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Old 10-27-2015, 06:54 PM
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Originally Posted by mixsonci View Post
I had a problem on the Morse Bridge the other day. It was the first time I ever crossed that bridge by myself in a golf cart. I came over the bridge from LSL heading N to 466 with no problem. However, on the return trip, (I admit I had sunglasses on and may have blurred my vision a bit on a non-sunny day), but it appeared to have 3 lanes to choose from, of course one was the northbound lane, no problem...but I was confused at the other 2 lanes of which I should take, so I took the right lane (wrong), what I didn't realize was the right lane was a sidewalk, with a ramp to get up it. The curb was not defined and I didn't see it. So as soon as I went up the ramp my tires were on the edge of the curb and my cart went over the curb, tilting off the curb. Somehow I managed to right myself before the cart tipped over, but I was quite nervous and shaken up after that. Why don't they paint that curb to set it apart from the sidewalk and cart lane, they all blended together. I realize that I didn't have that problem on the northbound lane because there is no sidewalk on the opposite of that lane.
Oh my, driving a golf cart carries some responsibility of the driver. Did you observe three lanes on the north bound trip? There are many other places that require a driver to pay attention.
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