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Originally Posted by rubicon
Dawn Marie:
The critical point in this thread keeps getting buried. IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER IT IS CAR TO CAR, CART TO CART ,CYCLIST TO CAR/CART. JOGGER TO CART, ET AL WE HAVE SOME HERE IN THE VILLAGES BRAZEN ENOUGH TO BELIEVE THAT ITS THE OTHER GUY THAT IS GOING TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY. (ZONERBOY) WAS SPOT ON.
It seems logical to me that the diamond lanes were designed for golf carts and not runners.
it also seems that if you are receiving waves from LEO's when you are interfering with golf cart traffic then these guys are not doing their job.
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I agree that there are "SOME" as you said here that think the other guy is going to move but I've already stated when there's an issue I jump up on the sidewalk when the cart approaches. I usually do this when the cart followed by a car is about 50 feet away so they can see me make the effort. I usually get a grateful wave when doing so.
It also seems logical to me tho, that these lanes are PERFECT for us runners to run on. We're not interfering with sidewalk walkers nor car traffic. Yes, an occasional golf cart goes by us but this is where "share the road" should come into play on these VERY few times a runner comes towards a cart. I'd be interested how many runners in one week you actually come into contact with who are running on these diamond lanes. I rarely see one and bet I could count on on hand in six years how many I've seen in my path that I had to go around.