., cracked windshields...and such.

Cars that can be seen and can stop at least may save a life or two

tophcfa 04-23-2023 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by dewilson58 (Post 2210447)
Historically, state car inspections have not done well.............mostly a money maker for car shops.

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Originally Posted by Javin53 (Post 2210456)
But it is got to be better then no inspection at all.

Live in NY and yes yearly inspections are a pain, but at least they check all lights and brakes., cracked windshields...and such.

Cars that can be seen and can stop at least may save a life or two

Screw the inspections, emission systems have so many components the check engine light is frequently on and rarely does the reason the sensor was tripped affect the way the vehicle runs or its safety on the road. Our BMW has had the check engine light on for several years and the code indicates it's nothing that effects the performance or safety of the car. If an inspection was required we would have to spend over 2 grand on a catalytic converter to pass and the car would not be any safer or run any better. I just had to spend about $400 to replace a charcoal canister and vent control solenoid on my truck to pass inspection in MA and the truck is no safer and actually seems to run a little worse. We are very happy to have our Beamer registered in Florida and not Massachusetts.

NoMoSno 04-23-2023 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby (Post 2210438)
No, they may not. They can't cross 466, or 466a, or 44, or Rolling Hills. There is ONE spot where golf carts may cross 441 in the north, but it's not accessible to Villages residents. It's for Stonegate and you have to go through their property, which is a genuine gated community, in order to get to the road the crosses.

Notice I say may/may not. You CAN cross any road you'd like. But you would be violating the law if you cross those roads with your golf cart, street legal or otherwise.

Do you live on the Historic side?
A street-legal cart can CROSS 441 at ANY intersection along that 45mph stretch legally. The crossing at Spruce Creek South was county approved for non-street legal carts. You don't travel through the community of Stonecrest to access the crossing. Villagers can travel by regular cart all the way to The Orthopedic Institute, or even cross 441 at Spruce Creek to golf.

Bilyclub 04-23-2023 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby (Post 2210438)
No, they may not. They can't cross 466, or 466a, or 44, or Rolling Hills. There is ONE spot where golf carts may cross 441 in the north, but it's not accessible to Villages residents. It's for Stonegate and you have to go through their property, which is a genuine gated community, in order to get to the road the crosses.

Notice I say may/may not. You CAN cross any road you'd like. But you would be violating the law if you cross those roads with your golf cart, street legal or otherwise.

You are wrong, again. I did state street legal carts. They can operate on roads with a speed limit up to 35 MPH and cross 466A along with the other roads.

yankygrl 04-23-2023 03:00 PM

Crossing road with speed limit over 35
 
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Originally Posted by Bill14564 (Post 2210446)
Street legal carts can legally cross any of those roads with no violation of the law (look it up, I did). The non-street legal carts cannot legally cross except in the one location you noted.

A GOLF CART CAN NOT TRAVEL/ CROSS OVER ANY ROAD WITH A SPEED LIMIT OVER 30 mph. That is why TV has cart paths on roads with 35 mpg limit. This includes crossing at a stop light.
I checked with Sumter Co. Sheriff and Lady Lake Police.

NoMoSno 04-23-2023 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by yankygrl (Post 2210592)
A GOLF CART CAN NOT TRAVEL/ CROSS OVER ANY ROAD WITH A SPEED LIMIT OVER 30 mph. That is why TV has cart paths on roads with 35 mpg limit. This includes crossing at a stop light.
I checked with Sumter Co. Sheriff and Lady Lake Police.

We are referring to street-legal carts, which can legally cross a road with a 45mph speed limit.
Check again with Sumter Co. sheriff.

The exception is the 441 crossing by Spruce Creek South where any cart can cross.
Check with the Marion Co. sheriff for that one.

dewilson58 04-23-2023 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by yankygrl (Post 2210592)
A GOLF CART CAN NOT TRAVEL/ CROSS OVER ANY ROAD WITH A SPEED LIMIT OVER 30 mph.

Wrong

Bill14564 04-23-2023 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by yankygrl (Post 2210592)
A GOLF CART CAN NOT TRAVEL/ CROSS OVER ANY ROAD WITH A SPEED LIMIT OVER 30 mph. That is why TV has cart paths on roads with 35 mpg limit. This includes crossing at a stop light.
I checked with Sumter Co. Sheriff and Lady Lake Police.

Yep, that is consistent with what I wrote.

samquiros 04-24-2023 02:32 PM

Golf carts and utility vehicles may be operated only on state roads that have a posted speed limit of 30 miles per hour or less.

Golf carts and utility vehicles may cross a portion of the State Highway System which has a posted speed limit of 45 miles per hour or less only at an intersection with an official traffic control device.

(quoting from state law)


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