The diamond lanes are marked for golf cart use. If someone is moving from a right hand lane to the diamond lane to make a right turn he/she is impeding the flow of golf cart traffic going forward. If a driver pulls to the golf art lane he/she may have a golf cart /driver in his/her blind spot cutting them off... To my way of thinking its the reverse of a California turn or where a driver cuts short a left turn crossing over into on coming lane. In both situations the driver is placing a car/cart driver in peril.
Pulling to the complete right before turning may seem like it is safer but it is an unsound practice. As to the legality well I leave that to the police....but if a driver hits a golf cart while making this maneuver whom to you believe is in the right/wrong?
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