[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

Some rentals at the Villages Golf Cart shop don't go faster than 15mph. I remember when we rented, and people were beeping at us to go faster. We didn't really understand why, because the rentals don't have speedometers so we had no idea how fast or slow we were going; we'd never driven a golf cart before.


The 15mph speed limit is appropriate for the area he is referring to, which is in response to my post, where I specified. On one side of Paradise is the tennis court, the postal center, the parking lots for the bacci and shuffleboard courts, and the corner of a road where traffic coming from left and right don't have a stop sign.

On the other side of the road is the a sand trap at the executive golf course, the fire department, the rec center, their parking lots, a church, and the other corner of the road where traffic coming from left and right don't have a stop sign.

It is a VERY busy section of road, with one lane in each direction, no bicycle or mmp lane, and no sidewalks for pedestrians.

The rest of the area has a 25mph speed limit. But you're supposed to slow down in this singular 1.5-block section of road.

While I respect your opinion, we have to agree to disagree. I know exactly the location you are referring to, and anyone with even minimal driving skills can safely operate a cart at 20 mph (at least that's my opinion )

[brianherlihy]

i had a bike rider race me . i have a golf cart . he was mad he had to stop and put his feet down and he was rude to me soi got out of my cart. and he turned around and left. i would have went and fight with him

[Normal]

Golf carts symbolize free travel here in the Villages. An identity plate opens Pandora’s box on that freedom. It may seem to be an inert suggestion to have one, but strings connect easily to license fees, annual taxes, insurance mandate limits, regulation, random stops by enforcement etc.

It ain’t happening

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by brianherlihy

i had a bike rider race me . i have a golf cart . he was mad he had to stop and put his feet down and he was rude to me soi got out of my cart. and he turned around and left. i would have went and fight with him

Why the race?
You win (?) and he must put his feet down to stop.
He is angry and said something rude.
You decide to go beat him up over some words?
He leaves to avoid physical attack.

Sorry, but IMHO, you are a danger to yourself. Bike riders can be very fit athletes and he just might have whipped your butt. You owe the bike rider a debt of gratitude for leaving before you committed assault and ended up in jail.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

While I respect your opinion, we have to agree to disagree. I know exactly the location you are referring to, and anyone with even minimal driving skills can safely operate a cart at 20 mph (at least that's my opinion )

I'm not disputing that at all.

The point is - the posted speed limit there is 15mph
and
someone passing two golf carts by the fire department by crossing into the opposite lane, in a golf cart, going well over 25mph, is not safe. Or smart. Or reasonable. Or polite.

None of us should've been going more than 15mph. We were all going over 15mph, it was not reasonable for anyone to try to pass any of us, at all. The fact that he was going over 25mph means he was violating a number of laws, because his golf cart didn't have a plate on the back which means - he was operating an unregistered, uninsured, improperly equipped LSV, driving it on the wrong side of the road, and speeding. That all adds up to reckless endangerment too. All at the same time.

[Taltarzac725]

The governor keeps my golf cart from going any more than 20. Almost every cart behind me eventually passes me.

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

I'm not disputing that at all.

The point is - the posted speed limit there is 15mph
and
someone passing two golf carts by the fire department by crossing into the opposite lane, in a golf cart, going well over 25mph, is not safe. Or smart. Or reasonable. Or polite.

None of us should've been going more than 15mph. We were all going over 15mph, it was not reasonable for anyone to try to pass any of us, at all. The fact that he was going over 25mph means he was violating a number of laws, because his golf cart didn't have a plate on the back which means - he was operating an unregistered, uninsured, improperly equipped LSV, driving it on the wrong side of the road, and speeding. That all adds up to reckless endangerment too. All at the same time.

[Bilyclub]

Originally Posted by midiwiz

I am still trying to figure out what that really is, it can go several different ways with 90% of them I'd get kicked off this thing for saying it. It almost sounds like this place is an exclusive club even though it's really not. Nor is it a retirement community since over half the population works, so it becomes difficult to define the difference between a person that lives in TV vs. a 'true' villager.

Is there an official sign up and certification? a badge or sticker that must be displayed? does it require a frontal lobotomy? do I need a medical exam to be one? So many questions so little time...... what is one to do???

This could stifle my life until I find out!

A claim like this needs some actual documentation to back it up.

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

The governor keeps my golf cart from going any more than 20. Almost every cart behind me eventually passes me.

Not mine. I would be right there with you at 20mph.

Looks like I have another skill to learn - the human radar gun. I can tell what is faster or slower than me, but I can't come close to the nailing "well over 25mph" or any of the other numbers I've seen in various threads.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

I'm not disputing that at all.

The point is - the posted speed limit there is 15mph
and
someone passing two golf carts by the fire department by crossing into the opposite lane, in a golf cart, going well over 25mph, is not safe. Or smart. Or reasonable. Or polite.

None of us should've been going more than 15mph. We were all going over 15mph, it was not reasonable for anyone to try to pass any of us, at all. The fact that he was going over 25mph means he was violating a number of laws, because his golf cart didn't have a plate on the back which means - he was operating an unregistered, uninsured, improperly equipped LSV, driving it on the wrong side of the road, and speeding. That all adds up to reckless endangerment too. All at the same time.

Sorry, didn’t realize it was POSTED at 15. Of course, that’s another issue in and of itself

[Normal]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

Sorry, didn’t realize it was POSTED at 15. Of course, that’s another issue in and of itself

Let’s get reasonable here. Almost all golf cart drivers exceed the speed limits and many don’t even have a speedometer in them! In fact, most have violated about every traffic rule possible from oblivious rolling stops to driving off pathways to turn around. They are the quick convenience tool without the responsibility factor to get from point A to point B without expelling much effort. Seat belts are in some but rarely used. I would measure less than one percent are street legal anyway (the true gray line of law). The OP merely witnessed a person expressing themselves in a ludicrous manor. Shoot, I see that on the television at any given moment.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by brianherlihy

i had a bike rider race me . i have a golf cart . he was mad he had to stop and put his feet down and he was rude to me soi got out of my cart. and he turned around and left. i would have went and fight with him

Where is the intelligence in this proposed action?

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

Where is the intelligence in this proposed action?

The bike rider left before he got mugged by the goon?

[Laker14]

Originally Posted by Normal

Let’s get reasonable here. Almost all golf cart drivers exceed the speed limits and many don’t even have a speedometer in them! In fact, most have violated about every traffic rule possible from oblivious rolling stops to driving off pathways to turn around. They are the quick convenience tool without the responsibility factor to get from point A to point B without expelling much effort. Seat belts are in some but rarely used. I would measure less than one percent are street legal anyway (the true gray line of law). The OP merely witnessed a person expressing themselves in a ludicrous manor. Shoot, I see that on the television at any given moment.

Driving off the pathway to turn around is illegal?

[tophcfa]

Originally Posted by Normal

Let’s get reasonable here. Almost all golf cart drivers exceed the speed limits and many don’t even have a speedometer in them!

Neither of our golf carts have speedometers and both are set to max out at 20 MPH, so we don’t need them. We often get passed, but it’s no big deal. What we find dangerous are the people that drive way below the speed limit causing a back up behind them resulting in frustrated drivers taking risks to try and get by them. Then some of these people appear to finally realize their carts can go faster right when somebody tries to get around them, blocking them only to slow back down again when the passing attempt fails.

We have dubbed these folks “Multi Modal Path Hemorrhoids”, because they obstruct normal movement and are a pain in the a$$.

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

The governor keeps my golf cart from going any more than 20. Almost every cart behind me eventually passes me.

Who keeps you from speeding? The GOVERNOR? I admit I am impressed, but who would have the nuggets speed by the GOVERNOR?