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Safe going for the holidays

by Larry Swim, chairman, COPs

‘Tis the season for family vacations and passenger and driver, so don’t overload proven causes of accidents.
get-togethers. Since we’d all like to keep the cart or forget to buckle up.
it the happiest time of the year, show your – Drinking and driving is a major offense
visitors the ropes. – Stick to the speed limit. Because this and expensive if you get caught. As
is a golf cart community, the speed they say, you can’t afford it! So skip the
Though Sun City Texas is a quiet limit here is 35mph. Yes, we have spiked eggnog or designate a driver.
community, we’re quite active. We have speeders - both people who work here
lots of traffic on our main roads and and people who live here - but when If you don’t have guests, follow the tips
occasional congestion in the parking lots they get caught, they get ticketed. yourself. Our neighbors’ visitors will be
(this is why we squeeze two golf carts out there and extra caution on the roads
into one space). Tell any visiting guests – Come to a complete stop at a stop sign. will be required.
to look out for cars, bikes, golf carts and Just slowing down is a violation.
pedestrians if they take to the roads or COPs need your help to keep us safe.
walk in neighborhood streets. – Remain in the curb lane when you We need 75 more COPs to keep our
turn right. Even if you want to make cars on the road by the end of the
We obey the same rules of the road as the a left turn after that, stay in the curb year. Join us! Volunteer 2 hours twice
rest of Texas. For example: lane until it’s safe to change lanes. Use a month, driving or staffing the office
your turn signal, move into the left from home. We’ll train and outfit you.
– You need a driver’s license to operate lane and then make a left. Call 512-966-1362 Monday to Friday
a golf cart or car. No 10-year-olds 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for information or
learning to drive Grandma’s golf cart! – Talking on cell phones, texting, to sign up.
visiting with passengers, eating and
– Seat belts are a must for every other distracted driving habits are

Sun RaysTrail Marker Contest Doug Brumm
Mockingbird Trail
In October, Sun Rays magazine invited all residents of Sun City
Texas to send us a “selfie” from any of our nature trails’ new
safety markers, and we were thrilled to receive over 150 photos
from every one of our community’s trails. Of these many entries,
Betty Wilkens’s photo from Quarter Moon trail marker #55 was
randomly selected to win a $100 gift card. Congratulations to
Betty and a tremendous thank you to all who entered!

Gary Miller
Quarter Moon Trail

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