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Old 10-11-2023, 08:56 AM
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Default Sumter County Sherrif says yes you can (kind of)

So....I did call the Sumter County sheriffs department. They are aware of this intersection and the topic. The deputy I spoke with says according to Florida statutes you can cross a highway in a golf cart at a stoplight, just like you can cross the highway on foot in a crosswalk.
He also did say that local municipalities can have more restrictive rules that supersede the statutes. He said the commander of the district sheriffs department is reaching out to the city of Wildwood and the villages to see if there are more restrictive measures in place.
He said as far as the Sumter County sheriffs department is concerned pending discovery of more restrictive rules no deputy sheriff will be stopping you from crossing 466A at the traffic light of Pinellas/Penrose.