[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by CPD050

I agree phone usage while driving is horrible but slow drivers in no way cause more accidents than speeders. Speeding is far more prevalent in accidents.

Wrong

[dewilson58]

I heard the officer was assisting, not ticketing.



Any more rumors???

[rustyp]

Originally Posted by dewilson58

I heard the officer was assisting, not ticketing.



Any more rumors???

YES - Golfing Eaglet was the Commissioner of the Florida State Police.

[CPD050]

I know there’s a florida highway patrol and a Florida department of law enforcement. Never heard of florida state police. Maybe they changed their name sometime in the past.

[kcrazorbackfan]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

Yes, by all means. Forget about shootings, armed robbery, assaults and the like-----let's go find golf carts going 20.1 mph.

Like a lot of shootings, armed robbery and assaults go on in Old Town, USA, correct?

You would be amazed at with felony arrests I made during a simple speeding stop.

Let them do their jobs….

[DAVES]

Originally Posted by Pondboy

Not sure this one photo supports your claim…..did you interview anyone to see what was up? Perhaps they were drinking and driving in the golf cart? If you were a police officer, would you look the other way towards that offense?

I for one would welcome some enforcement on the golf cart paths. Too often I see people drinking and driving, running stop signs and just being too daring in the operation of golf carts.

Laws? As we read the posts it is the same pseudo names that post that they do not follow stuff like speed limits.
When, caught the post will be about all the others that did not get caught.
Law, they do not need to nor can they possibly catch everyone. It is self policing.
Catch one or two and others will hopefully turn the governor back down to where it is supposed to be.

[DAVES]

Originally Posted by roob1

Your claim is based on what evidence? Just another exaggeration/complaint. If you spend any time on the cart baths south of 44, you will see a vast majority of golf carts and bikers totally ignoring stop signs. And most don't even bother to look around when crossing. Maybe patrolling will prevent an unnecessary injury or death.

Endless posts about the other person.
I used to take a safe driving course every 3-4 years. I would save you if I recall 10% on collision insurance and 20% on comprehensive. For people with violations on their license, usually going to have their license suspended or removed, they too could take this course and have points removed. It was truly an adventure in what some people, "think."
These courses were usually given by retired police officers. Wisdom from one your goal should not be to get even, to teach others how to drive BUT THAT EVERYONE GETS HOME SAFELY.
Endless posts about walkers, dogs, bikes etc. There is no such thing as an accident. Almost all accidents are avoidable. The goal is EVERYONE GETS HOME SAFELY.

[JoMar]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

Yes, by all means. Forget about shootings, armed robbery, assaults and the like-----let's go find golf carts going 20.1 mph.

Thought you got out more than that comment indicates?

[Papa_lecki]

Originally Posted by CPD050

As for traffic patrols in the villages, it’s needed since so many golf cart NASCAR drivers have joined the ranks here and believe traffic laws don’t pertain to them.

Hardly NASCAR - a golf cart will max out, consistent at 23 or 24 MPH (they could do 25 going down hill, but not sustainably). That’s 20%
None are doing 30.

That’s like going a little over 40 on a 35 road or 84 on the turnpike.

I would prefer the police spend time keeping the CARS at speed limit than a golf car going 23 MPH.

[Papa_lecki]

Originally Posted by dewilson58

I heard the officer was assisting, not ticketing.



Any more rumors???

That’s what my landscaper told me his aunt’s neighbor told him.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by JoMar

Thought you got out more than that comment indicates?

One never knows, do one?

[VApeople]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

the golf cart fatalities almost always occur when the cart meets a car.

We moved here in the summer of 2016, when two ladies in a golf cart were killed at Colony Plaza when they were hit by a car.

Another person was killed in a golf cart trying to turn from Morse onto Rio Grande.

A few years later a guy was killed in a golf cart trying to cross 441 near the Villages Hospital.

Those are just the cases my old brain can remember

[CPD050]

Originally Posted by Papa_lecki

Hardly NASCAR - a golf cart will max out, consistent at 23 or 24 MPH (they could do 25 going down hill, but not sustainably). That’s 20%
None are doing 30.

That’s like going a little over 40 on a 35 road or 84 on the turnpike.

I would prefer the police spend time keeping the CARS at speed limit than a golf car going 23 MPH.

Unfortunately you didn’t understand nascar was a joke. Anyways…Golf carts do not max out at 24mph. Many can go 35mph and more. I see them all the time flying by cars going full speed. Besides the drivers who refuse to use a signal, turn at the wrong spot, fail to safely merge at roundabouts , the list goes on and on.

[Normal]

Golf carts are about the same as bicycles, neither of which afford much protection when involved in an accident with a vehicle. You can’t really go against one group without enforcing the other. Going further, bicycles are permitted on roadways where golf carts aren’t. Neither require any registration etc. I don’t see bicycles or golf carts enduring any serious changes here in the Villages. As for tickets, it sure will be interesting to hear what a judge says about so called violations. Reality says issued tickets or fines won’t be enforced.

[MSchad]

Originally Posted by UpNorth

They could bring in a small daily fortune if they just wanted to go after speeding (aka unregistered motor vehicle) golf carts on the main roads.

They could make a fortune if they went after speeders period, golf cart or car.