Here's a question to discuss about carts
There has been tons of discussion here about golf carts and their place in Villages traffic patterns. Traffic tickets given to carts, both licensed and unlicensed has been widely discussed. Speeding carts and cars are hot topics. Police enforcement of speed limits gets lots of play.
In light of the recent tragic golf cart accident, here's a talking point.
One report has it that the golf cart was proceeding along a main street. This report has it that the truck either failed to stop at a stop sign or stopped then proceeded through the stop sign into the cart.
If that account is accurate, here's an important question. If the golf cart is an unregistered vehicle, does it have the right of way. Would it be nothing more than a pedestrian. A pedestrian has the right of way only in clearly marked crosswalks. They can't barge out into traffic and expect to be held harmless.
If a golf cart is unregistered does it enjoy the same privileges and rights of way as a registered vehicle? Or does it have to give way to registered vehicles?
JLK
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