Been living in the villages since 5/22 and walk the neighborhood streets and paths and golf cart on the MMP. Here's what I would do or wouldn't do. I wouldn't walk on the MMP. Too many fast carts flying through. It's too risky to walk the MMP having faith and trust in cart drivers. If I rode a bike I would be wary of both cart drivers and walkers. Golf cart drivers, myself included, will always try to go around a walker or bike rider. Our goal is always to get around a biker or walker so we can go our preferred speed and not theirs. Some drivers are more impatient than others and may take more chances passing. Saw one cart driver on the Brownwood bridge make an incredibly stupid move to get around a slower bike rider. He came too close to another cart coming the opposite way. When I walk the pond paths I always keep on 1 side, I would never walk directly in the middle because of bike riders. Facing a certain way is not always what you think, since the paths go both ways. For neighborhood roads I prefer to walk facing traffic. I don't know why some walkers don't and then I end up having to cross to the other side with my back to traffic.
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