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Originally Posted by Talk Host

Being a police officer is a dangerous job. I did it for several years and would never consider it again. They clean up the mess that nobody else wants to deal with. Their life is in danger every time they make a traffic stop. They keep our streets and homes free from people who wish to do us harm...people who wish to steal what we have. They engage dangerous felons so that we don't have to. They work nights, weekends and holidays so that we are safe. I put them in the same category as our military men and women.

The constant badgering about doughnuts and police really makes me sad. If you have a crisis at your home, you will forget about doughnuts and call your local police. Men and women for whom I have a great deal of respect.

jlk

Well talk host tell me it ain't so and the life of a police officer isn't as depicted in Blue Bloods?

[rtime]

So they seem to be going after the carts for going maybe 2 or 3 mph over the limit. But when are they going to start enforcing the car speed limit. If I'm driving 35 mph down LBV or Morse I usually get ran over. I've had cars go past me so fast it seemed like I was stopped. What is the number of citations for cars and trucks.

[John_W]

...But when are they going to start enforcing the car speed limit. If I'm driving 35 mph down LBV or Morse I usually get ran over.

Yesterday I saw two police cars, one marked and one unmarked parked on the side of St. Charles facing northbound just south of Tamarind Grove Blvd. Could of been a speed trap, I didn't stay around to watch.

[CarGuys]

[QUOTE=2BNTV;300482]I thought I dispense some information about seat
I have always worn my sealt belt since I read an article that stated there is a great number of people who get hurt in an accident doing 25 MPH or less. The same article said most people are in accidents close to their home and lamented about how some people will not wear their sealt belts because "I'm only going to the store that is a couple of blocks away.

A police officer who taught a driver safety course said, "I have never unbuckled a dead man".

When I bought a Ferris Zero Turn for 2 acre Northern lawn After visiting the Villages I was surprised it went faster than a rental cart. Second day the seat belt latch broke. I called service to replace it, They laughed at me stating " Seriously you wear a seat belt on a lawn mower! We never get a call for a seat belt repair"

Why we are getting a Tomberlin when we move. Safety Belts, Real Hydraulic Disc brakes!

[Shirleevee]

Originally Posted by John_W

Yesterday I saw two police cars, one marked and one unmarked parked on the side of St. Charles facing northbound just south of Tamarind Grove Blvd. Could of been a speed trap, I didn't stay around to watch.

Our home backs St. Charles and they are stopping both golf carts and autos alike.......they just relocated from Bailey Trail to St. Charles..........

[graciegirl]

I am one of those people that when they see a car or cart stopped by the police I wonder what that person did wrong.

I don't wonder if the police have time on their hands left over from chasing bad guys.

But police are allowed to stop for donuts. Everyone takes breaks.

[memason]

I know, I've mostly been on the opposite side of this cart speed discussion...

I find it incredible that the police would target and ticket golf carts that are going a few mph over the 19/20 speed limit.

Just for the record, I have a stock gas cart that has not been tweaked in any way. It runs 20mph on the flat. On streets like St. Charles and Bailey Trail, it can hit 25mph on the downhill stretches. It did not come with a speedometer and I have intentions of installing one. I used GPS a couple times to check speed, so that's how I know how fast it will go.

The police just don't have enough to do around here.

Don't know...just saying

[Virtual Geezer]

I would bet that a cart stopped for going 2 or 3 miles per hour over the 20 mile limit is not given a ticket for speeding but for not have a properly registered street legal vehicle. The accuracy or radar and laser devices have been challenged in the courts for years and the calibration of these units always comes into question. Much easier to deal with the registration issue as it is a yes or no question.

VG

[bimmertl]

Virtual Geezer is correct.

If you go back to the first post on this thread, you will note there are no carts ticketed for "speeding". Of the 64 violations issued 56 were for No Vehicle Registration. Meaning since the cart exceeded the 20mph speed it needs to be registered as a low speed vehicle.

So you don't get a ticket for "speeding" in the cart, you get stopped based upon a speed exceeding the 20 mph and the registration of the vehicle is checked in order to verify compliance with the LSV statute.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

This sounds a bit sketchy to me. Can they make you alter your vehicle so that it doesn't go over 19.9? How about if you have a cart that goes 25mph but you never drive it over 19.9?
My car is capable of going over 100 mph but I only go 20 mph on my street.

[Ooper]

You cannot be made to alter your vehicle, they will just cite you for not being in compliance. I would wager 95% or more of carts in The Villages can or will exceed the 19.9 mph limit going down a steep enough incline. Just because there are conditions where carts can exceed that limit, as in automobiles and their posted speed limits, doesn't mean you can't use them. The sheriff holds numerous speed checks in parking lots throughout the year. They do not confiscate your cart or make you get it altered should you exceed the 19.9 mph a bit.

[NotGolfer]

This whole thread is 2 years old but resurrected.

Yesterday I was in my car on Stillwater between Mallory and the LSL gate. A street legal cart (in the diamond lane I might add) was sailing right along. My car was between 30 and 35 mph and she was going that as well. At one time my car wasn't catching up to her. We have a street legal cart and I can attest it doesn't exceed the legal speed it was set at....even on hills! I had to wonder if this lady's cart was altered in some way!

[JoeC1947]

Originally Posted by NotGolfer

This whole thread is 2 years old but resurrected.

Yesterday I was in my car on Stillwater between Mallory and the LSL gate. A street legal cart (in the diamond lane I might add) was sailing right along. My car was between 30 and 35 mph and she was going that as well. At one time my car wasn't catching up to her. We have a street legal cart and I can attest it doesn't exceed the legal speed it was set at....even on hills! I had to wonder if this lady's cart was altered in some way!

Threads like this never die or change.

[Mikeod]

You're missing the point. The legal definition of a golf cart in FL is that it is not capable of exceeding 19.9mph. Not that you keep it under 20. If your cart is capable of exceeding 20 it is no longer a golf cart. It is a motor vehicle and must be registered and insured if it is used on public roadways. That includes the cart lanes on our streets. The citation is for driving an unregistered motor vehicle.

[Ooper]

Originally Posted by mikeod

You're missing the point. The legal definition of a golf cart in FL is that it is not capable of exceeding 19.9mph. Not that you keep it under 20. If your cart is capable of exceeding 20 it is no longer a golf cart. It is a motor vehicle and must be registered and insured if it is used on public roadways. That includes the cart lanes on our streets. The citation is for driving an unregistered motor vehicle.

Is your cart capable of exceeding 19.9 mph going down Mallory Hill if you don't touch the brakes and have the accelerator at full throttle? If you answer yes, do you have your cart registered? I am not saying you or anyone would do this, but I don't think there is a cart in TV that is not capable of exceeding 19.9 mph under these conditions. So does that mean everybody should have their carts registered and insured because they are no longer defined as a golf cart?