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Originally Posted by golfing eagles
We can file that statement with the other often cited but completely wrong "cars always have the right of way"
First of all, the law does not state who has the right of way, it specifies who must yield the right of way.
Second, the reason a golf cart must slow or stop until it is safe to pass is the same reason a car must slow or stop before passing a slower vehicle. If an e-bike going 20 encounters a cart going 15, the e-bike will be the one to slow or stop until it is safe to pass. If a world class runner encounters a slow bicycle, the pedestrian will be the one to slow or stop until it is safe to pass. No entity ALWAYS has the right of way, I wish people would stop posting that nonsense.
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First of all, the law does not state who has the right of way, it specifies who must yield the right of way."
Right of way is implicit in that statement , you are to yield the right of way to someone who has a greater claim to it , right of way certainly and of course does not mean you are certainly right in your actions , a whole host of factors can contribute to the how and why of any accidental encounter ,an accident with serious results oftimes end up being put under a microscope in criminal /civil proceedings to determine who did what and what percentage of "blame"