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dewilson58 06-02-2021 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Topspinmo (Post 1954113)
20 MPH fast enough IMO in most golf carts with rear breaks and top heavy. and especially when comes to sudden stop.

Agree. Sit back and enjoy the journey.

golfing eagles 06-02-2021 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by dewilson58 (Post 1954115)
Agree. Sit back and enjoy the journey.

I'm getting quite sick of hearing "you're retired, what's the rush" for the last 7 years.
Sorry, but I look at it a different way: I have 15, maybe 20 good years left, so I can either:

A) enjoy golf, shows, concerts, movies, games, etc., or....

B) Sit behind some bozo going 14 mph on a MMP or driving 30 in the left lane of 466A or 60 in the left lane of I-75

I choose A, but everyone is free to choose for themselves. (just don't do it in front of me:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:)

dewilson58 06-02-2021 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 1954133)
I'm getting quite sick of hearing "you're retired, what's the rush" for the last 7 years.
Sorry, but I look at it a different way: I have 15, maybe 20 good years left, so I can either:

A) enjoy golf, shows, concerts, movies, games, etc., or....

B) Sit behind some bozo going 14 mph on a MMP or driving 30 in the left lane of 466A or 60 in the left lane of I-75

I choose A, but everyone is free to choose for themselves. (just don't do it in front of me:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:)

Don't smoke, you'll live longer.
:MOJE_whot:
:MOJE_whot:
:MOJE_whot:

golfing eagles 06-02-2021 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by dewilson58 (Post 1954134)
Don't smoke, you'll live longer.
:MOJE_whot:
:MOJE_whot:
:MOJE_whot:

But I don't.

Laker14 06-03-2021 05:52 AM

My mantra, whether in a car or a cart is "Fast in front, slow in back", which serves to remind me that the world is full of people who are, amazingly, different from me. In a car, if possible, I'm a 7mph over the speed limit guy. Which means I have to pass some folks, but also there are a lot of folks who want to pass me.
A similar dynamic exists when I am in my golf cart. So....it's not too tough really....let the faster people around me, and they are in front of me and no longer a problem for me, and pass the slower people.
Judging the character of people based upon the fact that they want to drive a few miles an hour slower or faster than I drive seems like a waste of my mental energy.
"Fast in front, slow in back"....works for me.

Laker14 06-03-2021 06:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Byte1 (Post 1953332)
It's a Golf Cart, not a GO Cart.

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Originally Posted by MrFlorida (Post 1953451)
It's a golf cart, if you want to go fast , then drive your car.

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Originally Posted by Skunky1 (Post 1953750)
Slow down. Start earlier and enjoy the scenery and the smells and the sounds of life. You’re gonna die anyway Whether you pass them or not!

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Originally Posted by GOLFER54 (Post 1953765)
Remind yourself you’re retired and take it easy.

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Originally Posted by Rodneysblue (Post 1953891)
Grasshopper, life is to short.

So, you all never pass anybody? Whatever speed the cart in front of you is going is OK with you, you just ease back and smell the roses?

Nannyof3 06-03-2021 06:30 AM

never had anything even remotely like that happen to me and I've lived here 12 years

Buckeye Bleau 06-03-2021 06:37 AM

Bumper sticker
 
I was recently following a golf cart that had a bumper sticker that may apply here.
I may be a little off but close.

“I am not part of your Hurry!”

I like that thought.

golfing eagles 06-03-2021 06:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Buckeye Bleau (Post 1954200)
I was recently following a golf cart that had a bumper sticker that may apply here.
I may be a little off but close.

“I am not part of your Hurry!”

I like that thought.

I think that thought is idiotic
If that's the case, pull over and get out of the way.
You never know why someone is "in a hurry"---medical emergency, potty emergency, late to give the eulogy at a funeral for another cart speeder, etc.

Topspinmo 06-04-2021 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 1954133)
I'm getting quite sick of hearing "you're retired, what's the rush" for the last 7 years.
Sorry, but I look at it a different way: I have 15, maybe 20 good years left, so I can either:

A) enjoy golf, shows, concerts, movies, games, etc., or....

B) Sit behind some bozo going 14 mph on a MMP or driving 30 in the left lane of 466A or 60 in the left lane of I-75

I choose A, but everyone is free to choose for themselves. (just don't do it in front of me:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:)

Well, doc might as well get sicker cause there nothing can be done about it. Just wait In 15 years or sooner you may be the one going 14 MPH or in left lane going 30. :)

Swoop 06-04-2021 08:17 AM

I have passed many golf carts and have been passed by golf carts. Not once have I said anything to them or have any of them said anything to me. No one giving the finger or yelling obscenities. You pass a slower cart, or a faster cart passes you, no big deal. It’s no different than when I’m on the road in my car and I pass someone, or someone passes me, there are no reactions, no fingers, no obscenities. Do these people really exist, or is this another Villages urban myth...

karostay 06-04-2021 08:35 AM

Drama Drama Drama

golfing eagles 06-04-2021 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Swoop (Post 1954635)
I have passed many golf carts and have been passed by golf carts. Not once have I said anything to them or have any of them said anything to me. No one giving the finger or yelling obscenities. You pass a slower cart, or a faster cart passes you, no big deal. It’s no different than when I’m on the road in my car and I pass someone, or someone passes me, there are no reactions, no fingers, no obscenities. Do these people really exist, or is this another Villages urban myth...

It's called hyperbole:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

UpNorth 06-04-2021 09:03 AM

Actually, when I'm going 20mph legal maximum speed and get passed, I wonder what gives this special individual the right to operate an unregistered motor vehicle on our roads? No need to pass anyone going 20mph ever.

Laker14 06-04-2021 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by UpNorth (Post 1954662)
Actually, when I'm going 20mph legal maximum speed and get passed, I wonder what gives this special individual the right to operate an unregistered motor vehicle on our roads? No need to pass anyone going 20mph ever.

do you ever knowingly exceed the posted speed limit in your automobile?


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