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EnglishJW 05-14-2017 08:49 AM
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Originally Posted by l2ridehd (Post 1398317)
I have checked and double checked my carts speed. And it will go 19.8 uphill and 20.7 downhill with only one person on board. So just a bit more than legal down hill. I do have a speedometer installed and it matches the checked mph at those sheriff speed signs every time.

There are many carts out there who drive or chose to drive at about 17. Not sure if they realize they are going below the legal limit, but I will pass them. And have even been yelled at by a few when you pass. They must not realize they are going slow. I have also been going the speed limit and have had carts zoom past at what had to be over 25 mph.

So I would guess in the past year I have passed 3 or 4 and have been passed by 3 or 4. And probably about the same for several past years. I do use the cart a lot and go just about every where possible in it.
Our cart goes slightly slower than yours but our experiences have been very similar. Some people seem to drive too slow when they are distracted, talking, looking for something, etc.

Oh, and we have been passed by men, women, and kids. It certainly hasn't only been men.

Fred R 05-14-2017 08:51 AM
What few times I pass someone I always smile and wave. When I get passed, no one ever even acknowledges that I"m there. Strange

Mleeja 05-14-2017 09:03 AM
I find that I probably get passed more than I pass other carts. Most of the time it seems that the passing occurred on a street rather than on a MMP. The thing that really frost me is when on the MMP that runs by Freedom Point, I am stopped at a stop sign and someone blows around me!

Rapscallion St Croix 05-14-2017 09:06 AM
I get passed pretty often. My cart is fast and I could outrun most of the passers but it really doesn't usually bother me when they pass. The two exceptions that have drawn curses from my lips were last year when a guy passed me in the tunnel from Laurel Manor to Saddlebrook and the other night when a fellow passed me while I had my left turn signal on.

BogeyBoy 05-14-2017 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by kstew43 (Post 1398340)
We get passed on a daily basis. Our cart is from The Villages carts so I don't know how fast it is but it seems fast enough.

Most of the time I have to hold hubby back from giving them the finger.......luckily he always does but waits till there too far away to see or even care, but it makes him feel better.

Frankly, I could care less, living in South Florida it is a multiple daily occurance and I am so over it.

if it makes men feel better....and it is 100% men who have done this to me, if it gives them a little more umph in there ego.. and gives them a cheap thrill.....then by all means....go ahead pass me....I could care less....

I just think to my self, my insurance bills are sooooo...low, I wonder what the speeder is paying..:police:
I agree that most are men, but I have been passed by women quite a few times.

BTW - street legal carts make me cringe, they look very dangerous on Morse or Buena Vista when cars are passing at 40+ MPH. And if the driver is going full speed on the multi-modal paths I think they are a danger to the slower traffic. I think they work great in a community with city street speed limits of 25 but not here.

thelegges 05-14-2017 09:19 AM
I get passed few times a week. Only carts I pass usually are the lifestyle carts.

UpNorth 05-14-2017 09:19 AM
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Originally Posted by suesiegel (Post 1398349)
I'm not an expert but the new 2017 Yamaha is set to do 24 mph. We have a 2015 and last time we had it serviced the villages golf carts made us sign a memo that said we authorize them to turn back the speed if it is set over 20 mph. This time they asked us where we wanted it set. Offered options were 22.5 or 24. I did not ask but I do wonder how they could set a half mile an hour on that crude governor system.

Originally, golf carts were designed to do 15 mph. They only have brakes on the rear wheels. Like your old Schwinn bike with brakes on the rear wheel only, when you hit the brakes hard the weight moves forward and it easily skids. Golf carts are also top heavy. We've all seen them with four people each well over 200 lbs in them. Folks that is 900 lbs almost equal to the empty weight of the car, well above the center of gravity.

The golf cart paths are clearly not designed for these speeds.

ARE WE, ARE YOU, IN SUCH A RUSH TO RELAX????????
Any mechanic that adjusts a golf cart to go over 20mph is creating an unregistered motor vehicle and is subject to stiff fines and loss of license. If you own this modified cart and don't even drive it, you too are subject to a fine (about $250) and you need to have a mechanic certify that it has been limited to legal speed. I've had plenty of carts pass me while going 20mph. Even at 20mph, an emergency maneuver in a cart often turns out badly. They have poor brakes, poor suspension, and a small
wheel base. That's why they call them "golf carts".

Henryk 05-14-2017 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 1398311)
I have been passed a few times in the past year and passed someone a couple, three times.

How about you? I suppose it depends on how much you drive it and what time of the year it is.

When I was driving much more in my cart than I do now...it was still rare to pass or be passed.

Interested in other's experiences on this...
Hi, GG. I often will pass a lone bicyclist or runners when there is no visible traffic heading toward me. I like to drive at about 17 MPH most times. If a cart comes up behind me, I signal them to (safely) pass. Most times, the driver waves in thanks, but once one delusional woman gave me the single-finger salute. Go figure.

Bosoxfan 05-14-2017 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 1398311)
I have been passed a few times in the past year and passed someone a couple, three times.

How about you? I suppose it depends on how much you drive it and what time of the year it is.

When I was driving much more in my cart than I do now...it was still rare to pass or be passed.

Interested in other's experiences on this...


Someone needs to explain to me what the problem is .Why can't people pass others without getting cursed at? Why is it that the person blocking the faster traffic from flowing not the problem? Driving fast is a choice one makes . No one except the police should be the ones telling them they're wrong. The other day I was passing someone on Pinellas pl in the village of Pinellas and some guy was cussing me out . I wasn't affecting anything he was doing as he was in the diamond lane and I was in the middle of the road passing him . Am I supposed to stay behind him even if he's going slower then I'm capable of going? Folks if I choose to drive fast and if I get caught that's my problem. Before anyone says I'm going to cause an accident I want you to know I would never pass anyone without the proper distance needed to do so.
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Very rarely do I get passed but I pass people often only when it's safe to do so .....Have a nice day!!

batman911 05-14-2017 10:22 AM
Those who have illegally altered their golf carts to exceed 19.6 have never been in a golf cart accident and probably do not use seat belts as well. Almost all the golf cart seats do not have restrains to keep them from flying up and launching you through the windshield if you hit something or get hit. I can tell you from experience that an accident will cure your need for speed.

charmed59 05-14-2017 11:06 AM
When using loaners, rentals or lifestyle carts I get passed all the time. When sight seeing or making my way slowly home after a tough pickle ball match I get passed often. When concentrating because I have a tee time I very occasionally get passed, and more often am passing folks.

If I see lots of folks behind me because I'm not in a hurry or have a slow cart I pull off on the grass and let them pass. If they are passing me on the road I'll take my foot off the gas so they can pass safely. I'm always amazed at the folks that will speed up when you try to pass. They want a collision.

Bosoxfan 05-14-2017 11:10 AM
[QUOTE=charmed59;1398408. I'm always amazed at the folks that will speed up when you try to pass. They want a collision.[/QUOTE]

These are the folks that have major control issues. Their cart is capable of going as fast as mine but they don't .Only when I try to pass them do they speed up...

I'm sorry Gracie but these folks are JERKS!!!

JP 05-14-2017 11:38 AM
I thought it was illegal to cross a solid white line hence passing is illegal.

golfing eagles 05-14-2017 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by JP (Post 1398418)
I thought it was illegal to cross a solid white line hence passing is illegal.
Then you better find a way to get to your destination making nothing but right turns.

I get passed just about every time I take the cart out. Mine goes 20.3 level ground, 19.2 uphill and can max out at 22 on a steep downgrade. Most of the time I am passed I'm going right about 20, and the passing cart 25+. So what, if they want to chance getting caught, it doesn't concern me in the slightest

I also hate to say so, but I agree with the posters that state the slow vehicle causes the accidents. The guy driving 50 on the interstate won't GET into an accident, but he'll CAUSE a whole bunch as others make half-a$$ed moves to get by them

kstew43 05-14-2017 11:49 AM
Lifes to short to die in a puddle of blood and brains on the side of the road.....


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