[beartrack]

I have been driving my golf cart all through The Villages for over five years now. I really thought that I had seen every dumb move a person could make with a cart but yesterday I saw the absolutely dumbest thing ever. A lady driving a cart on the Buena Vista golf trail was moving along at 20 MPH with a newborn baby draped over her right shoulder. She was holding the baby on her shoulder with her right hand and trying to steer the cart with her left hand. She had all she could do to try to stay in her lane. One has to wonder what in the world is wrong with someone that could be that stupid. One mistake by her or by some other cart driver and that baby could have been seriously injured or worse.

[asianthree]

you can't fix stupid

[Trayderjoe]

Originally Posted by beartrack

I have been driving my golf cart all through The Villages for over five years now. I really thought that I had seen every dumb move a person could make with a cart but yesterday I saw the absolutely dumbest thing ever. A lady driving a cart on the Buena Vista golf trail was moving along at 20 MPH with a newborn baby draped over her right shoulder. She was holding the baby on her shoulder with her right hand and trying to steer the cart with her left hand. She had all she could do to try to stay in her lane. One has to wonder what in the world is wrong with someone that could be that stupid. One mistake by her or by some other cart driver and that baby could have been seriously injured or worse.

<sigh> "It can never happen to me" strikes again!

[2 Oldcrabs]

Over the weekend saw a "grandmother" holding a baby while driving a cart. Also appox 2 year old in passenger seat. All this in the new construction area on Pinellas Place. Many construction vehicles and trucks with trailers. Just plain stupid.

[Quixote]

Validates my view that it’s crazy NOT to have seat belts in golf carts!!! As far as a baby or a two-year-old are concerned, seat belts would allow for an age appropriate car seat to be used safely.

For seat belts we recommend Todd Casey Golf Cart Repairs(352-256-2068); his method of installation is the most usable—and the most sensible—I’ve ever seen!

True, though, that you can’t fix “stupid”….

[redwitch]

Forest said it best, "Stupid is as stupid does." And this is the height of stupid.

[buggyone]

Originally Posted by beartrack

I have been driving my golf cart all through The Villages for over five years now. I really thought that I had seen every dumb move a person could make with a cart but yesterday I saw the absolutely dumbest thing ever. A lady driving a cart on the Buena Vista golf trail was moving along at 20 MPH with a newborn baby draped over her right shoulder. She was holding the baby on her shoulder with her right hand and trying to steer the cart with her left hand. She had all she could do to try to stay in her lane. One has to wonder what in the world is wrong with someone that could be that stupid. One mistake by her or by some other cart driver and that baby could have been seriously injured or worse.

You were driving in your golf cart and you saw this incident happen. My question to you is why did you not get alongside or in back of the other cart and tell the lady she was clearly endangering the baby's life? It would not have to be in a harsh tone at all so no verbal confrontation would be nasty on either's part. Maybe you could have helped in some way.

I think there was a thread a couple of days ago about people getting involved in situations even though they did not know the other person.

[OldManTime]

Originally Posted by beartrack

I have been driving my golf cart all through The Villages for over five years now. I really thought that I had seen every dumb move a person could make with a cart but yesterday I saw the absolutely dumbest thing ever. A lady driving a cart on the Buena Vista golf trail was moving along at 20 MPH with a newborn baby draped over her right shoulder. She was holding the baby on her shoulder with her right hand and trying to steer the cart with her left hand. She had all she could do to try to stay in her lane. One has to wonder what in the world is wrong with someone that could be that stupid. One mistake by her or by some other cart driver and that baby could have been seriously injured or worse.

Where is a cop when you need one.
So often I see this, usually children and grandchildren of Villagers visiting. Absoluty stupid!

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by OldManTime

Where is a cop when you need one.
So often I see this, usually children and grandchildren of Villagers visiting. Absoluty stupid!

And what would you expect this cop to do? The cart was on the multi model trail not on the street, and even there what could the cop do?

[missypie]

Am tongue tied to say the least. Does not happen often!!

I really would have said something to that person, but I know I would have been very nice about it.

[JoeC1947]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

And what would you expect this cop to do? The cart was on the multi model trail not on the street, and even there what could the cop do?

How about endangering a minor for starters? Do you think just because someone is on the multi modular path they are exempt from the law???

[JoeC1947]

Originally Posted by missypie

Am tongue tied to say the least. Does not happen often!!

I really would have said something to that person, but I know I would have been very nice about it.

Saying something to them would not matter. You are risking an almost sure confrontation because the driver sees nothing wrong with what they did. As someone else said, you can fix stupid.

[LndLocked]

Originally Posted by buggyone

You were driving in your golf cart and you saw this incident happen. My question to you is why did you not get alongside or in back of the other cart and tell the lady she was clearly endangering the baby's life? It would not have to be in a harsh tone at all so no verbal confrontation would be nasty on either's part. Maybe you could have helped in some way.

I think there was a thread a couple of days ago about people getting involved in situations even though they did not know the other person.

I am sure that what I would do is belittle the OP because they did not do what I claim I would have done ..... then of course I would tell them to "just leave"

[downeaster]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

And what would you expect this cop to do? The cart was on the multi model trail not on the street, and even there what could the cop do?

Child endangerment was involved. A police officer could intervene under those circumstances.

[buggyone]