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Old 11-09-2010, 12:59 PM
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Originally Posted by RayB View Post
This morning as the sun was coming up, I was traveling in my cart down Canal St when in front of me were two women walking down the cart lane towards me. The sidewalk was just next to them and there was no one on the sidewalk. I slowed down as I approached them in the twilight. A car was coming on from my back. One of the walkers in a jogging outfit stepped over the curb and onto the sidewalk. The other person stayed on the cart lane facing me. I slowed and then swerved out into the car lane just as the car passed us. As I went past the two women, I yelled out, "Please, walk on the sidewalk." One women yelled out something I could not make out. I would imagine it was something not complementary.

I can't understand why people insist on walking or running down the cart lane, when an available sidewalk is right next to them. Could someone who walks down the cart lane please explain this?
I can only imagine that they took the old bumper sticker seriously. You know, the one that said, "If you don't like my driving, get the hell of the sidewalk!"