[Rodneysblue]

Originally Posted by JGibson

You can drive all the way to Spruce Creek if you want. You’re allowed to cross 441 at the light going into SC.

Unfortunately, you can't cross 441 to get to the historic side.

You can go all the way up to Floor and Decor. You cross over the golf cart bridge to get to the historic side.

[Gatorfan1]

[QUOTE=JGibson;2374992]You can drive all the way to Spruce Creek if you want. You’re allowed to cross 441 at the light going into SC.

Unfortunately, you can't cross 441 to get to the historic side. That is illegal and you can get a ticket.


I suggest you verify that with the Sumter County Sheriff. You can’t cross 441. You must use the golf cart bring over 441.

[Singerlady]

Originally Posted by MplsPete

The currently active "Cracker Barrel" thread says there is a route to C B and beyond which carts can use. I examined this route on Google Maps, and it seems to me that this requires the use of public roadways, which I thought was forbidden. OTOH, cruising through the neighborhoods, which seems to be done with abandon, requires driving on public roads also I think; all the roads are public I think, which is why the gates cannot be true gates. So how can carts drive in the neighborhoods? Seeking clarification; Thanks in advance.

Go over the bridge behind Ay Jalisco. You will end on the road which parallels 441. Go straight past Boone Ct. in fact, go 5 houses past Boone Ct. and there is a short path to a gate that lets you out on N 86th court which takes to your access to the back of CB. YOU WILL NEED YOUR GATE ACCESS CARD!

[DrHitch]

Originally Posted by JGibson

You can drive all the way to Spruce Creek if you want. You’re allowed to cross 441 at the light going into SC.

Unfortunately, you can't cross 441 to get to the historic side.

Can you explain how and where you cross 441 to get to spruce Creek?

Yes, there is a bridge across 441 from near downtown Spanish Springs (by the veterans memorial) that accesses Orange Blossom and Country Club Hills

[NoMoSno]

Originally Posted by DrHitch

Can you explain how and where you cross 441 to get to spruce Creek?

Yes, there is a bridge across 441 from near downtown Spanish Springs (by the veterans memorial) that accesses Orange Blossom and Country Club Hills

SE 175th Place
Directly in front of Spruce Creek South (not Spruce Creek Del Webb)

[Salty Dog]

Would it be okay to drive in the grass along 44 outside of TV between Lake Deaton Plaza and Dollar General or Pennbrooke Fairways?

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by Salty Dog

Would it be okay to drive in the grass along 44 outside of TV?

Some say yes, others say no. Question I would ask is whether it is okay for your neighbors to drive through your lawn? If that isn’t okay then why would it be okay to drive across someone else’s grass?

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by NoMoSno

SE 175th Place
Directly in front of Spruce Creek South (not Spruce Creek Del Webb)

You can't get to Spruce Creek South FROM Spanish Springs by golf cart. You'd have to cross El Camino Real, drive on the north side of that road, and there is no golf cart path on that side of the road beyond The Villages Health/Premier Medical parking lot. You also can't drive a golf cart on Buenos Aires Blvd (the street closest to Subway in the Publix strip mall).

[NoMoSno]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

You can't get to Spruce Creek South FROM Spanish Springs by golf cart. You'd have to cross El Camino Real, drive on the north side of that road, and there is no golf cart path on that side of the road beyond The Villages Health/Premier Medical parking lot. You also can't drive a golf cart on Buenos Aires Blvd (the street closest to Subway in the Publix strip mall).

That's not the question I was responding to.
Read the question asked.

[FloridaGuy66]

I've wondered if it would technically be legal to take the existing cart path to UF Health Emergency across from Brownwood south of 44 and then cross CR179 to the strip mall with VIP Nails and then cross Signature Rd to McDonald's and Sparr Building Supply? Has anyone seen carts there?

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by FloridaGuy66

I've wondered if it would technically be legal to take the existing cart path to UF Health Emergency across from Brownwood south of 44 and then cross CR179 to the strip mall with VIP Nails and then cross Signature Rd to McDonald's and Sparr Building Supply? Has anyone seen carts there?

I MISREAD YOUR POST AND THOUGHT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT UF Hospital Spanish Plaines or whatever they're calling The Villages Regional this week - and 441, not 44 - I totally skipped the word "Brownwood" and responded based only on what I thought you were asking. My apologies.

But for what it's worth:

Technically no, it is not legal (crossing 441 to get from the back road to UF Hospital). People do it anyway though and unless there's a crash or someone gets hurt, no one really cares. If you get involved in an accident while driving your unregistered, non-street-legal golf cart across the state road though, you're the one who is held responsible because you weren't supposed to be there.

[Bill14564]

If that area is considered to be Wildwood then I would think the answer lies with the Wildwood Statutes though I don’t know what they say.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

Which State Rd is being crossed?

If that area is considered to be Wildwood then I would think the answer lies with the Wildwood Statutes though I don’t know what they say.

I misread the post and edited my response. Apologies!

[FloridaGuy66]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

If that area is considered to be Wildwood then I would think the answer lies with the Wildwood Statutes though I don’t know what they say.

My understanding of the Florida law is that you can cross any county road on a golf cart if the speed limit is 30 MPH or less.

In Wildwood, you cannot drive a golf cart on the road but you can cross roads as per state laws.

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by FloridaGuy66

My understanding of the Florida law is that you can cross any county road on a golf cart if the speed limit is 30 MPH or less.

In Wildwood, you cannot drive a golf cart on the road but you can cross roads as per state laws.

I can't find that in state law. Can you provide a citation?

Wildwood ordinance 2017-70 appears to specifically state the opposite.

This only matters if someone tries it and if an officer sees it and if they choose to pursue it.