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Originally Posted by billethkid
We all know at roadway and MMP/golf cart intersections the automobile has the right of way....right?
There are many that do not know or understand the law on this subject. Almost every day, in my golf cart, at such intersections I am waived through by an auto driver.
I happen to be one who will not go and just wave back. Most auto drivers wave again like,,,,no you go. I shake my head and fold my arms....they usually display being upset in one way or another......and then there are the horn blowers behind me. I wave and wish them good morning/afternoon/etc. It seems like an authority contest....sometimes 
Please remind your friends/relatives/visitors to not stop and wave golf carts through. One they are breaking the law. Second, other vehicular traffic may not be aware and third it sets up a danger on the vehicular roadway.
This was in the dot com news this morning and triggered this reminder.
There I have done my good deed for today...right?
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First of all, I agree 110%
But to be clear, some people think cars ALWAYS have the right of way over a cart. SIMPLY NOT TRUE. The cart is a motor vehicle and governed by the same laws as automobiles. The reason a car has the right of way at a gate is that the crossing cart traffic has A STOP SIGN, the car does not. No different than an intersection with a 2 way stop. Who stops and waves cars with a stop sign through in that situation? Hopefully no one. Imagine someone stopping on 466 to let someone from a side street go through a stop sign.
Merging is quite different---the vehicle in the lane has the right of way over the vehicle that wants to enter that lane, but.....it is not a race---the vehicle in the lane has no right to accelerate above the speed limit to block out the merging vehicle, which in this case is always a cart (or bicycle). No different than entering the interstate----the merging vehicle can only proceed when it is clearly safe, but you always run into bozos that speed up to prevent your merge.
Lastly, at a 4 way stop, the vehicle arriving first has the right of way, regardless if it is a cart or car. If 2 or 3 vehicles arrive at the same time, the one furthest left has the right of way