[SALYBOW]

There are rude and inconsiderate drivers everywhere. Thankfully we have very few of them here. Two things I noticed ib the description were that he cut you off ( always a violation) and yelled you needed to use the visitors gate. On what basis did he decide that? How many people from outside TV ride around in a four seater golf cart? Since all the entrances to TV involve big streets, it is impossible to gain entry to TV in a golf cart. You must have been residents. Sorry that you interacted with the 1% of jerks that live here.

[blueash]

Are there cameras at that gate? Just to clarify, if you were going south on Canal the gates are after the signal at Bonita. There is no golf cart lane for about 800 feet prior to the gates as you have to merge into traffic before the center island then go through the intersection then remain in a traffic lane approaching the southbound gates. Looking at googlemaps it seems the resident lane is the right lane gate and the visitor lane in the center lane gate. Thus if you went through the resident gate you stayed near the outside curb. How did someone manage to pass you on the right? No matter his behavior was completely unacceptable, and perhaps borders on illegal (? menacing, driving while intoxicated?, failure to yield, and perhaps more possibilities.) I almost always use the right side, residents' gate, at that location as I don't want to swing left, crossing a lane of car traffic, then after getting through the gate have to swing right again crossing traffic to get into the reappearing golf cart lane. And I do that whether or not I have my card or have to push the button for entry.

[patfla06]

There is absolutely no excuse for his behavior!
What is the big hurry?

And to flip you off -especially with children aboard - is
unbelievable.

Imagine the poor woman married to this guy.

[Chazz]

Perhaps the sedan driver is suffering from a mental condition that impairs his judgment? Otherwise, simply a jerk!

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by BobnBev

I hope you got his plate # and called the Sheriff.

What would the sheriff do?

[Aurora]

I guess rude drivers can be anywhere. But, I had an incident at the same gate last week except the driver was a young (late teens) male. I was going north on Canal and a car whizzed past me, cutting me off before the Bonita gate. The light turned red and when the car stopped I noticed it had no license plate. It was a small sedan with lightly tinted windows. I pulled up to tell the driver the plate was missing. He was on the phone with one hand, had a cigarette in the other and said in a "mind your own business" tone that he had just bought the car. As they had to use the visitor gate going into Largo, I used the resident gate and was once again ahead of them in the golf cart lane. As they passed, the passenger, another young male, flipped a lit cigarette right in front of me. I had no ill intent and just shook my head at their bad manners.

[BobnBev]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

What would the sheriff do?

Well,the Sheriff would meet with you, take a sworn statement and either
go to the violator and issue him/her an infraction, or apply for an arrest
warrant and have any other police officer make the apprehension.

Of course, as the complainant, you would have to appear in court to testify
as to what happened.

The license plate # is Prima Facie proof that the owner is the operator.

[rubicon]

In my humble opinion this sort of thing is rare in comparison to the whole of The Villages. Think about the number of smiling faces greeting you each day. Recall the little acts of kindness from people you never saw before that moment. Remember the causal small talk by golfers as they check in at the starter shacks.

The one issue I find that is not exaggerated here is the quality of the majority of people here. In seven years I can't count on one hand the number of people I would avoid. This The Villages does well.

[DougB]

Originally Posted by rubicon

In my humble opinion this sort of thing is rare in comparison to the whole of The Villages. Think about the number of smiling faces greeting you each day. Recall the little acts of kindness from people you never saw before that moment. Remember the causal small talk by golfers as they check in at the starter shacks.

The one issue I find that is not exaggerated here is the quality of the majority of people here. In seven years I can't count on one hand the number of people I would avoid. This The Villages does well.

I agree with Rubicon. OP, take that frown and turn it upside down. Look at the bright side. He thought you were visiting grandma and grandpa with your kids driving around in a rented cart. Must have thought you were very young looking!

[karostay]

When my lovely wife and I first arrived in the Villages.
Just like everyone else we didn't know North from South nor East from West.
It was learning curve for sure but so adventurous.
This particular day we were coming to an intersection not wanting to make a wrong turn as we were approaching the intersection my was wife was looking at the map to make our decision as to which way to turn.
The cart behind us started bowing it's horn.When we reach the stop sign.I got out of the cart and stated to diver behind us .I'm sorry but I'm sure you were once just like us.
I wish I had a camera the look on his face was stunning

[KeepingItReal]

Quote:
Originally Posted by BobnBev View Post
I hope you got his plate # and called the Sheriff.

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

What would the sheriff do?

Nothing! It's a he said, he said.......

[buggyone]

Originally Posted by karostay

When my lovely wife and I first arrived in the Villages.
Just like everyone else we didn't know North from South nor East from West.
It was learning curve for sure but so adventurous.
This particular day we were coming to an intersection not wanting to make a wrong turn as we were approaching the intersection my was wife was looking at the map to make our decision as to which way to turn.
The cart behind us started bowing it's horn.When we reach the stop sign.I got out of the cart and stated to diver behind us .I'm sorry but I'm sure you were once just like us.
I wish I had a camera the look on his face was stunning

That is most unusual in The Villages. Whenever a golf cart is pulled over to the side of the road or multi-modal trail and a person is reading a map, there will usually be two or three carts stop and see if they can help in any way. Most of the time, one of the helping carts will just say "follow me" and lead them to the street they are looking for.

Don't judge all by this one incident.

[PJUCTH]

Hardly matters which gate. I have to ask myself everyday . It doesn't matter if in my golf cart,car or riding my bike. I find myself asking myself too often. Do we really start valuing life so little after 55? Never mind behaving like that in front of children. Probably the same kind of person self righteously claiming on the Zimmerman posts that if kids had better examples and were not becoming baby Daddy's . These things wouldn't happen

[DougB]

I'm going to need to go get my secret decoding ring! Zimmerman? Baby Daddy's

[fb32162]

Thought I would give you all a final update on our week with the kids. As many of you have pointed out, and as we have witnessed in our 2+ yrs here, this guy was simply being a jerk and his actions were a rare exception to how most people behave here in TV. What has been really great has been the number of people who wave to the kids as we drive by in the golf cart. They keep asking if we know the people waving to them (which most of the time, we don't). We just remind them we live in the friendliest home town