[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by opinionist

I nearly got run over by a golf cart one time.
People get distracted.
I practice defensive walking - no joke.

Defensive walking? Does that consist of wearing a foam type water life preserver around your waist like a car bumper and a helmet?

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by Wenham

There aren’t enough Cart Police to monitor 150,000 golf carts

That's the point of TRAFFIC TICKETS. Ticket a few and the word spreads around and then everyone of the 150,000 will voluntarily change their illegal governor speed back to 20 MPH. The same principle as people knowing that they would go to jail for a LONG time for murdering someone.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

The problem is that SOME can go WAY more than 20 MPH. Some have their top speed limiter CRANKED way up to 35 or even 40 MPH. Apparently there is about ZERO police enforcement of cart top speeds. Yet, today there is another case of a cart hitting another cart and a serious injury to one driver.

I'd love to see a radar gun reading of a cart going 40. I've lived here and driven a golf cart for 11 years and maybe twice, MAYBE, I encountered one that appeared to be going about 30 based on speed differential. I can't imagine 40, ever. Yet it is one of your favorite repeat posts. Any proof, WHATSOEVER, of a cart going 40?

[Dotneko]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

I'd love to see a radar gun reading of a cart going 40. I've lived here and driven a golf cart for 11 years and maybe twice, MAYBE, I encountered one that appeared to be going about 30 based on speed differential. I can't imagine 40, ever. Yet it is one of your favorite repeat posts. Any proof, WHATSOEVER, of a cart going 40?

Its a fishing story. In another year, his imaginary carts will be doing 50 or 60.

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by Wenham

There aren’t enough Cart Police to monitor 150,000 golf carts

If people were honest, considerate and respectful, wouldn't need any. But, .... they aren't, are they.

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

I'd love to see a radar gun reading of a cart going 40. I've lived here and driven a golf cart for 11 years and maybe twice, MAYBE, I encountered one that appeared to be going about 30 based on speed differential. I can't imagine 40, ever. Yet it is one of your favorite repeat posts. Any proof, WHATSOEVER, of a cart going 40?

No radar gun, but driving on Hendry through Collier, the speed limit is 30. I was doing 30, per car speedo and a gc went by me pretty quick. Given that auto speed is usually 1 or 2 below reading, that cart was likely going over 30.

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

That's the point of TRAFFIC TICKETS. Ticket a few and the word spreads around and then everyone of the 150,000 will voluntarily change their illegal governor speed back to 20 MPH. The same principle as people knowing that they would go to jail for a LONG time for murdering someone.

You don’t really think that would happen do you?

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

Not all golf cart drivers are stupid but the stupid ones exist and really stand out.

I STILL haven't gotten the knack of picking out snowbirds from your average, everyday stupid person.

Some people must have a "sixth sense"...

Either that or they just hate "Snow Birds" and blame them for everything...

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy

trying to pass another cart when the speed differential is insignificant is a sure sign.
White hair from the North, matching the snow
Asking for directions because the Villages GPS app is confusing
Driving a golf cart on an MMP like you drive a car. . . because golf courses don't have lanes like cars drive on.
talking to the cashiers like they care about us and our stories about children and grandchildren.. . .
parking in handicap spots because well, the parking lot is crowded. . .

. . . . .

my species is near the end of its existence. .

I see all of that in the Spring, Summer and Fall as well...

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive

Easy. Check the legs. White legs and tanned arms are a sure sign of "snowbird".

Nonsense...

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by CybrSage

It is easy, the whiners who think they do not wrong and everything is the fault of someone else are the frogs.

Hmmm... I think you might be on to something...

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

Did you not read the original post?

Did the original post mention "stepping into the grass" to avoid gettin hit, or did you not read it?

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by fdpaq0580

Not always as simple as you make it sound. Depends alot on landscaping.
Anyway, why can't cart drivers accept some responsibility for creating a danger to walkers, bikers and others? What makes cart drivers feel they have the right to shove others off to the side onto wet grass or mud. Seems rude to me. Cart driver can wait in their nice, comfy seat until safe to pass. Curtesy goes both ways, you know.

The vast majority do exactly as you've described...

Unfortunately, there are jerk golf cart drivers and jerk pedestrians that some posters feel the need to harp about...

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy

Yikes golf cart drivers are stupid! We were walking on the left for on coming cart traffic on the path between Everglades and the Water Lilly bridge, and an Atomic cart was passing another cart with a 1 mph differential maybe, from behind and no beep, and nearly took out my arm. Heard a cart but never expected two abreast from behind.
...

Originally Posted by Chucker

Why play chicken with a golf cart. Walk on the oncoming side to see the carts coming, take one step to the left onto the grass. After the cart passes by step back on the path. Simple as that.

Originally Posted by JMintzer

Did the original post mention "stepping into the grass" to avoid gettin hit, or did you not read it?

Actually read it fairly carefully.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

Yes, that was unexpected and I would walk like you did facing oncoming traffic. But now considering the unexpected danger, if i were you, I would buy one of those mirrors that attach to glasses or sun glasses which allow you to see behind you. The extra insurance against getting hit would be worth the price of the mirror attachment and the time involved getting used to it.
.....Think of it as a warning because another driver might be passing and lose control and take out more than just an arm.
........Also, this incident brings up the question of whether it would be safer if ALL golf carts had the SAME top speed. It could be 20 or 25 MPH. Because when there are carts with a multiple of TOP SPEEDS, then you assure a situation where PASSING is unavoidable. And your NEAR miss shines a spotlight on the problem.

Since when does "top speed" = "driving speed"?

My car's top speed is something like 140 mph. I've never gone faster than 85 in it...

If you have someone whose golf cart is limited to 20-25 mph, and they are poking along at 10 mph, someone is going to want to pass them...

And yes, we should all walk around with mirrors surrounding our heads...