[skyguy79]

I agree with the idea that not waving golf carts at gates makes the most sense. However, I do have a few comments I'd like to throw out:

• When you stop your golf cart at a gate crossing, does your head directly face the cars going through the gates? If you do you may be sending an unintentional signal to the car driver that you're looking for a courtesy wave through. IMHO, it would be better to take a quick look then face a bit away from the vehicle but watch with your eyes. That my be seen by them as you're waiting for them to proceed first as it should be. It may or may not work, but it's something to ponder. Alternately you can look directly at them, but the moment you see them wave, immediately look away and not move your head back until you see their vehicle proceed. They may then think you didn't see them and move on!
• If you're behind a vehicle at the entrance gate that signals a golf cart to go, and you proceed to hit that car at the gate or a vehicle behind you hits your vehicle, it's not the signaling vehicle driver at the gate or the golf cart drive who is legally at fault. It would be you and/or the vehicle behind you that would be held accountable or could include a subsequent vehicle that initiated the contact that created the accident. It's unlikely that the actions of the signaling car or golf cart driver will relieve you or those behind you of that responsibility. So the best thing we can do is to always be alert and PYA against what happens in front of you and focus less on the shortcomings of others... which you have no control over. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure!