It might have been a snowbird or someone new to The Villages, but the driver of a golf cart was definitely confused Friday as he traveled on a multi-modal path in Florida’s Friendliest Hometown.
The befuddled driver of the light green golf cart ended up on the wrong side of the path where it splits into two lanes alongside Morse Boulevard, not far from the Colony Cottage Recreation Center.
Villager Ed Sullivan, who was driving his golf cart in the correct lane and captured the wrong-way driver on video, was forced to slow down and almost come to a stop as the two carts barely cleared each other. As he passes within inches of Sullivan’s cart, the wayward driver can be seen giving a slight wave to show he realized his error.
Friday’s incident is one in a long line of many where either golf carts or regular-sized vehicles have traveled the wrong way or ended up where they weren’t supposed to be in some part of Florida’s Friendliest Hometown. Some of those instances include:
- On Wednesday, a snowbird in a golf cart made a misguided right turn onto County Road 466 and traveled all the way down to the Morse family compound.
- In May, a misguided motorist behind the wheel of a golf cart brought a large line of vehicles to a crawl during busy lunchtime traffic on County Road 466. That same month, Villager John Whelan shot a video of a Toyota SUV tooling along on a multi-modal path.
- In March, a wrong-way driver in a four-door sedan was caught on video zipping down Buena Vista Boulevard.
- In January, a lost snowbird in a golf cart was arrested while he was searching for Brownwood Paddock Square.
- In December 2018, a confused snowbird in a golf cart required a police escort after getting lost on County Road 466 and finally realizing something was amiss when she reached U.S. Hwy. 27/441.
- In October 2018, a woman was arrested after she was spotted driving the wrong way in a passenger vehicle near the Publix grocery store at La Plaza Grande.
- In July 2018, Community Watch assisted in the arrest of a man behind the wheel of a golf cart who apparently got confused in a roundabout at Stillwater Trail and Morse Boulevard.
- In April 2018, a misguided motorist made a wrong turn onto a golf cart path near Colony Cottage Recreation Center, startling drivers and passengers in golf carts traveling in the opposite direction. That same month, a man was arrested after he was caught driving a golf cart in the wrong direction on U.S. Hwy. 27/441 in Lady Lake.
- In December 2017, a Pennsylvania man was arrested for driving under the influence after he was spotted driving a golf cart on County Road 466 at Glen Hollow Way.
- In July 2017, A misguided motorist nearly drove onto the multi-modal portion of the Morse Boulevard Bridge.
- In April 2017, a man who claimed he was new to the area was arrested after a Sumter County sheriff’s deputy spotted him driving a golf cart on County Road 466.
- In February 2017, an automobile that strayed onto the multi-modal path near Colony Cottage Recreation Center and nearly drove through the tunnel under County Road 466A.
- In November 2016, an automobile ended up on a multi-modal path after leaving the Winn-Dixie parking lot in Lake Sumter Landing. That same month, a mixed-up motorist was spotted heading the wrong way on Stillwater Trail near the rear entrance to the Winn-Dixie.
- In February 2016, a misguided golf cart driver attempted to navigate a busy intersection on County Road 466 where it clearly didn’t belong.
- In January 2016, a couple in a golf cart exited through the Morse Gate and made a right-hand turn onto County Road 466.