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Originally Posted by cjrjck
Most of the main roads exit gate arms could and should be left up in my opinion. A speed bump could be added to in those places where you would encourage motorists to slow down because of crossing golf carts or pedestrians. Otherwise, I see no practical reason to leave these gate arms down. Some of them cycle up and down thousands of times a day. This increases wear and tear along with the risk of getting hit by a motorist and for what purpose?
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The purpose is to greatly slow down traffic at the spot where the MMP intersects the roadway. That ensures a car driver does not surprise a golf cart crossing the roadway.
We do not have a golf cart and, since the MMP has a stop sign, I never yield to golf carts trying to cross the roadway. However, I drive VERY slowly thru the gates.