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Old 02-18-2022, 10:44 AM
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Originally Posted by golfing eagles View Post
Wrong, wrong, wrong!!!!!
The sign for cars at the beginning of a merge zone slows the car to 20 mph. So a golf cart going 20 with a safe lead of at least 100-150 feet has every right to merge. If there it is an accident, the CAR will be at fault, since it had to exceed the speed limit to even come close to the merging cart.
The merging law says nothing about speed limits and half the carts are doing more than 20. I don't play chicken at the merges on either side, but the law is pretty clear: when merging, the driver who has the right-of-way is the one already traveling in the destination lane. When merging onto a highway, for example, the person doing the merging will have to yield the right-of-way to cars already on the highway.