[Carl in Tampa]

Originally Posted by twoplanekid

Read this study and then decide http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/vi...84&context=etd

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[twoplanekid]

Originally Posted by Carl in Tampa

Anyone who clicks on the link to read the study will appreciate the cartoon below.

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I agree! He said what?

That is why I go to this site for the facts!

[justjim]

Originally Posted by Barefoot

The Villages is a golf cart community, or so the signs say.
The gates aren't an inconvenience if you're driving a golf cart and waiting to cross the road.

Barefoot I agree and you are spot on. Without the gates we would have many more accidents between golf carts and cars. Guess who looses "big time" when a car and a golf cart "kiss" each other?

The Villages is unique with 50,000 golf carts running along with 50,000 other vehicles. The gates stop the cars and give the golf carts an opportunity to safely pass at the gates. Bottom line it's more about SAFETY of those riding in the thousands of golf carts in The Villages than potential "crime" in The Villages. The cameras are a great deterrent. A small sign saying "smile your on camera" wouldn't hurt anything at the gates.

[Mrs. Robinson]

Originally Posted by Carl in Tampa

So, your conclusion would be that The Villages has less crime because it is not a true "gated community?"

O.K. .......................

No. My conclusion is that the residents who feel that our gates are a deterrent to crime are living a fairy tale.

[doran]

Don't worry, be happy.