[Girlcopper]

Originally Posted by kathyspear

I have two related questions:

(1) If you go faster than 10 mph on the Lake Sumter bridge going over to the square what, if anything, might the penalty be? Is there someone who might give you a ticket? Or is it just an issue that might affect an insurance claim if you were in an accident? [We were tail gaited on our way back from dinner tonight by someone who seemed very unhappy that we were driving the speed limit.]

(2) If you are driving in the golf cart lane on, say, Morse Blvd. going north and there is a slowpoke in front of you (SLOW by your standards, which could mean "below 20" or maybe just "going 20 but that isn't fast enough for me") are you allowed to temporarily move into the car lane in order to pass the slower moving cart?

Thx.

kathy

Legal or not. Whats the rush?

[toeser]

Originally Posted by kathyspear

I have two related questions:

(1) If you go faster than 10 mph on the Lake Sumter bridge going over to the square what, if anything, might the penalty be? Is there someone who might give you a ticket? Or is it just an issue that might affect an insurance claim if you were in an accident? [We were tail gaited on our way back from dinner tonight by someone who seemed very unhappy that we were driving the speed limit.]

(2) If you are driving in the golf cart lane on, say, Morse Blvd. going north and there is a slowpoke in front of you (SLOW by your standards, which could mean "below 20" or maybe just "going 20 but that isn't fast enough for me") are you allowed to temporarily move into the car lane in order to pass the slower moving cart?

Thx.

kathy

Just an observation, not an answer to your question. I ride my bike across the Sumter bridge seven days a week. My average riding speed is 10-12 mph, and I have a very accurate speedometer. I can't remember the last time a cart on the bridge did not pass me. I suspect the average speed of carts passing me is around 15 mph.

[Bay Kid]

I am usually enjoying the ride. If you are in a hurry I just give you a friendly wave on by. So much beauty to see.

[Bay Kid]

If you are in a hurry I just give you a friendly wave on by. I am just enjoying the ride/beauty.

[dewilson58]

Originally Posted by Bay Kid

I am usually enjoying the ride. If you are in a hurry I just give you a friendly wave on by. So much beauty to see.

How many fingers with your wave.

[mrf6969]

Originally Posted by richs631

Just a friendly FYI that have governors set over 20 MPH. The RPM on the Yamaha motor are not designed to go much faster than 20 MPH. Anything over 22 MPH the RPM’s are to fast and you risk damaging the motor.

Not sure where you are getting this information. I have a feeling you are making this up. At what rear drive gear ratio are you speaking about? Yea, thought so....

[tomhinz]

It is not only the golf cars that are SPEEDING. Going down Morse Blvd at 35, I was passed up 5 times with cars going 50 (that's right) 50. This is on ALL the streets. The police dept. could be making tons with fines, but no one is around.

[OhioBuckeye]

Originally Posted by Dotneko

I did a search and may be using the wrong keywords, so i apologize in advance if this has been asked before.
We took our brand new 4 seater club car out and floored, it was doing 19 mph according to my speed app on the phone. We were regularly being driven up on and/or being left behind. Are we extraordinarily slow? I thought 20 was the max speed on the multimodals?

Well at least you know you’re within the speed law. I bought 2 new carts in our 8 yrs. in TV & both of them ran 20mph but if I was going down hill sometimes my cart would go 25 to 29 mph. Some people might be speeding them up themselves!

[daveac83]

Electric club cars can only go 20 mph. Electric EZ-Go's with 10-inch tires go about 22.5 mph. Yamaha gas carts are generally raised by the owners to 22.5 mph and above. Yes these are illegal as are many of the new little electric cars, but it does not seem to be enforced.

[Raybemis1]

So a golf cart passing you safely at 22 mph bothers you but a vehicle passing you at 35 mph doesn’t, really? Get a life! Just drive.

[ccrider]

I had my gas cart's annual service at the Village Carts (Gordons) in Dec 2020, and they set the speed at 22 mph. Even put it in the written report. Who's to blame if I get caught? Those guys are supposed to know the law. too.

[Dantes]

How fast do we go in a 55 mph limit on the expressway

[Sherry8bal]

Originally Posted by UpNorth

2 for 0mph is the maximum speed for a golf cart according to federal law. If you drive a cart that can go over 20mph on a public road, you can be ticketed for driving an unregistered motor vehicle. Around $250 plus a trip to court, where they will make you take the cart to a mechanic to certify that it can go no faster than 20mph. It doesn't matter if you were driving below 20mph or not. If you get into an accident, your fault or not, you cart may be checked by the police to see if has been tampered with to go above 20mph. And you cart insurance will not cover you if it can.

All that being said, their are loads of unregistered motor vehicles in The Villages. Most are gas carts with their governors altered. There are some "street legal" electric carts around, which are licensed and insured with added equipment. My cart can not go faster than 20mph, but I constantly get passed by idiots that come up to my bumper from nowhere and pass me going 2 or 3 mph faster.

You are absolutely correct AND if you are in an accident and they check that your governor has been adjusted to over 20 mph, you can be sued BIG TIME. I don't know why some people have to go so fast on a golf cart. You are supposed to be retired - what the heck is your hurry?

I've been in my car driving the 25 mph speed limit and then passed by a golf cart doing almost 30 mph. That's ridiculous!!!!!!

[birdiebill]

According to the Florida statute referenced earlier pertaining to golf carts, low speed vehicles, and ATV's; windshield wipers are not required to register your golf cart that you have had converted to a LSV by having it set to exceed 20 mph.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by mike234

"what's the hurry?" "what's your hurry". those statements by people irk me. I would like to travel through life at my pace, not dictated by yours. to me. it's like the ignorant people in the left lane, dictating the speed of others, who would like to move along at their own pace, not theirs. I do not have to answer your questions about what's my hurry. I could be having an emergency, or responding to someone who is having one, or I would like to just move along quicker than you, what's my hurry is none of your nosey business......... thank you very much

That’s fine, but don’t let you’re pace put me in danger. As you stated you can’t dictate how other people travel through life. There no law against traveling in left lane, you just can’t impede traffic in left lane.