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Originally Posted by golfing eagles
I'm not worrying about it either, since I'll get around them (safely) without batting a eyelash. But there are residents driving both carts and cars that , well, lack certain driving skills. I just fear that they might get into and accident or cause one for someone else.
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I see you used to be from LI, Brooklyn and Staten Island.
Lived there, driven there, tried to find a parking spot there and for Staten Island must have been drunk when the planed???? the older sections. Having said that, we have some very interesting drivers here.
Far too many golf carts that have been modified to go beyond the LEGAL 20 MPH for an unregistered motorized vehicle. ARE THEY IN A HURRY TO RELAX?
The round a bouts-Brooklyn used to have them. They were all taken out. I don't expect it will happen here but, knowing the rules assumes that the other people on the road no only know the rules but will follow them. By the way it is legal to make a right turn from the left lane in a round a bout-IT IS ALSO A STUPID AND DANGEROUS THING TO DO. I've seen too many people do this and not even THINK to look and use a turn signal.
So much for my venting. PERHAPS, A SAFE DRIVING COURSE WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA. Since only safe drivers would take the course, perhaps it needs to be forced.
As to the original post-the guy with the truck doing a garden remodel. It is of course a pain in the butt. It sounds like he had no other choice. To be honest, I've only encountered one nasty worker in the Villages. These people realize that if they can't work in the villages it is virtually impossible to make a living. DO YOUR BEST TO THINK WHAT YOU WOULD DO IN HIS SHOES.
My dad, who taght me how to drive, passed away about 20 years ago but what he said is still with me-EXPECT THE PEOPLE AROUND YLU TO DO THE STUPIDEST THING BECAUSE THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO
Oh, if you insist on driving in my blind spot you will find me drifting to your lane. I do have total control of my car I sometimes find I need to control yours as well. I will always protect my way around an accident AND YOU SHOULD ALSO.