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Originally Posted by EdFNJ
Please show me where it is posted "GOLF CARTS ONLY." Seriously now, how would ANYONE possibly know that unless it was posted or written somewhere? I know this topic obviously incenses you to no end because you are all knowing about golfing but just relax a second, take a few slow deep breaths and put yourself in the place of anyone (especially non-golfers) who might see a 2 lane concrete "road/path/driveway or whatever" and say "gee, what a nice place to take a stroll." 
It absolutely is a defense and would hold up in court in a second again because of the "what would any logical person think" rule. |
I'm enjoying the back and forth here.
You've been here longer than I have but even I have observed that almost all concrete "paths" are golf course paths. There are exceptions, but they are few and they are much shorter than the "driveway."
The "driveway" connects an obvious golf course path with an obvious golf cart parking area, runs next to a golf course, runs along the practice green, and ends at the Country Club: it would take a lot for the "logical person" to miss all those indications that it is part of the golf course.
Ignorance as a defense went out the window this morning when it was made clear (though it should have been clear already) that it is a golf course path on golf course property.
In another post you seem to differentiate between a two-lane driveway and the one-lane-each-way MMP. On Google maps (not the best source but the best I have right now) it appears that the one-lane-each-way MMP is actually wider.
I do remember that right turn out of the tunnel being a bit blind but there are far worse blind corners at nearly every gatehouse.
If walking on the two-lane driveway which happens to be a golf course path is okay then wouldn't walking on the other golf course paths be okay too? And further, if paths are not off limits then why would *any* of the golf course areas (greens, fairways, etc) be off limits - why can't we walk on any of that? If the reason is because those areas are reserved for golf course use, then that reason applies to the concrete "driveway" as well.
And finally, what does it really hurt if someone walks on that path when not carrying a bag of clubs? Sure, one could say, "I'm a golfer and that is for golf course use only!" and while they would be correct, what does it really hurt?