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fdpaq0580 04-21-2024 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Decadeofdave (Post 2323737)
I saw something different this week also. A lady was driving a golf cart in Brownwood. In the golf bag well in the back was a 5 year old sitting with her legs dangling over the bumper.
Real nice.
Child endangerment, pure and simple. That mom or grandma needs a timeout behind bars to contemplate the stupidity of her actions.

fdpaq0580 04-21-2024 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted by MidWestIA (Post 2323743)
Probably just a tourist i have seen a few driving down the middle of buena vista happy as a lark
Tourists are often just ignorant. As opposed to the stupidity and narcissism regularly shone by residents.

Topspinmo 04-21-2024 05:20 PM
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Originally Posted by HospitalCoder (Post 2323699)
You are incorrect. Street legal vehicles can legally drive in the cart lane. They just have to adhere to 20 mph speed limit.

Not according to news report he referenced.

rhood 04-21-2024 07:52 PM
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Originally Posted by ehonour (Post 2323619)
Concur. And this is also true for the MMPs. They're private property, owned by the CDDs, so TV can make the rules. Their own rules say

"The multi-modal paths are for use by NON-AUTOMOTIVE traffic such as bicycles, golf carts, pedestrians, and skaters. It is not legal…nor is it smart…to drive vehicles such as smart cars, motorcycles, or mopeds on any of the multi-modal paths in The Villages."

An LSV is a vehicle by definition. It may look like a golf cart, but it isn't. If you choose to make your golf cart "street legal" by speeding it up, adding a new windshield and wipers, seat belts, and the other required devices, then it's no longer eligible to go on the MMP or in the diamond lanes. But of course, then you can legally go through the 20mph roundabout...
TV rules don't trump state statutes on public roads. Please cite the statute that says you can't drive an lsv on the cart lane on public streets.

Mazjaz 04-21-2024 10:43 PM
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Originally Posted by rhood (Post 2323892)
TV rules don't trump state statutes on public roads. Please cite the statute that says you can't drive an lsv on the cart lane on public streets.
Local jurisdictions usually have the power to either comply with state laws or may pass stricker laws if they deem necessary for public safety. They just can’t make any local ordinance less restrictive than state laws…so yes they can and will trump state laws in many instances if they deem appropriate.


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