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Old 02-25-2011, 03:21 PM
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I was going to start a thread on this subject because I encountered a situation that raised the question in my mind whether LSVs should use the cart lane when on streets such as Bailey Trail where there are only two lanes plus the cart lanes. I encountered a traffic snarl where a person on an LSV was driving in the roadway at about 20 mph with an empty cart lane beside it. There were about a dozen cars backed up behind it. To me, it would reduce the chance for road rage type problems for the cart to use the cart lane where available and would allow motor vehicles to travel at closer to the limit so traffic would move more efficiently. As with any cart, they could merge when approaching a turn.