Automobiles driving in the lane designated for golf carts, walkers, runner and bicyclists is a dangerous idea. Golf cart operations have the right to assume that since they are unregistered and assigned to that lane, that registered automobile traffic will not encroach.
If there are 5 cars waiting to turn right, do they all merge into the golf cart lane? The same question if there 15 in the middle of winter.
Let's reverse the situation. If there are 5 golf carts waiting to turn right, is the automobile going to get in line behind them? (Ya right!)
Those side lanes were put there to offer golf cart operators a place to drive without fear of being smashed by a car. The side lane is either for unregistered golf carts or cars, not both. If cars are allowed to use them to turn right, they will begin using them as drive lanes as well.
Even if merging into the cart lane was a good idea, not everybody would do it. So you would have two or more sets of rules, just like the traffic circles.
I for one, do not want an Atlas Van Lines truck turning into the lane that is designated for golf carts and walkers.
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