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Originally Posted by captain1202
What's with the grumpy old men in golf carts? ???
On numerous occasions, when in the car, I have had occasion to attempt to allow a cart to pass in front of me. Perhaps I was stopped at a gate, or maybe I was not certain of the cart's intentions so I slowed or stopped. Notwithstanding the "carts yield to cars" rule, if a car is stopped and has waived a cart on, I see no reason for the cart driver to flip you the bird or for the auto driver to be the recipient of a verbal fusilade. Can't we just be courteous from time to time?
Maybe I'll modify my behavior and plow on through. In my profession I am always looking out for the other guy, but as my boss says, "don't worry about those small boats, thousands of stupid people get killed every day". Perhaps the same applies to carts.
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Captain, I think you're mixing apples and oranges. You originally stated you stop for golf carts and then were surprised if the drivers of the carts berated you (very rudely, it appears) for doing so. Now, you're claiming the issue is really the bad driving here.
I slow down for golf carts. If I don't think they are going to stop, I do stop. I use the same common sense driving around carts that I do around cars -- they frequently don't use their signals but the angle of the car, the slowing down give me a clue they are going to turn. I leave enough room so that I can safely stop even when they slam on their brakes. I refuse to be beside another vehicle in the roundabouts and will slow down or speed up to prevent this from occurring. For golf carts, I watch to see if they are slowing down at gates. If they are on the road, I pass them as safely as possible. If I can't safely pass, I'll slow down until I get the chance to pass. If I am at a gate and it is obvious I am going to be sitting, I'll point at the car in front of me or the traffic light and wave the cart through. This has always gotten me a smile or a wave and the cart SAFELY getting through. Otherwise, I expect the cart to wait for me to go through (but I still watch to make sure they are going to stop).
Now, if you're willing to speed up to get through before the golf cart, you darn well deserve the lecture by the judge (and the resulting fines). If I see a cart insisting on the right of way, I have no problem letting it have it.
As to TV being the worst drivers in the world, sorry, but I totally disagree. Tel Aviv drivers are much worse. Israeli drivers in general are awful. It is truly the only country I actually took my rental back and said I'm not driving. Roman drivers are also much worse. Moscow is no fun. And I won't comment on Boston drivers (another city I refuse to drive in). TV does require being very alert. There are drivers here who have no business being behind the wheel of anything -- cart or car. However, I'd say the majority are at least okay drivers and some of them are downright excellent.