Nobody post about driving their car and getting passed. Try driving 441 or I 75 without being passed. Who really cares if someone passes them?

Not much at all, probably the lowest rate they have since in 40+ years of driving I've never had a ticket and never had an accident. On those rare occasions that I have significantly exceeded the speed limit, I'm still 1000 times a better driver than the bozo causing the problem. Like the TV commercial, It's not how fast you drive, it's how well you drive fast.

Within reason. :)

Not any where near as much pass I pass other golf carts.

I did have someone pass me a few months ago that shocked me. His cart had to be going 35mph.

While riding in my gas golf cart, I am often passed by other carts. My cart travels at 20.1 downhill and 19 uphill. This is a new cart, and my previous electric cart ran faster. Just last week, a cyclist in full riding gear and expensive bike, overtook my gas cart. I remind myself that I am retired and in no hurry

I get passed often because if a cart comes up behind me I pull over and let them go by. I am retired and not in a hurry. Many people refuse to pull over and let faster carts pass. I find it much easier, and less stressful to pull over than getting tailgated.

Never.

I guess you have never been on the highway and you get some jackass who wants to be the speed control officer and drives in the passing lane the same slow speed as the car in the right lane ?

Yeah, those jerks chap my _ _ _ too. :D

QUOTE=golfing eagles;1398504]Not much at all, probably the lowest rate they have since in 40+ years of driving I've never had a ticket and never had an accident. On those rare occasions that I have significantly exceeded the speed limit, I'm still 1000 times a better driver than the bozo causing the problem. Like the TV commercial, It's not how fast you drive, it's how well you drive fast.[/QUOTE]


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And how many have been passed by bikers while in your cart? That seems to be a bigger danger as those racing bikes can get up to 35-40 MPH.

I do not wish to argue but
 

If, you check you will find what I have said is correct.
You will also find that we agree.

Oh and the same people who do not care and think so long as they do not get caught it is ok. They are the same people that will bitch when they get caught. Assuming they do not severely injure of kill someone first.

re: bike and speed
 

The average speed in the tour de france is 30 mph-I read that somewhere.

Good attitude! :ho:

IMO About as often as I get passed by speeders on the roadways. if your speeder don't matter what your driving, your going to speed. but, the speeder has to have some mechanical ability or friend that know how to speed gas golf cart up. Now for the electrical golf cart is not as easy. Bigger amp motor, bigger tires, or reprograming. Either way speeder will find a way. Actually IMO 20 MPH in golf cart with out safety protection, ( Seat belts, arm rests and even bar across the opening, and even windshield wipers) too fast. But, depends on the skill of the drivers. I find that their are lots of air heads on the MMP, Diamond lanes, and roadways. They just don't pay attention IMO or lived sheltered life? :crap2::crap2:

What bothers me is when I'm driving my 20mph cart on a 20mph neighborhood street and I get passed by an automobile.

My cart slows down (DC motor) when I go up hill and I will be passed by faster carts.

Hi Gracie,
well. I get passed almost every day when I am out with the golf cart..... but really I don't care. My GC runs 19.6 miles/H, and I like to drive it because I am here to relax and enjoy my time and everybody can see it because I am smiling while driving. I only pass (very seldom) when somebody goes very slow because I don't want to stay behind them so that they don't feel be under pressure or have to speed up because of me behind.

You are a good soul.

I get passed on the street a lot more than the trail. It is because I never go more than 20 MPH on the street. I don't want to pay the fine.

I agree with the Doc, I don't see why it matters. If it's done safely, so be it.

If you are passing aren't you exceeding the speed lime of 20mph for golf carts.. My cart has a governor on it set at 20mph and am passed by people

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Not if you're passing a cart going 12 mph.

I like speed limes, I put them in margaritas , limit of 2:a20::a20::a20:

I can agree, but I'm seeing some real issues develop. Twice in the past week i've seen carts pull out to pass a slower cart without checking for traffic. The car that almost took out those carts was mine. At the 30 mph limit on our major internal roads you close distance pretty quickly with a car.


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I have no idea how many times I am passed on a MMP?

I do know that I will not pass anyone who is going at least 16mph.

I do know that I will not pass at all unless I am certain it can be done safely.

I do know that when I am approaching a walker who is on either side of the MMP I will slow down to almost a stop because a) I don't want to frighten them b) too often golf cart drivers coming from the opposite direction seem not to have a concern and will just speed up to bypass walkers.

I do know that a major portion of the day MMP traffic is too high that passing is often not an option.

I do understand having a concern for safety but then I have a live let live philosophy.

You too:1rotfl:

Go easy on them, as they've obviously missed the plethora of threads on this subject. :D



If they're only doing 12 mph, that cart's not a lime...it's a lemon. :1rotfl:...:a20:...:1rotfl:...:a20:

?????.......That's my #1 pet peeve.

who cares drive your cart lol

With The Villages expanding at record pace and you owning an electric cart I'd suggest you trade it in for gas before it loses most of it's value.

Our cart is set at the legal 19.9 mph and we are passed by illegal carts all the time. I keep waiting for one of these nut jobs to get pulled or roll their cart.

I hope it isn't 19.8!!! heaven forbid!

If one wants to drive from say, Lopez to Fenney, you are either crazy or really love sitting in a golf cart. Our electric cart gets us wherever we want to go. I think we will keep it.

I absolutely will pass a cart if it is, IMHO, going way too slow and/or if they are BRAKE BANDITS. Occasionally, the r--e--a--l-- slowpokes force my foot down to avoid accidents. I ALWAYS quick honk twice and announce my intention to pass by yelling, "ON YOUR LEFT". I also honk before I turn on pond-path-blind-corners to alert others of my presence. slow, yackin' folk are enjoying the dawdle, however, I don't necessarily enjoy that ride from the other side..

Never a gas cart in our garage. They stink!!!!!!:a20:

This is a quote from the State of Florida website concerning traffic laws: "A solid white line marks the edge of the roadway or separates lanes of traffic moving in the same direction. You may travel in the same direction on both sides of this line, but you should not cross the line unless you must do so to avoid a hazard. Double solid white lines indicate that changing lanes is not allowed." Since you said you passed this guy who was in the diamond lane, you must have crossed a solid white line to make the pass. If a cop sees you, and isn't lazy or busy eating a donut, he might give you a ticket. And if he clocks you at over 20 MPH, you could also get a ticket for driving an unregistered vehicle.

Gee, officer, I considered the clown driving 12 mph ahead of me to be a HAZARD that I definitely needed to AVOID.

And once again, you imply that no one can ever make a left turn unless they are "avoiding a hazard". I think this law, as stated, is poorly written at least as it pertains to roads with cart lanes in TV. A common interpretation is to consider the white line to be the right edge of the car lane, not a division between 2 lanes of vehicular traffic. Imagine the accidents if they did not put a line on the pavement defining the right edge of the car lane and left edge of the cart lane. (Yes, you can argue for a broken line, BUT...cars are not supposed to cross that line or drive in the cart lane, even to make a right turn. A car should get to their intersection THEN turn right from the car lane (please be careful of not cutting off a cart)) A broken line would imply that it is OK for a car to drift into the cart lane, and even worse, use it to pass a car turning left. What they really need is a way to indicate that carts can safely leave the cart lane to pass or turn left, but cars can't cross the line. Maybe a line painted with white rabbits and green turtles?

I agree with your post - and I've noticed that at every intersection on Morse north of 466 the solid line of the cart lane ends (or is dotted) through the intersection, allowing legal turns. I agree a cart doing 12 mph is probably a hazard, but I frequently get passed at 19.5 by carts doing 25+. If I'm on a side street, I merely slow up and wave them around.