[jack_pine]

Thanks all, good info.

We will see how long we are delayed, supposed to get 6-8 of the white stuff here in Chicago...........................

[swrinfla]

jack pine:

One small word. Despite Pt's fervent plea that golf carts should never, ever be in a roundabout (and, of course, I agree with her totally), you must be careful not to follow a Street Legal golf cart too closely, because he does have the right to be in the roundabout! :-( :-(

But, then, if you're following a Street Legal and you're not on a cart path, then you're in the wrong place!

Confused?

Best advice: pay 'ttention where 99.9% of the carts are, and follow them!

SWR

[Schaumburger]

Originally Posted by Bobbie416

I am renting a house in The Villages for the month of February and will be driving a golf cart for the first time in my life. Thank you for all the advice. I am a little concerned about getting lost but know there are lots of friendly people who can help me. One thing a friend who lives in The Villages told me was that if I am lost, do not just stop in the golf cart lane to read my map and try to get directions. She said to pull over so others can get by. If you see me looking very confused, please stop to help. I look forward to meeting many new people that way. Is there a GPS for golf cart lanes?

Bobbie - Last year I drove a golf cart for the first time when I rented so I know how you feel. People will stop and help if you pull over to the side and take out a golf cart map or a map of TV. TV angels of direction stopped and helped me more than once last year. When I hopefully return to TV in the summer I will need more help with directions so you are not alone in needing help. Enjoy your February rental -- wish I could be in TV next month.

[Bobbie416]

Thank you. I am really looking forward to this. Even more so now that it is so cold here and they are predicting snow.

[Pturner]

Originally Posted by swrinfla

jack pine:

One small word. Despite Pt's fervent plea that golf carts should never, ever be in a roundabout (and, of course, I agree with her totally), you must be careful not to follow a Street Legal golf cart too closely, because he does have the right to be in the roundabout! :-( :-(

But, then, if you're following a Street Legal and you're not on a cart path, then you're in the wrong place!

Confused?

Best advice: pay 'ttention where 99.9% of the carts are, and follow them!

SWR

Steve,
Thank you. That needed saying after my fervent plea. I didn't think about Street Legals.

P

[Yorio]

There are couple of points which happened to me when I first started driving around on golf carts. Since I am so used to driving around in cars, when I make a left turn especially, for a fleeting moments, I noticed driving on regular road instead of at a cart path. Being The Villages, no one honked me from behind until moved to the cart path. When I mentioned this to my neighbor, he said that since he mostly drives around in golf carts, he unknowingly move to the golf cart area when he drives a car sometimes. The other point is when I am near the gate, I feel like going through the gate in my golf cart which is a no, no in most areas. Fortunately, I haven't done this yet.

[SALYBOW]

Originally Posted by jack_pine

We will be there Saturday for a week for our first ever visit.

Sure I will figure this out (sans getting lost) but is it pretty clear when my cart should be driven on street and when I should get on cart path and such. I know , no sidewalks.

I read all these threads about people complaining about bad cart drivers. Don't want to be one of those but will probably make some mistakes.

Beware....................

When we first came down we spent a lot of time "exploring" (getting lost) on both the streets and the cart paths. In the process of doing this we were helped by so many nice people. Most of the time someone will stop to help you. People are very nice that way here.