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Originally Posted by PLedoux
Long, long ago, in Driver’s Ed, I was taught that pedestrians ALWAYS have the right of way. Of course, we were talking automobiles, not golf carts; and city streets, not golf cart paths or MMPs. Bur no one ever had to invoke a statute or a rule. Or anything like that. Just plain and simple, the pedestrian ALWAYS has the right of way. No one had to explain to us the obvious- the vehicle will cause the most damage. It was pure common sense and human decency. We seem to have lost sight of both.
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Beware of absolutes such as "ALWAYS", because it is not true.
For example, according to the law:
Vehicles
MUST yield the right of way to pedestrians already in a cross walk
Pedestrians
MUST yield to oncoming vehicles
before entering a crosswalk
Others have posted many times, erroneously, that "Cars ALWAYS have the right of way over golf carts". Again, not true, depends on the situation. For example, a car may not turn right in front of a golf cart in the cart lane, and the car has to yield to a merging golf cart if the cart had enough of a lead and was in position.