Originally Posted by Ajack (Post 301825)

We attached the wife's GPS to the windshield the other day and it seems to work fine. Are GPS's a reliable gauge?

Originally Posted by Ooper (Post 301829)

Yes... absolutely. GPS units are not affected by tire and wheel sizes and are very accurate!

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter (Post 300191)

Received this from a person who was at the meeting.


I just came from a District 6 meeting at which the Sumter County Sherriff’s Dept. presented the golf cart citations issued between Aug 11th and Oct 11th. There were 64 citations in all, 9 for Ran Stop Sign, 1 for Possession of Open Container – Driver, and 56 for No Motor Vehicle Registration. The No Motor Vehicle Registration meant that the non-street legal golf cart was operated in excess of 20mph while on public road – path portion or otherwise. The citation requires a court appearance. In general, offenders are required to demonstrate to the judge that repairs have been made to limit the cart’s speed to 20mph and pay court costs of $250. At the judge’s discretion, the several hundred dollar fine is waived.



Drive safely

Originally Posted by Ajack (Post 301842)

Thanks, I found that my rental cart will go 27 miles an hour down-hill. Guess I better slow down a bit, huh? LOL

Originally Posted by Bill-n-Brillo (Post 301860)

Nah, drive faster. That way you can tell us all where the police hide out when they're clocking carts!! :1rotfl:

As Ooper said, the GPS is going to be spot-on accurate. I've checked our various cars' speedometer readings with one. Some of them are waaaay off!! :shocked:

Bill

Originally Posted by Bill-n-Brillo (Post 301877)

Russ - This explains it in pretty straightforward terms:

http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/howgpsworks.php

Hope that helps!

Bill

Originally Posted by foxmeadow (Post 300409)

Now that the police are cracking down on speeding golf carts, I feel sooooooo
much safer. Excuse me, but the only thing I see accomplished is about $14,000 in the county coffer's. It didn't rid us of the underage driver's, the people with small children on their laps while driving, the towels covering the rear tail lights, too many bodies in a 2 passenger cart, failing to signal turns, turning left from the far right hand lane and on and on. The reason I am so cynical is due to the police power being used while we continue to see homes being burglarized, articles being stolen from carts in broad daylight, autos left in driveways in the evening being broken into, golf courses being vandalized, etc. Those of you who get so worked up at carts passing you, probably fear they will get an open parking spot at the square, or, worse yet, a chair at the square that you might have gotten if the line of carts would just stay behind you. You are the cart going 16 mph, but you are safer??? Maybe they just had to get to the 2 for 1 before it closed. Sorry, I do not see carts that go 5 mph over the speed limit as a major problem, nor the value in the appropriation of police manpower.

Originally Posted by dlswriter (Post 309392)

I did get a ticket and paid it. Do not use a lawyer they can do nothing for you I know. Your cart does not have to be upgraded. Just add bigger tires and you are there over the limit.

Originally Posted by robertwbusby (Post 342570)

I just purchased a LSV and no one seemed to know the real rules, not even the dealer!

Would be nice if The Villages printed a book on purchasing golf carts and LSVs, the do's and dont's and the rules of the road in The Villages, FL on golf multi use vehicle and jogging paths.

I keep hearing about meetings but never seem to see any notice about them.

Every day I see golf carts drving in excess of 20 mph, people sitting in them and driving in them drinking alcohol, folks paying no attention to the rules of the road...so I am thinking The Villages needs to post fome information on the purchase and use of golf carts and LSVs as well as a map of the roads for those vehicles...smiles and frowns...Bob Busby