[bbbbbb]

Speed is a disease, take a look at TV and the Papers, speed, crashes, four wheel skids, folks killed while tubing on the lakes or with Jet Skis and Wave Runners. It is a big problem where so many just turn the other way, stick the head in the sand. So sad to see this and it usually takes a major crash or pileup and serious injuries before we hear: Gee, we DO have a speed problem.
As stated earlier, we are mostly retired and YET we see marked cars of people going to work, 3 minutes until 8 or whatever, driving like crazy. SLOW DOWN.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

I'm always confused when I read posts like this. I always drive between the speed limit and five miles and hour or less over it. I very seldom have people pass me and certainly not at the outrageous speeds that people on here talk about. Not saying anyone's lying, but I just don't see it when I'm driving around here. What I see is 95% of the people driving like me, within five MPH of the limit.

[Shimpy]

Originally Posted by tomob

where do you need to go so fast? We are retired.

bathroom?

[Polar Bear]

Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr

I'm always confused when I read posts like this. I always drive between the speed limit and five miles and hour or less over it. I very seldom have people pass me and certainly not at the outrageous speeds that people on here talk about. Not saying anyone's lying, but I just don't see it when I'm driving around here. What I see is 95% of the people driving like me, within five MPH of the limit.

Same experience here.

[Jima64]

Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr

I'm always confused when I read posts like this. I always drive between the speed limit and five miles and hour or less over it. I very seldom have people pass me and certainly not at the outrageous speeds that people on here talk about. Not saying anyone's lying, but I just don't see it when I'm driving around here. What I see is 95% of the people driving like me, within five MPH of the limit.

I think most do drive within 5 mph of the limit. In Florida you have to be going 5 over the limit for a money ticket, 4 or less is a warning by state law.

[RickeyD]

Originally Posted by Jima64

I think most do drive within 5 mph of the limit. In Florida you have to be going 5 over the limit for a money ticket, 4 or less is a warning by state law.

Does this apply to golf carts ? Or are carts zero tolerance at >20.0 mph ?

[rubicon]

The roads do not belong to retirees exclusively. The way some of these people post you would think its the wild west in and around The Villages. It not. and its not that traffic has speed-ed up its simply that some drivers reaction times have slowed down and they need to recognize it.

[Fred R]

Originally Posted by Jima64

I think most do drive within 5 mph of the limit. In Florida you have to be going 5 over the limit for a money ticket, 4 or less is a warning by state law.

What? Please post that statute.

[photo1902]

Originally Posted by Fred R

What? Please post that statute.

318.18

For speed exceeding the limit by: Fine:
1-5 m.p.h..........Warning
6-9 m.p.h..........$25
10-14 m.p.h..........$100
15-19 m.p.h..........$150
20-29 m.p.h..........$175
30 m.p.h. and above..........$250

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by photo1902

318.18

For speed exceeding the limit by: Fine:
1-5 m.p.h..........Warning
6-9 m.p.h..........$25
10-14 m.p.h..........$100
15-19 m.p.h..........$150
20-29 m.p.h..........$175
30 m.p.h. and above..........$250

So, let me get this straight:

If you drive 35 in a 30 zone, you get a warning
BUT....
If someone goes 25 mph in their golf cart (if capable), they get up to $1500 fine and a felony charge????
Anyone see a problem with THAT????

[photo1902]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

So, let me get this straight:

If you drive 35 in a 30 zone, you get a warning
BUT....
If someone goes 25 mph in their golf cart (if capable), they get up to $1500 fine and a felony charge????
Anyone see a problem with THAT????

Ive yet to find the statute which says its a felony (keep in mind you don't get a ticket for speeding, its for an unregistered vehicle). Nonetheless, I can't find where it becomes a felony.

[virgind]

Question,if the street legal carts can run the MMP why cant I drive my car on them.

[photo1902]

Originally Posted by virgind

Question,if the street legal carts can run the MMP why cant I drive my car on them.

You can. Just don't get caught.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Originally Posted by RickeyD

Does this apply to golf carts ? Or are carts zero tolerance at >20.0 mph ?

First of all, the statement was not completely true. You can get a ticket for anything over the speed limit but because judges will tend to throw these out and admonish the officer for wasting the court's time. Police generally don't give tickets for 5mph over or less.

With golf carts, it's the same thing. They will generally not bother people for 25mph and below. The reasons are twofold. Number one is the same as with cars. Number two is that legal carts can get going over 20mph when going downhill.

We need to remember that the 20mph is not a speed limit for carts in the same way it is for cars. The 20mph rule is to determine whether or not a golf cart needs to be registered and insured. If you are pulled over in your golf cart and it is found that it is capable of going over 20mph on a flat surface you may be charge with driving an unregistered and uninsured vehicle on a public way. The speed limit can be 30 mph and you can be going 27 and still be cited if your cart is capable of going over 20. In that case you would not be cited for speeding.

As far as I know, there is not a separate speed limit for golf carts. There is a limit on how fast a golf cart is capable of going. If it can go over 20mph, it is then considered to be a Low Speed Vehicle and under the law needs to be registered and insured.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Originally Posted by virgind

Question,if the street legal carts can run the MMP why cant I drive my car on them.

For one thing, street legal golf carts or LSVs are limited to speeds of 25 mph.