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Originally Posted by redwitch
Simply put, this is the one time the golf cart has the right of way. If a car is turning and the cart is going straight (whether a right or left turn), the cart is to proceed through and then the car go. If the car is in a certain position, the cart or bicyclist cannot see the vehicle's turn signals.
The Deputy Sheriff may feel it is okay to move in the golf cart lane but I've talked to other deputies who say it is not okay -- cars belong in their lane, golf carts in theirs unless the cart is in a merge situation or turning left. Basically, by moving into the multi-modal path, you are forcing the vehicle that has the right of way to slow down for you. Not exactly fair, is it?
Personally, I slow down and let the car turn ahead of me. It's not worth fighting about and even though I would be in the right, I'd be just as injured because some driver didn't know the law and couldn't read a basic sign.
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Red,
I go the other way. If I'm approaching a right turn and there is a cart ahead of me in the cart lane. I judge whether I will pass enough in front of the cart to safely make the turn without hindering the cart at all. If not, I hang back so the cart passes the road before I get there. I think either will work. It just depends on whether the cart is ahead of the car, or they are even.