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Old 01-21-2015, 08:30 AM
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Originally Posted by JoMar View Post
Actually I appreciate when a car waves me through.....that's one less lane of traffic I need to worry about and can concentrate on the cars going through the gates. I usually assume the person doing the waving is also a cart driver and understands the issues. We're talking seconds here, not enough to create a back up and if someone rear ends another one in the line, it's their fault.....which is also what we were taught. I also assume that those don't stop are in a hurry to go nowhere, but just can't resist.
The problem with cars waving carts through stop signs is not the time involved, but the risk the cart driver will start to assume that the cart has the right of way. I see this at the gate to my village all the time. Car stops and waves the cart out ignoring that there are two lanes of cars coming into the village. Florida law that requires vehicles to stop for pedestrians in a crosswalk does not apply to carts. Wait until it is safe to cross.
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