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Old 02-16-2013, 04:38 PM
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What I was refering to is not a golf cart crossing. Cars are supposed to come to a complete stop before proceeding through the gate. If they would do that and leave time for the gate to come all the way down before flashing their card, that would give me enough time to enter the main road from my side street. But often they don't do that.

Are you familiar with the Belvedere gate?
Getting onto Belvedere from any side street is challenging in High Season, it's a very busy road. The Belvedere gate doesn't require golf cart drivers to use an entry card. So even if the barrier is down, golf carts can still zip through the gate.
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