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Originally Posted by EdFNJ
This may look or sound like a troll post but it really isn't meant to be. More like a rant and a safety warning. Having turn signals on golf carts is, in reality is both useless and dangerous.
At this point when I see a golf cart with a turn signal on when (for example) I am pulling out of my street or any street either in my cart or my car and the cart coming towards me has his right signal on the chances of him ACTUALLY taking a right turn is probably 80% which means if I pull out there is a 20% chance he (or she) is going to t-bone me.
I see this time after time. One has to assume the turn signals on the cart are on by mistake and assume the cart is going straight regardless of his signal. This obviously doesn't apply to everyone but even assuming 5% of them are on by mistake it makes it dangerous to assume ANY are actually turning when they are signalling.
What bought this on was today while walkng from Amelia to LSL (down O'Dell then on the Morse MMP to LSL) my wife and I counted FIVE CARTS on the O'Dell and Morse MMP passing by us with forever on turn signals out of probably 15 or 20.
So what good is having a turn signal if you can't trust it? Better that NO CART has one. I mean the number of signals left on for literally miles is amazing. YES, CARS DO IT AS WELL but very rarely do I see a car driving with endless turn signals (although sometimes they turn them on about 1/2 mile before the turn! 
At least if NO ONE used them you would HAVE to wait until the cart either turned or passed. Yea, I know it is impossible to retroactively remove them all but everyone may as well not use them as they are totally worthless if they can't be "trusted" 98% of the time.
Hand signals (if you know them) are fine but stop using those useless "blinkers." |
There's nothing wrong with the turn signals. There's everything wrong with the driver. Anyone who's driven a golf cart more than a week, should already be in the habit of turning the signal off either while you're making the turn, or immediately after making the turn.
It takes 10 repetitions of a ritual before it becomes habit. Those folks who never turn their signals off, are people who have never tried to turn their signals off.
Everyone forgets once in awhile. But there are repeat offenders who need someone in authority to start handing out tickets for that. You're right. It's dangerous. Get caught once, get a warning and a note added to your ID (or drivers license if you don't have a villagers ID). Get caught twice, get a written warning and added note to the ID. Third time - you get a ticket and pay a fine.
By the third time, the police or community watch will know to actively look for your golf cart. You will automatically be under suspicion so get with the program, or pay a bigger fine.
Refusal to pay fines could result in your gate passes being invalidated, and future guest passes recalled/rejected.