[Indydealmaker]

Originally Posted by rubicon

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?

What is safer, being sure you cannot have a golf cart in your blind spot by merging into that lane and blocking any cart that could come up on you; or just turn across the golf cart lane at the intersection. Also, if you wait to turn, you could be blocking cars behind you that are confused because you have your right turn signal on but are just sitting in your lane. All I know is when a sheriff deputy explained that to me, it made sense.