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Originally Posted by Pairadocs (Post 2155366)

Think that is strange, a SIX and FOUR year old able to reach the gas and break peddles of a golf cart.. guess they are a long taller than my grands...LOL ! Think we are being put on here ? Been here a long time, and I'm not sure what a golf cart "rotary" even is ? Is it like the auto round a bouts ? Wait until those visiting have an up close and personal encounter with the landscape and lawn care people with the trailers full of equipment who just routinely allow their trailers to "ride" in the golf cart lanes and think nothing of it. When we first moved to the V's, there were signs that warned: you are entering a golf cart community, golf carts have the right of way. Ho Ho Ho, that was short lived. Be alert, stay alive folks.

The V’s? I was just guessing at the age, they both looked very small and were standing not sitting in the seat. There are many rotaries for golf carts. Just like there are many for cars. The one I was on was just outside of Sawgrass near St Catherine’s. Sorry if you don’t know what a rotary is but there are many around where multiple paths meet and you go around the rotary until you reach the path you want. People on the rotary have the right of way and people entering the rotary has to yield. As for driving one should never pull to the right side of a road to take a left hand turn whether there is a golf cart path or not.

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Originally Posted by mikeycereal (Post 2155638)

Don't know what cart rotary is either. If anyone happens to have a pic feel free to post. No need to go out of your way, I'll figure it out, just curious.

There is one outside of Brownwood near the pond Larry was in. There is one on each side of the bridge over the turnpike and one by Sawgrass. Probably more and really no different than the car rotaries all over the Villages.

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Originally Posted by Worldseries27 (Post 2155750)

good morrrrning viet, no villages.

??? What

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Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive (Post 2155686)

Welcome to The Villages.

Thanks, just a return again, get here whenever I can.

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Originally Posted by msilagy (Post 2155755)

If you learn one thing from your visit - drive defensively in that golf cart - watch every other cart and car and take nothing for granted. Do not assume that these vehicles, especially cars won't run you over so keep your distance. Don't drive like you own the road, because in a cart you do not!!!

Oh I know, always on the lookout. That is the main reason none of the incidents ended with an accident, never trust anyone.

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Originally Posted by Spike380 (Post 2155833)

Cars have the right of way, not golf carts. And you don't make a left hand turn from the right hand lane. You merge into traffic and then make the turn-just like you'd do driving a car. Watch for traffic when merging!

Correct but it was the car that came up next to me that pulled to the right to take a left turn. If I had not stopped I would have been crushed between the car and the curb.

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Originally Posted by Rodneysblue (Post 2155849)

And? I’m sure wherever you are from everyone is perfect.

Well actually… no and I never said that or anything close. I talked about a good weekend and a few things I observed over the weekend. Nothing about anyone being perfect or not. Not sure how you created that in your mind.

Difficult to do at times when a car is passing a golf cart along the road. Not sure what else you are talking about.

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Originally Posted by Worldseries27 (Post 2155900)

2. Golden rules
a. Never drive
anything parallel
to another vehicle.
Either be in front
of them or behind
b. Always presume
the vehicle near
you sole's
intention is to
make a turn in
front of you. They
will speed up to
pass you to do so.
Y'ouse know who
you are . The highly
agitated road rager
aka circle kamikaze
drivers

Thought of another, was heading to the bridge down on Morse when the cart in front of me and I had to stop quickly as a gentleman in a good size SUV was pulling onto the golf cart path. We had to wait until he realized he had to back out and go on his way. Was it a full moon Sunday or just the fact that we changed our clocks.

I am sorry that some do not realize what a rotary is. I have driven on rotaries all my life because that is what we have in New England and especially Massachusetts. Cape Cod and Cape Ann have had rotaries since before I was born.