Harry Gilbert's post #26 speaks to the first issue I would raise and that is the function of the white line. In addition to Harry's explanation the white line serves to possible determine in an accident as to which driver crosse the white line. The second issue rised is are we discussing street legal vehicles or unregistered golf carts becuase the treatment for each is decidedly different owing to their legal status. For instane an unregistered golf cart is traveling in a diamond lane ( golf cart lane on a roadway) and doing in excess of 19.9mph creates a hazard passing a golf cat traveling the suggested limit 19.9mph then police may have ample reason to issue a ticket. If on the other hand you have a golf cart going 19.9mph and a bike, golf cart pedestrian slowing traffic and a golf cart driver makes a move then it to alleviate the traffic situation that also may be treated differently. A key to all of this is of course is the move determined to be a safe or unsafe passing. Then the police have to deal with street legal vehicles. Should street legal vehicles be required to operate primarily on roadways and away from golf cart parhs unless there is no other route? In essence I see the diamond lanes as a designated lane for golf carts and bikes for safery reasons and ease of trafic flow.
My guess is that residents are getting tired of golf cart drivers acting like cowboys which is a consideration given that we have some 50,000 golf carts. You would have thought that planning for a community with its primary mode of traffic being golf carts that better design and rules would have been established in the early planning stages.
I altered my golf cart to go from 27mph to 19.9mph two years go and it has not created a time when i was late for any appointment.
I oftne ride the golf cat paths before sun up and can tell you there are some real cowboys out there and based on their action seem to have no idea of the hazards they are creating for thmselves and others given blinding lights, dark and hidden areas and people walking without reflectors.
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