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Originally Posted by Tom52
I agree with most that it seems like you are taking an unnecessary risk walking in the cart lane when there is a perfectly good sidewalk available. But I question the comments, "death wish" and "organ donars" since there are many streets in the Villages where there is no other place to walk. Is it somehow less risky to walk in the cart path when there is no sidewalk available? I think the risk is probably about the same.
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Except......
When a driver of a car or cart encounters a road with no sidewalk (and usually no cart lane), THEN the walkers are permitted to walk in the road, and it is incumbent upon the driver to use extra caution. When the same car or cart is driving on a road with a cart lane and a sidewalk right next to it, the walkers ARE NOT entitled to be in the road, and may present an unexpected hazard, especially to carts and bicycles. So, IMHO, the risk is greater when the walker is breaking the law and has planted himself in a place where he SHOULD NOT BE.