Originally Posted by rubicon (Post 1254226)

This obsession with speeding cars/carts by some is over blown. It was reported on NBC this morning that better that 50% of accidents are caused by distractions. Recall the concern of increasing accidents and fatalities for the proposal of raising the speed limits on interstates from 55 mph to 70 mph + and the fact that both have continued a downward trend. I m not dismissing the seriousness of speed but only attempting to place that factor in proper prospective

The applicable laws governing golf carts in The Villages are quickly becoming obsolete because The Villages is no longer just the quaint corner on the historic side. This place is getting larger and longer and its main drawing card is "golf cart accessible" an adjustment in the statute is in order. "Beam me up Scotty"

Originally Posted by robin76 (Post 1265122)

Might just as well include the spandex bicycle crowd to the list to that think it's their right to use the roads and ignore all laws.

Originally Posted by TomOB (Post 1253720)

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

Originally Posted by Shimpy (Post 1265212)

Bathroom?

Originally Posted by Topspinmo (Post 1265228)

I don't worry about speeder's, it's not my job, my job is to stay out of there way and not block traffic. I've tried driving down BV and ECR going the speed limit. Course I was in the right lane and 98% passed me. I was even blocking traffic in the right lane. I stay with the majority traffic flow which usually 38 to 42. You get the occasionally slow poke going 30 and the occasional habitual speeder going 50 plus and I say where cop when you need one! But, then I think he won't catch mr speedy but probably nail me!

Originally Posted by robin76 (Post 1265122)

Might just as well include the spandex bicycle crowd to the list to that think it's their right to use the roads and ignore all laws.

Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr (Post 1253993)

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.

Originally Posted by John_W (Post 1253745)

...I've been driving since 1966 without an accident...

Originally Posted by Rango (Post 1265598)

We have speed and red light cameras up north. Everyone hates them, but they do slow down the traffic.

Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 1265603)

If you look up, you'll see cameras at all the major intersections on 466 and 466A. I have mixed emotions about them. Are they accurate? Do they catch the offender or tag the car that came just before or just after? What is their threshold for citing a driver? If drivers know they are there, it should fulfill its purpose of slowing traffic. But it just seems a little too much Big Brother/1984 for my taste.

Originally Posted by Rango (Post 1265607)

Are they red light cameras? A lot of intersection have camera for light control.

Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 1265603)

If you look up, you'll see cameras at all the major intersections on 466 and 466A. I have mixed emotions about them. Are they accurate? Do they catch the offender or tag the car that came just before or just after? What is their threshold for citing a driver? If drivers know they are there, it should fulfill its purpose of slowing traffic. But it just seems a little too much Big Brother/1984 for my taste.

Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 1265638)

Obey all laws. You aren't "special" around here.

Or anywhere.

Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 1265603)

If you look up, you'll see cameras at all the major intersections on 466 and 466A. I have mixed emotions about them. Are they accurate? Do they catch the offender or tag the car that came just before or just after? What is their threshold for citing a driver? If drivers know they are there, it should fulfill its purpose of slowing traffic. But it just seems a little too much Big Brother/1984 for my taste.

Originally Posted by Nucky (Post 1265647)

My son got two red light tickets at the same traffic light in Linden N.J. on the same day. The ticket on the highway Rte 1 & 9 was more money than the ticket he got that morning coming onto Rte 1 & 9 at Stiles St at the same light. Several points to be made. He should have stayed home from work, he would have come out ahead. Anyone seeing the video would agree that he deserved the second ticket but not the first as he had someone tailgating him. It was revealed that these cameras were nothing more than a cash grab and increased the rear end accidents at several intersections. They have been turned off. Others may kick this around and feel like it a good idea but the reality is it isn't.



I am new in the area but know that people don't like to be delayed on their daily adventures. I have downloaded The Villages GPS and find it to be fantastic but once in a while it hangs up while we are in the golf cart. I wait until I find a safe spot to pull over and do so to reboot. The majority of people ask if we are ok or if they can help...we are out of the way...the kind people who want to help get ripped verbally :blahblahblah: by the clown's who gets upset that they were delayed a few seconds. Three times in a month. I couldn't care less but it upsets my wife. If we were not here I would get into the mix quickly...I'm trying to change, I'm going to change. Mrs. Nucky even said later that evening she was surprised I didn't go Code Red. I'm not raising children anymore..I'm going to find amusement in situations like this and just let it go!

Originally Posted by John_W (Post 1265646)

Was that directed at me?

What did I say that indicated I was a bad driver? Those who run red lights are bad drivers. I never said I ran red lights, I only said my GPS gave an alert of the presence of a 'red light camera'.

Personally, I never worry about tickets for the most part because my last ticket of any kind was in Atlanta 29 years ago. I don't run red lights, that's one of my pet peeves as well as drivers that don't know roundabout rules, right-on-red rules, driving slow in the left lane rules, using a turn signal before entering a turn lane instead of after entering the turn lane, drivers who never use a turn signal before turning, and any other driver that doesn't know how to operate on the highway.




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Originally Posted by John_W (Post 1265646)

Was that directed at me?

What did I say that indicated I was a bad driver? Those who run red lights are bad drivers. I never said I ran red lights, I only said my GPS gave an alert of the presence of a 'red light camera'.

Personally, I never worry about tickets for the most part because my last ticket of any kind was in Atlanta 29 years ago. I don't run red lights, that's one of my pet peeves as well as drivers that don't know roundabout rules, right-on-red rules, driving slow in the left lane rules, using a turn signal before entering a turn lane instead of after entering the turn lane, drivers who never use a turn signal before turning, and any other driver that doesn't know how to operate on the highway.




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Originally Posted by Chatbrat (Post 1265625)

At our age time is a finite commodity--you should not have to have it wasted by people doing ten mph under the limit

Originally Posted by dbussone (Post 1265666)

Nucky - you have to be moving for the gps to track the golf cart. [emoji41]


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Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 1265681)

And if I were driving to L.A. on I-10, I would tend to agree. But this is TV. To the extent that someone is going 10 under the speed limit on BV, Morse, ECR, 466 or 466A, they are easily passed just as the LSVs and cyclists get passed. Maximum delay I have seen for this , maybe 12 seconds.
This leaves the 30 mph. residential streets. The longest run I know of that you could get "stuck" on would be Morse north of 466, Canal St., Pinellas Place and Hillsborough trail. You would be unlucky if you were travelling the whole length of those roads and the "slowpoke" ahead of you was doing the same---they eventually turn off, so your delay is what?--2 minutes max?
Meanwhile , we have drivers in their 80s and 90s who may be uncomfortable with higher speeds. I'd hate to see someone who survived the Great Depression, survived WWII, and survived 9-11 killed because they were pushed to drive at speeds above their ability.

Originally Posted by Chatbrat (Post 1265625)

At our age time is a finite commodity--you should not have to have it wasted by people doing ten mph under the limit

Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 1265681)

........... we have drivers in their 80s and 90s who may be uncomfortable with higher speeds. I'd hate to see someone who survived the Great Depression, survived WWII, and survived 9-11 killed because they were pushed to drive at speeds above their ability.

Originally Posted by rubicon (Post 1265677)

Perhaps i misread it but it seems I ran across an article that talked about how the NJ LOE rigged the yellow caution light so that people ran the red light as recorded by red light cameras. so a judge got fed up with the income scam and the state had to remove their red light cameras.

Originally Posted by Barefoot (Post 1265695)

Excellent response. :ho:

Originally Posted by Nucky (Post 1265687)

It stopped changing our position while I was on the move. I just pull over safely and reset and off we go. It really is a wonderful App. We would still be trying to get home without it.:coolsmiley:

Originally Posted by RickeyD (Post 1254009)

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Memorable character from my youth. I thought it was for us kids only.

Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 1265705)

worth a lobster?????

OOPS, I get 5 yard penalty for cross-threading:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 1254075)

No they don't. They just become the 25 mph vehicle slowing everybody ELSE down.:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl: