[bowlingal]

Originally Posted by Laker14

I did not hear about this. I live a stone throw's distance from Sea Breeze. Sorry to hear about this. When did this happen? Was it on the MM along Buena Vista?

yes, on Friday morning at the BV entrance to Seabreeze on the cart path. It was on the villages news.com also, in the daily sun

[DaleDivine]

Originally Posted by Professor

If you live in a community close to The Villages, like Lakeside Landing, for example, you can take your street legal cart down the road less than a mile to The Villages property, spend all day zooming around The Villages using the facilities (restaurants, squares for music, Ednas, other shopping) then get back home on that same road, legally, and not have to pay any amenity fees or other fees assessed to the members and feel smug about being a freeloader...just a thought.

You're not really using any of TV amenities by just going to the squares, Restaurants, Ednas, or shopping. Anybody can do that. They CANNOT use the golf courses, pools or rec centers. It's a win win for The Villagers by having them do this and spend their money in TV.

[banjobob]

I would guess those with “street legal” carts don’t own an automobile , but can access anything in a “legal “cart by roads otherwise prohibited by regular cart.

[Dantes]

Street legal can not travel on the cart paths

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by Dantes

Street legal can not travel on the cart paths

And where did you get that information?

[ThirdOfFive]

Originally Posted by bowlingal

yes, on Friday morning at the BV entrance to Seabreeze on the cart path. It was on the villages news.com also, in the daily sun

Didn't the article mention that the driver may have had a "medical incident" that caused the crash. I know something that I read mentioned that possibility.

[Professor]

Originally Posted by MSchad

Anyone can do that in a car also. Your amenities fee doesn’t go to support any of what you stated. Those are all private enterprises or supported by private enterprise. Those “freeloaders” spend their dollars and help support these businesses that you so cherish. Do you go out of the Villages to shop or eat and then return feeling smug about your freeloading in another community? When someone uses an amenity supported activity, they usually have to produce their Villager or Guest ID.

I, like you, pay taxes which support the road maintenance in this state. Outsiders do not pay taxes to support the maintenance of the golf cart paths...thus freeloading. Too bad you feel it necessary to add comments about someone feeling "smug", which was not mentioned anywhere in my post. Guess you are feeling "smug" about your reply...eh?

[Villages Kahuna]

A couple miles per hour in speed… and MUCH larger bills for a license and insurance.

[dougawhite]

Originally Posted by Professor

If you live in a community close to The Villages, like Lakeside Landing, for example, you can take your street legal cart down the road less than a mile to The Villages property, spend all day zooming around The Villages using the facilities (restaurants, squares for music, Ednas, other shopping) then get back home on that same road, legally, and not have to pay any amenity fees or other fees assessed to the members and feel smug about being a freeloader...just a thought.

Professor, you said they would "feel smug"...

[TNLAKEPANDA]

It’s strictly a matter of Choice! Some people want the take away your Choice.

[Michael G.]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

If you know the differences between the two and how each can be used legally then you already know the purpose.

Apparently Not reading two pages of reply's here.......

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

If you know the differences between the two and how each can be used legally then you already know the purpose.

Originally Posted by Michael G.

Apparently Not reading two pages of reply's here.......

Your comment makes no sense. Every reply that refers to the purpose of the two mentions the same things: to go faster and to drive on certain roads - exactly what is described by the legal use.

Stick around for a while - only two pages of replies indicates pretty good agreement. If there is disagreement on a topic it will fill much more than two pages (think dog poop or roundabouts)

[Byte1]

What a street legal golf cart means to me is the ability to drive 5mph more than a non-street legal cart, after paying for registration and insurance for the cart.

[Scorpyo]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

Maybe to have only 1 vehicle that you can take almost anywhere in TV and close surrounding areas?

There are many reasons to have a street legal cart in TV. Ego, impatience, etc. but your response is, in my opinion, probably the best and perfectly logical reason to have one. Great answer!

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by Michael G.

I know the difference and how each can be used legally.

Street legal golfcarts on the same roads/streets with cars/trucks are an accident waiting to happen, and their expensive in price.

What's the Purpose?

So they can speed down BV and MB well above the 25 MPH limit for LSVs.