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Originally Posted by cologal
I was in a cart lane when a car turned right in front of me within maybe 50 feet of my cart. We had no where to go. I tried to get my cart up over the curb onto the grass but we still hit the car, a huge SUV, about amidships. The cart rode along the car until the end and then we went over the curb in front of us. I thought we were going to be ok but then cart tipped over. My passenger's leg ended up under the roof of the cart. He spent months in the hospital and rehab.
The driver of the car got out and screamed at me that I was speeding. She saw the cart but turned in front of us anyway. She was cited for failure to yield which was ungraded to careless driving due to the extent of my passenger's injury. Never once did she express any concern, she hired a lawyer to represent her so while we spent half the day in traffic court she wasn't required to come.
If you turn in front of a cart and cause an accident you will be cited for failure to yield right of way.
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Well, this could certainly serve as an example of the benfit of moving right to block the cart lane prior to reaching the intersection. There would have been 50 feet between the golf cart and the back of the auto as the auto slowed to make the turn. No tie, no collision. I am convinced.
From the story, it seems that the auto driver believed there was time to complete the turn before the golf cart caught up. Not a case of 'did not see it'. Also, the golf car driver did not seem to be aware that the auto was about to make a turn. Both of these problems go away. So, law enforcment recomendation to move right before slowing to turn makes a lot of sense.