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Originally Posted by photo1902
Diamond lanes are NOT turn lanes.
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Hi photo1902: I never said diamond lanes are turning lanes. But by virtue of the fact that these lanes are designated lanes for golf carts they are in fact a lane . If they were not provided then golf carts and cars would be traveling in the same lanes.
So once again if a car is traveling along side a golf cart and drifts into the diamond lane striking that golf cart I believe that auto driver is at fault
And what I said about turning is if an auto is going to make a right turn and abruptly cuts off a cart driver by cutting into a diamond lane he is at fault if the golf cart driver did not have ample time to stop.
Stated another way it is to my way of thinking like a guy in the left lane next to you who sees the street he was looking for abruptly pulls from the left lane into the right lane to make his right hand turn.
It would take me too much writing space to debate who is at fault ( distance speed) I am simply making the point that the diamond lane is a lane made for golf cart travel and as such all drivers must comply to the rules of the road
The subtle difference here has to do with how auto driver perceive golf carts. Some, in a manner of speaking view them as second class citizens. I do not. This development was designed to allow golf carts as the primary mode of travel. don't believe me look at The Villages marketing. Also many businesses advertise as "golf cart accessible"
so to you car drivers out there "watch it because I have my eye on you"
PS I suppose someone could make the argument that diamond lanes are nothing more than an accommodation but then we are back to the second class citizen scenario . Isn't it better for the purposes of safety and traffic flow to acknowledge a street such as St. Charles as a four lane and have driver follow the rules of the road? Otherwise all you have is because confusion and chaos
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