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Old 01-06-2025, 10:49 AM
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[QUOTE=Topspinmo;2399192]Well, it was good advice “just step off in grass” but in the op case they was on bridge or close to entry where that wasn’t option. The cart should NOT be passing on bridge or on approach to bridge where it’s narrowed or dangerous due to limited visibility.

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The OP stated they were between Everglades and the Water Lilly bridge. That is two miles of path; it does have a bridge but the OP never stated they were anywhere near that bridge.

The OP could not "just step off in the grass" because the OP never saw the cart coming because the OP was walking facing traffic while the cart was approaching him from behind. The OP never expected a cart approaching from behind him to enter the lane adjacent to him and get that close to him.

Had the cart been in its own lane and approaching the OP from the other direction then he would have seen it and perhaps he would have "just stepped off into the grass." He never had that chance, he never saw the cart, it approached from behind him.
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