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Originally Posted by graciegirl
When you are driving a car in The Villages, you should be respectful and careful of golf carts but must not forget that cars always have the right of way, so being courteous before the gate and allowing golf cart drivers to pass in front of you may "train" new cart drivers to think that it is their right and put them in potential danger.
I don't "get:" the photograph.
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Cars do NOT always have the right of way. If they are turning ((whether turning left or right) and a cart is going straight, the cart has the right of way. If a car and cart are at a four-way stop, the law applies as if the cart were another car.
Betty's point was to please not stop your car in the golf cart paths -- you may have to wait for other vehicles but the cart may be able to move (well, would be able to move if your car weren't stopped cold in the path). This is a major problem in negotiating the circle at Morse near 441 and the Santiago/Alhambra gate and, of course, Savannah Center. Some common sense and courtesy goes a long way.
Thank you, Betty, for a great illustration.