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Sandtrap328 07-12-2016 02:16 PM
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Originally Posted by outlaw (Post 1253238)
If you want a cause to run with, consider drinking and driving (and drunk driving) golf carts. I would bet serious money it is many times more prevalent in TV than golf cart speeding.
It sure is a lot more dangerous!

Shimpy 07-12-2016 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Barefoot (Post 1252875)
There will always be carts that pass you in The Villages and cars that pass you on I-75. Please don't let it bother you.
:agree:

Shimpy 07-12-2016 05:38 PM
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Originally Posted by outlaw (Post 1253153)
. Why in the heck would anyone get upset at getting passed going 20 mph is beyond me. It's as if you are reverting back to your childhood days when you would get upset because someone in the classroom was staring at you. There is one very good safety reason for a golf cart to have the capability to go over 20 mph; when passing a golf cart going 15 mph. Modern automobiles have always had this acceleration feature; even police recognize safely speeding to pass a slower moving vehicle on a two lane road. It's about getting back into your lane as quickly as possible. Really, what is the difference in having a modified muscle car and a modified golf cart? The only difference is one of 70,000 laws on the books.
You hit the nail on the head............Our MMP's have many curves and gives us few open areas to pass on. We need the power to pass and get back into our lane asap.

red tail 07-12-2016 06:14 PM
:agree:
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Originally Posted by Shimpy (Post 1253327)
You hit the nail on the head............Our MMP's have many curves and gives us few open areas to pass on. We need the power to pass and get back into our lane asap.

Topspinmo 07-12-2016 06:18 PM
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Originally Posted by RickeyD (Post 1252926)
This thread is scaring the sh-- out of me. Gonna go cut the wire tie from my governor bellcrank right now [emoji15]
Most just screw the governor nut back where it suppose to be.

rubicon 07-13-2016 04:41 AM
This topic has been re-constituted more times than the poop thread. Each and every time its discussed we have those who abhor being passed by a cart and those who abhor slow drivers. We have those who believe a cart going anywhere over 20.0 mph are evil doers and those who believe anyone going slower than 15.0 on cart paths cause them to say "while I'm young"

I do believe maintaining an average speed of 17-19 mph on cart paths is inherently better for everyone And I'll make book that most accident are not caused by speed but rather the age physical condition of the driver, distractions or sudden illness.

the same people that complain about golf cart speeds are the same people that travel 30 mph in the left lane of 466 466A or 441 and insist that no one pass them
they are the same people that take up a lot space and about 40 seconds to make a right turn.

I may be retired but I am not dead yet

looneycat 07-13-2016 06:16 AM
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Originally Posted by ColdNoMore (Post 1252669)
One of my biggest concerns as the owner of an electric cart that does not have regenerative braking, is having it gain speed on long downhills such as southbound on Morse north of 466.

I have seen police hiding near the postal area 9east side of road, north of Tierra Del Sol?) and I try to remember to pinch it down a bit just in case I am running faster than 20 mph.
pssst! the pedal on the left is a brake.....:wave:

buzzy 07-13-2016 08:06 AM
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Originally Posted by rubicon (Post 1253427)
This topic has been re-constituted more times than the poop thread. Each and every time its discussed we have those who abhor being passed by a cart and those who abhor slow drivers. We have those who believe a cart going anywhere over 20.0 mph are evil doers and those who believe anyone going slower than 15.0 on cart paths cause them to say "while I'm young"

I do believe maintaining an average speed of 17-19 mph on cart paths is inherently better for everyone And I'll make book that most accident are not caused by speed but rather the age physical condition of the driver, distractions or sudden illness.

the same people that complain about golf cart speeds are the same people that travel 30 mph in the left lane of 466 466A or 441 and insist that no one pass them
they are the same people that take up a lot space and about 40 seconds to make a right turn.

I may be retired but I am not dead yet
Agree. I think there is a fairly large number of people who treat the speed limit as some daredevil stunt that they may have tried when they were younger, but not now that they have matured.

ColdNoMore 07-13-2016 08:21 AM
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Originally Posted by looneycat (Post 1253439)
pssst! the pedal on the left is a brake.....:wave:
Pssst, I know that. ;)

Which is why I said "I pinch it down a bit." :wave:

ColdNoMore 07-13-2016 08:27 AM
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Originally Posted by outlaw (Post 1253238)
If you want a cause to run with, consider drinking and driving (and drunk driving) golf carts. I would bet serious money it is many times more prevalent in TV than golf cart speeding.
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Originally Posted by Sandtrap328 (Post 1253254)
It sure is a lot more dangerous!
That's for sure.

In fact, it wouldn't surprise me if a significant % of those complaining about being passed, have a BAC that would be illegal in an automobile and are simply venting their 'speed envy.' :D


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