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Old 05-03-2015, 06:51 PM
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Is there a documented accident history of golf cart accidents at night that justify this striping?
That's a good point.

I'm not sure where I stand on this issue.

On one hand, I think to myself that all of the major roads and highways have striping.

But then I think that none of the 25-30 mph road are. Since multi modal paths have a speed limit of 19.9 mph is striping necessary? Is it overkill? Have we had a lot of head on collisions?

But I do think that the paths were made to narrow so maybe striping and reflectors are a good idea. But then I have no idea what the cost would be.

Evidently some people here consider that this is a no brainer and it's obvious that striping is necessary. Personally, I've never had any problem seeing the edges of the road at night or avoiding running head on into a golf cart moving in the opposite direction. So I question the necessity although I do understand the concern.
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