Golf carts Passing

Closed Thread
Thread Tools
  #1  
Old 05-11-2019, 04:11 AM
Chatbrat Chatbrat is offline
Sage
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 4,411
Thanks: 0
Thanked 985 Times in 382 Posts
Default Golf carts Passing

Do you think a golf cart passing 3 other carts is doing slightly more than 20 mph-have seen this often on St Charles & Bailey Tr.
  #2  
Old 05-11-2019, 05:42 AM
JimJohnson JimJohnson is offline
Veteran member
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: The Villages
Posts: 724
Thanks: 259
Thanked 1,015 Times in 273 Posts
Default

Some people have a hard time retiring. Passing someone is just a macho display of their shortcomings. Just smile and find joy in the fact that you are more mature than hot rod Henry or Henrietta.
  #3  
Old 05-11-2019, 05:49 AM
missypie missypie is offline
Gold member
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 1,145
Thanks: 1
Thanked 53 Times in 10 Posts
Default

Doesn't bother me a bit. Perhaps they are in a hurry to use the facilities.
  #4  
Old 05-11-2019, 06:00 AM
graciegirl's Avatar
graciegirl graciegirl is offline
Sage
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 40,004
Thanks: 4,850
Thanked 5,493 Times in 1,903 Posts
Send a message via AIM to graciegirl
Default

Sometimes people go around. Sometimes it is some kind of one upmanship and sometimes maybe they have to pee. I am not the slowest and I am not the fastest. Well sometimes I am. I am always early, I always plan to be a little early, because that is being a good person.

Don't ask.
__________________
It is better to laugh than to cry.
  #5  
Old 05-11-2019, 06:17 AM
Bay Kid's Avatar
Bay Kid Bay Kid is offline
Sage
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: The Villages and the Northern Neck on the Chesapeake Bay, VA.
Posts: 5,395
Thanks: 1,627
Thanked 3,092 Times in 1,327 Posts
Default

With all the beauty in TVs I cruise and enjoy the views.
  #6  
Old 05-11-2019, 07:10 AM
anothersteve's Avatar
anothersteve anothersteve is offline
Gold member
Join Date: Sep 2018
Posts: 1,197
Thanks: 382
Thanked 1,668 Times in 529 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Chatbrat View Post
Do you think a golf cart passing 3 other carts is doing slightly more than 20 mph
Yes.
On another note, If someone is going 10mph, I will pass them if it is legal and safe to do so.
Steve
  #7  
Old 05-11-2019, 07:10 AM
photo1902 photo1902 is offline
Sage
Join Date: Nov 2014
Posts: 3,223
Thanks: 1,607
Thanked 1,742 Times in 703 Posts
Default

It’s just like driving a car. You pass slowpokes
  #8  
Old 05-11-2019, 07:13 AM
dewilson58's Avatar
dewilson58 dewilson58 is offline
Sage
Join Date: May 2013
Location: South of 466a, if you don't like me.......I live in Orlando.
Posts: 11,499
Thanks: 834
Thanked 9,687 Times in 3,600 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Chatbrat View Post
Do you think a golf cart passing 3 other carts is doing slightly more than 20 mph-have seen this often on St Charles & Bailey Tr.



Maybe, maybe not.........................not enough information to convict.
  #9  
Old 05-11-2019, 07:23 AM
anothersteve's Avatar
anothersteve anothersteve is offline
Gold member
Join Date: Sep 2018
Posts: 1,197
Thanks: 382
Thanked 1,668 Times in 529 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by dewilson58 View Post
Maybe, maybe not.........................not enough information to convict.
I can agree with that. The lead cart could be doing 10
Steve
  #10  
Old 05-11-2019, 07:32 AM
Jim 9922 Jim 9922 is offline
Veteran member
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: North of HY 466
Posts: 857
Thanks: 5
Thanked 234 Times in 72 Posts
Default

To me, being passed by a faster golf cart is about as traumatic as being passed by a faster car on the interstate or SR 466. From what I read, it seems that cart accidents are usually the result of impaired drivers, careless driving (hitting curbs, trees, etc.), failure to heed stop signs, and inappropriate turn actions.
__________________
All of us could take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism.
  #11  
Old 05-11-2019, 08:16 AM
JoelJohnson JoelJohnson is offline
Veteran member
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Lady Lake, FL
Posts: 879
Thanks: 672
Thanked 442 Times in 205 Posts
Default

It could them over $800 in fines, plus it could cost upto $500 to have their carts set back to 19.5MPH, not to mention court costs. Don't think it happens? Ask around, you'd be surprised.
  #12  
Old 05-11-2019, 08:24 AM
OrangeBlossomBaby OrangeBlossomBaby is offline
Sage
Join Date: Feb 2015
Posts: 8,418
Thanks: 6,786
Thanked 9,369 Times in 3,050 Posts
Default

Once you're passing someone on a golf cart lane that's part of a road (like Morse up north), you're in the regular vehicular traffic lane. So as long as you're not going over the posted speed limit for vehicular traffic there, AND you're not holding up vehicular traffic to do so, I guess it'd be okay to pass a few golf carts.

But if you're on a golf cart path or MMP, you're not allowed to go faster than 19.x mph (whatever that number is). My suggestion to all the slower drivers: if you are going under 17mph and see someone coming up behind you that looks like they'd really like to just not be behind you - slow down a little more, pull to the right if possible, and LET them pass you. Consider - you're clearly not in a rush anyway, so it won't kill you to just slow down another MPH.

When I was using a rental golf cart I ran into this often. My cart couldn't go more than 17. It was set that way, and was annoying because it was very obvious to me that every cart behind me, could go faster, and would if I was just out of their way. So I would always pull over a little as soon as I was in a spot where it was possible, and slow down, and signal to the people behind me to pass.
  #13  
Old 05-11-2019, 08:27 AM
dewilson58's Avatar
dewilson58 dewilson58 is offline
Sage
Join Date: May 2013
Location: South of 466a, if you don't like me.......I live in Orlando.
Posts: 11,499
Thanks: 834
Thanked 9,687 Times in 3,600 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Jazuela View Post
Once you're passing someone on a golf cart lane that's part of a road (like Morse up north), you're in the regular vehicular traffic lane. So as long as you're not going over the posted speed limit for vehicular traffic there, AND you're not holding up vehicular traffic to do so, I guess it'd be okay to pass a few golf carts.



WRONG!!!!!




  #14  
Old 05-11-2019, 08:32 AM
OrangeBlossomBaby OrangeBlossomBaby is offline
Sage
Join Date: Feb 2015
Posts: 8,418
Thanks: 6,786
Thanked 9,369 Times in 3,050 Posts
Default

Hm true - registered vehicles only on those roads. However there are roads where there are no designated golf cart lanes, where golf carts are allowed to be. Such as the roads within the neighborhoods themselves where cars can pass golf carts, no? 20mph or 25mph speed limit means a vehicle is allowed to go that fast. If a golf cart is only going 16mph, and another golf cart wants to go 19mph, and there is no designated golf cart path, then it stands to reason that the faster golf cart should be allowed to pass the slower one.

Having never driving through every single neighborhood in every single village of the villages, I don't know if there are different speed limits for different villages. I know I have seen a 10mph sign in one villa neighborhood.
  #15  
Old 05-11-2019, 08:42 AM
dewilson58's Avatar
dewilson58 dewilson58 is offline
Sage
Join Date: May 2013
Location: South of 466a, if you don't like me.......I live in Orlando.
Posts: 11,499
Thanks: 834
Thanked 9,687 Times in 3,600 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Jazuela View Post
Once you're passing someone on a golf cart lane that's part of a road (like Morse up north), you're in the regular vehicular traffic lane. So as long as you're not going over the posted speed limit for vehicular traffic there, AND you're not holding up vehicular traffic to do so, I guess it'd be okay to pass a few golf carts.




It doesn't matter where the golf cart is ruuning.......19.9 is the max speed to be legal. Doesn't matter if you are on a public road or on private property (MMS) or on the moon.......19.9 is max.
Closed Thread

Tags
golf, passing, carts, mph-have, bailey

Thread Tools

You are viewing a new design of the TOTV site. Click here to revert to the old version.

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 06:47 AM.