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Originally Posted by Dallasdon
I’m new to golf carts. Friday, I came upon a walker (living, not dead) coming towards me in my lane, and golf carts also passing on my left, so no where to go, so I just stopped until the walker passed me. Golf cart behind me honks. What should I have done?
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What would you have done in the same situation while in your car? Walkers should be on the left facing traffic, vehicles should move to the left of their lane to safely pass the walker.
- If there was a golf cart approaching then adjust your speed to allow it to go by and give you space to move
- If a golf cart was overtaking you at the time then they were wrong but your only option would be to slow down until they got by you and you had room to move
- If the walker was coming down the center of the lane and did not move to their left then they were also wrong but since you can't legally hit them, your option would be to move to your left to give them space.
- If you were in one of the sections of the MMP where the two lanes are separated then you would hope that the walker would move to the left or even off the trail but your only option is to move as far as possible to your left to give them space
There is no need to stop unless the walker is coming down the center of the trail and giving you no space to go around them. But if that was the case and I was forced to stop then I would absolutely position my cart to be as inconvenient as possible for the inconsiderate walker.