Originally Posted by Gulfcoast (Post 1917269)

Thanks. Both my husband and I still drive, I was just thinking about down the road when we decide that we aren't comfortable driving a car anymore. I assume that regular golf carts on the Village golf cart trails would be an option, too?

I also heard that there is a shuttle that you can catch in Brownwood that runs to/from the airport although I don't know the details on that.

Originally Posted by Gulfcoast (Post 1917259)

What are the transportation options for those who no longer drive and need a ride to the grocery store or to their doctors appointments?

Originally Posted by La lamy (Post 1917762)

Good for you for trying to plan ahead, but I'm not sure why you think a golf cart would be less of a handful than a car. Most of them don't have seat belts (you can get them installed after market though), the lever for forward or backward is harder to do than any feature on a car, the headlight system is not that great (that too can be upgraded), you have to manually operate the turn signals off (which makes it impossible to know if a signal is really meant from oncoming traffic), groceries are not always easy to stow away safely, carts are hard to keep cool or warm in our extreme temperatures here (unless you buy a very expensive car-like one), and most of all you can have very narrow lanes to operate in. I personally feel so much safer in a car, even though a golf cart is very convenient to get into tight parking spaces, and avoid major street traffic.[/QUOT

Upgrades make all of your concerns a mute point except the narrow lanes. But the lanes are not so narrow relative to size of the carts. And the speeds are much slower than a car which is a huge plus.

Originally Posted by Gulfcoast (Post 1917269)

Thanks. Both my husband and I still drive, I was just thinking about down the road when we decide that we aren't comfortable driving a car anymore. I assume that regular golf carts on the Village golf cart trails would be an option, too?

I also heard that there is a shuttle that you can catch in Brownwood that runs to/from the airport although I don't know the details on that.

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby (Post 1918122)

Ah yes you can certainly drive golf carts, I assumed you meant "couldn't drive at all" meaning - no longer capable, limited vision, reflexes, or mobility. If you "can't" drive a car, you probably "shouldn't" drive a golf cart either. Especially since golf carts are MUCH more dangerous than cars are.

Originally Posted by noslices1 (Post 1917845)

Rollerblades, skateboards, hoverboards

Originally Posted by llmcdaniel (Post 1917986)

Not too sure how safe self drive cars will be in the round abouts

Originally Posted by Gullwing (Post 1917849)

Sumter transit. A neighbor drove for them. At that time it was .25 if picked up at postal station; .50 at your door. They are not allowed to advertise in the villages. Go figure?

Originally Posted by John_W (Post 1919234)

Three counties, Lake County (Lady Lake, SS area), Marion County (north area) Sumter County (areas south of the polo fields and west of Lady Lake all the way down to 44. Also Pine Ridge areas east of the power lines fall into Lake County and the new areas below 44, I think they can be in both Lake & Sumter, I couldn't say for sure. Sumter has the biggest portion of TV.