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asianthree 09-16-2016 07:55 AM

Sometimes I don't think it's so much as being stupid as possibly being confused as to where you can drive your golf cart.

Chatbrat 09-16-2016 08:01 AM

We have all seen the driver who can't stay in their lane when circling a roundabout--why would anyone on a bicycle trust their safety to be alongside any vehicle, especially when they are part of a chain of numerous riders--remember if you tie--you lose

NoMoSno 09-16-2016 08:44 AM

Would have been smart to include a proper, foot crossing, when they redesigned that intersection.
Lot's of people park carts and try to cross on foot while dodging traffic.

red tail 09-16-2016 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by billethkid (Post 1289437)
Uh-Huh!

Same cart as most of us have except it goes 3-5 mph faster and you get to pay $600 or more for registration and maybe a couple hundred more for insurance.

For tha extra almost $1000;

no safer than yours or mine.

They get there two carts ahead of us.

lsv carts are far safer than a golf cart. safety windshield,stronger frame construction, 4 wheel hydraulic brakes, windshield wipers,seat belt harness, etc etc

Topspinmo 09-16-2016 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by NoMoSno (Post 1289896)
Would have been smart to include a proper, foot crossing, when they redesigned that intersection.
Lot's of people park carts and try cross on foot while dodging traffic.

Or crossover walking bridge.

graciegirl 09-16-2016 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Topspinmo (Post 1289906)
Or crossover walking bridge.

We cannot have everything we want. It is TOO expensive for the rest of us who don't want it.

outlaw 09-16-2016 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by red tail (Post 1289905)
lsv carts are far safer than a golf cart. safety windshield,stronger frame construction, 4 wheel hydraulic brakes, windshield wipers,seat belt harness, etc etc

While there are SOME LSV brands they may be measurably safer than your typical golf cart, most LSVs are just your basic golf cart frame and drivetrain with a few safety add-ons that can be added to a standard golf cart. All/most LSV brands do NOT have stronger frame construction, 4 wheel hydraulic brakes, windshield wipers, seat belt HARNESS. Your basic LSV has a single piece polycarbonate windshield that can be added to any basic golf cart, rear drum brakes only, the exact same frame as it's golf cart counterpart, NO wipers, and a lap seat belt.

CWGUY 09-16-2016 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Bay Kid (Post 1289824)
I would never desire a street legal cart...never....

:ohdear: Street "Legal" ? :oops: My mistake... I've been calling them Street "Lethal" for over 12 years. :icon_wink:

Chatbrat 09-16-2016 09:16 AM

The man who died this week on Bella Cruz. was driving the cart with a real body, 3 way seat belts-but there is no way a 800 lb cart can survive being broadsided by a pickup truck & most important a traumatic stop that would injure a 30 year old most likely will be fatal for a person 60+--this is what I learned from my most recent AARP safe driving course--seniors bodies tend to go into shock quicker--

rlcooper70 09-19-2016 02:51 AM

I'm laughing at this one ..... thinking that we should judge others for their behavior.

Likely we are well off to respect that others make decisions different than we do and leave it at that. They are as accountable as we.

rubicon 09-19-2016 04:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Rapscallion St Croix (Post 1289410)
Folks who live at Recreation Plantation do that dozens of times a day to get to The Villages. They shoot over to the Lady Lake Driving Range and from there they can back door into The Villages at Palermo Place.

another wall needs to go up

outlaw 09-19-2016 07:19 AM

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Originally Posted by rubicon (Post 1291574)
another wall needs to go up

And Recreation Plantation WILL pay for it!

photo1902 09-19-2016 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by RickeyD (Post 1289823)
But but it's their right to ride on Morse.

Not a right. It's the law.

Allegiance 09-19-2016 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by outlaw (Post 1291607)
And Recreation Plantation WILL pay for it!

Damn right they will!

Actually it could be somewhat of a security issue and of course against the law.

I have never heard or seen police stops of anyone crossing rolling acres?

justjim 09-19-2016 09:07 AM

Unless it's a real "slow policing day" I don't see police officers spending much time watching for golf cart violations or, for that matter, bicycle's either. You could write a hundred tickets a day enforcing Bicycle's who rarely stop at stop signs and same with golf carts. Do want your local police to patrol these areas for violators or would you rather have police officers doing more important challenging police work?

Think about it. You can walk across Rolling Acres Road or ride a bike across but can't legally drive your golf cart across the road. Really, are any of these safe? For that matter, the way the entrance to the strip mall is designed, it's hardly safe for a car. Fore!


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