Talk of The Villages Florida - A new gate record

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Originally Posted by biker1 (Post 2114112)

2 year olds and the clueless - people not worth arguing with.

True. I wonder if dementia is playing a role here. Then again, I just saw a poll that indicated 14% of Americans have a plan for the zombie apocalypse

Some people view reality in a way most normal persons can't comprehend.

Speaking of Ridiculous!

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Originally Posted by Laker14 (Post 2114104)

Nope. No false sense of security for me. I well understand that anyone can pass through the gate.

Wrong again. Knowing the arm is coming down in between cars allows a waiting cart to get at least half-way across. That's all the cart needs, is half-way once, half-way twice, and it's through the intersection. It works, over and over again. If you can't see that it's because you don't drive a cart every day.

As far as breaking down the cost to $23 per year per person being "laughingly ridiculous", I used twoplanekid's numbers from the District website, using his higher estimate of $3Million per year and divided it by the population of TV which I understand to be in excess of 130,000.

When I divide 3Million by 130,000 I get 23. Do you have different numbers you can support, or does your calculator come up with a different number?

YOU may understand that anyone can enter any village, however, if you read what I wrote (duh) potential buyers do NOT know that; they are led to believe that TV is a gated community.

YOU may think getting halfway across the entrances works but if you watch the golf carts, most don't do that. They would have to be pressing the pedal to the metal because they really do not have a lot of time when the cars are backed up to enter a community. I have driven a cart for enough years to know exactly how the gates, etc. work.

It IS laughingly ridiculous that you even attempt to break down the cost to a per person amount. Not only ridiculous but downright dumb. Regardless of what the figure actually IS -- that's a helluva lot of money, and not money well spent.

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Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 2114105)

This is real easy to resolve. There are 50,000 golf carts in TV, and EVERY SINGLE DRIVER OF ONE knows that there is ample time to cross behind the gates. The statement "I did own a golf cart for quite a while and subsequently, chose to sell it" simply does not pass the smell test. And for those that don't want to be "second-guessed", all I can state is:

So exactly what are you smelling??!?
We got rid of our golf cart and chose not to get another one.
So what is your problem with that?
chilout

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Originally Posted by Bonanza (Post 2114216)

So exactly what are you smelling??!?
We got rid of our golf cart and chose not to get another one.
So what is your problem with that?
chilout

Considering the concept that there isn't enough time to cross at a gate is not shared by the other 50,000+ cart drivers in TV, there is absolutely no problem with you giving up your cart, in fact, I applaud your action. It's better for me, better for you, and certainly better for anyone who would get stuck behind you at a gate crossing.

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Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 2114220)

It's funny, but I don't see anything close to 50,000 golf carts going halfway across a village entrance. You must have spent years sitting there counting them and I wonder if you got all their signatures to verify your probable inaccuracy.

Anyone behind me at a gate would breeze right on through after me with no problem . . . in a car, that is. :icon_wink:

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Originally Posted by Bonanza (Post 2114223)

Don't be obtuse.

"The carts are hard to miss. The Villages, a retirement community where most of the inhabitants are over the age of 60, is home to approximately 125,000 people and more than 50,000 golf carts, according to Babiarz Law Firm of The Villages."

And that was from December, 2018. How many more now?

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Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter (Post 2113595)

This thread is on its way to 100 posts just like an endless roundabout thread.

Like I said……….:shrug:

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Originally Posted by Bonanza (Post 2114223)

On second thought, I'm sure you are right.

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Originally Posted by Bonanza (Post 2114087)

Yes, the gates do stop traffic momentarily but when there is another car directly behind that one, there is still not enough time for a golf cart to safely cross the entrance to a village. They still have to wait! not very accurate, but what difference does it make??? :a040:

Sorry, but not true...

It is quite easy to cross half way and wait until the gate goes down. That will give you more than enough time to cross before the gate goes up again and a another car comes thru...

And what I stated is MY real world experience and what I observe happening every single day, day after day...