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Old 07-10-2014, 07:14 AM
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Originally Posted by alanmcdonald View Post
As a new Villager in Pinellas I failed to realize that when the resident gate goes up there is a good chance someone is coming through the visitor gate. Got cut off by an SUV but fortunately stopped before we collided.

I now remember to look to the left before proceeding through the resident gates and have warned my wife to do the same.

I don't believe that the resident gates should have preference or priority, but the visitors should have some responsibility to look to the right to see if anyone is coming through the resident gate too. I have never seen that happen.
So residents are put in the position of merging into the visitor lane which is the straight lane. In my view the visitor lane has the best lane for staying safe and the advantage of right-of-way I am not mistaken.