I want them to replace the gates with big (at least 16 feet tall) wrought iron ones that open as you approach because they recognize the chip in your car.

I would also like to have those guys like Queen Elizabeth has that blow their horns. A curtsy or two would be nice...but hey, it ain't bad the way it is.:1rotfl:

Can someone explain to me the function of the exit gates?

Under Lifestyles on The Villages website:

Our residents say it’s like being a kid again: golf, recreation, shopping, dining, medical and professional services – everything you need to live life to the fullest – just a golf car ride away, in a beautifully designed and gated community.
You’ll make friends, you’ll make memories, and you can ultimately make yourself a happier, healthier person too!

Lowers the temptation to drive through in the wrong direction.

S - L - O - W you down around the cart crossing areas.

bike42, u understand now right?....gn

I don't think TV is advertised as a gated community. That would be false advertising. Everybody knows what a gated community is, and TV isn't one.

They look like gates to me!

exit(gate) strategy
 

While not as controversial as Watergate, in a real world, exit gates, like emergency exits that cannot be opened from the 'outside', are there to block entry.

If there were no exit gate, a (very rare) driver could head into the 'secured' neighborhood in the opposite lane

Just be glad they don't have a 'severe tire damage' spikeplate on the ground.

If 'they' make the Harmeswood gate-end-to-curb opening 24", we'd be utterly delighted
Anyone other than Twiggy has to turn sideways to enter on foot.
L and L

Flashing Lights Too?
 

I'm in favor of keeping the gates I believe they are an effective deterrent to unwanted and "cut-thru" traffic for non-residents.

Just wondering though, if promulgated in a law including railroad crossings, can we get those alternating flashing red lights on the top of the gates, they're pretty cool.

But the exit gates come AFTER the golf cart paths.

Not All
 

Cart trail along Buena Vista across Talley Ridge; Coming from Saddlebrook under the tunnel and turning right along Buena Vista; Morse Blvd. toward 441 and/or downtown, just to name a few.

Since there are so many different variations of gates, how are they going to come up with one consistent design that works for all? How about the entrance at Belvedere just past the high school? Last year they created a separate lane for golf carts so they could go by the gate arm, because golf cart traffic is so heavy there that cars were backing up to block the high school entrance. Are they now switching back to make the carts use gate cards?

A Federal Law just for The Villages?
 

Re: changes in Villages gates: "These changes are in fact a result of a Federal Law that takes effect on January 1, 2011. This law has been adopted by the Florida legislature, and accepted by the counties of Sumter, Lake, and Marion. In essence, the law states that there must be complete traffic control of all "vehicles" entering and exiting The Villages."
How did this law come to be? Who proposed it? What is the motivation behind it?

the gate keeper