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Originally Posted by golfing eagles
Sorry, but I agree with the poster you are responding to, and yes, IT IS THE SLOW DRIVER"S FAULT. Yes, the immediate causal factor might be a stupid move by an impatient driver, but the ROOT CAUSE is the slow driver. If these slugs weren't crawling along, that impatient driver would not be making a stupid move in the first place.
I am not advocating for speeding, and I am not advocating for stupid maneuvers. I am advocating for a modicum of driving skills, which includes the ability to drive faster than 12 mph. Those that cannot keep up with cart traffic on a MMP should pull over and let the 17 carts piled up behind them pass. Those that tool along at 12 but then speed up to 20+ when someone tries to pass should just be shot on the spot. BTW, in case those people don't know it, Florida law prohibits a vehicle that is being overtaken from speeding up to prevent it. This applies to cars and carts. Your responsibility when getting passed is simply to maintain the same speed you were going until you have been completely passed. Then it is OK for you to wake up.
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There are hills on the MMP that can cause some carts to slow down a little. It is not always safe to pull over especially on blind turns. Carts are supposed to be governed to no more than 20 mph. However, while we are going the speed limit we are seeing speeding carts going way beyond that. You don't belong in a retirement community if you feel like people should be shot on the spot. There are concerns when bikes and pedestrians aren't paying attention to carts that are meeting from opposite directions.