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Originally Posted by coffeebean
As I was exiting through the Mallory gate this morning, I purposely checked to see how long it takes for the gate to come down. I was about two car lengths away from the gate. I counted 15 seconds (no one behind me) and the gate stayed up! Now do you understand why caravanning through that gate is done all the time? I don't think that gate will come down ever as long as there is a car approaching it. I don't think anyone will wait longer than 15 seconds for the gate to come down. That is just silly.
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Agreed. Just keep rolling slowly and make sure that it is staying up before you start to go under. I don't stop and wait for the gate to come down when exiting St. James. I move through the gate and any waiting carts get to cross behind me.
Now - This only applies to exit gates where the carts cross on the inside of the gate. Bridgeport gates, for example, have the carts crossing outside of the exit gates. In this case, a cart may reasonable expect that the gate is going to close after the car passes. A caravanning car may not be seen and a conflict can happen.