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Originally Posted by golfing eagles
Sorry to disagree, but.....
The vehicle in a lane, in this case the cart lane to the right of cars, has a right to that lane until such time as he has passed you, or you have passed him far enough to safely cross that lane. The same is true of a bicycle in that lane. There is no "pecking order"---trucks trump cars, cars trump carts, carts trump bicycles, etc.
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Hey golfing eagles: Here we go again. We just had this discussion on another thread. All vehicles cars, carts bikes are subject to the rules of the road. May I say sotto voce that I believe some car drivers actually believe carts and bike riders are second class citizens( a nuisance) and hence subordinated to their whims.
I travel Morse/Rio Grande often going to MVP and I always check on my right for the location of golf carts if they are close by I slow to let them pass to the right turning lane on Rio Grande, etc
Again with a road like Morse I treat it as a four lane highway with the two diamond lanes being right hand lanes and proceed to follow the rules of the road. Too often car drivers have this urge not to let a cart get in front of them and make a fast move which can lead to a tragedy. This cutting off is notable where carts merge at gates.
A guy, and a real gentleman, I know was seriously injured when a car made a right turn into his cart at the intersection of Morse and San Marino. The point of impact made clear that the driver of the car was negligent and that the car driver apparently never even looked.
In my humble view people here just have to adjust to the fact that golf carts are vehicles, golf cart drivers are equals and the rules of the road apply. If they do so their eye sight just might improve.
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