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Originally Posted by villagevette
I agree. Should be reprinted on the front page of the paper.. I have seen so many near hits because of "courteous" drivers. Like the article says, it is against the law for a person to "direct traffic". This also pertains to golf carts here in the villages.
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Amen! Our first year in TV, I waved a golf cart through a stop sign when I, in a car, had no stop sign. Rather than being appreciative, the golf cart driver really read me the riot act. I didn't understand then why he was so angry when (I thought) I was just being nice.
it only took a short time for me to understand what was wrong with being nice. In short, my actions indicated that I thought I had the power to override a stop sign!
Where do "nice" drivers get this authority?
Traffic controls, like stop signs, are there for a reason. If someone has a stop sign, let them wait. Sure beats causing an accident or teaching folks that stop signs shouldn't be taken seriously.