Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Tomwed, Rjm1cc, John1953, and Arctic Fox, thank you for giving very clear answers to my question. I have never driven a golf cart except at a golf course, so I have no idea how to interact with cars on a road. Your comments are very helpful.
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Now we just have to teach everyone what a turn signal is, and how to use them both in a car and in a golfcart
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To me, this right turn by a car works out the same as a cart turning left.
Carts planning to turn left have to leave the lane they're supposed to be in--diamond lane on far right--and move leftward into the car lane, close to the center line, to make their left turn. Likewise, cars planning to turn right should leave the car lane they drive in and move rightward, into the cart-diamond lane and close to the curb as right turns always are done, and make the turn close to the curb. In both cases, the turning driver's intentions to turn are clear by USING TURN SIGNALS and blocking those behind them. In both cases the driver intending to turn should let cart/car close behind go thru before merging into their lane and blocking it to make the turn. |
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Everyone knows how to turn the signal on, it's the turning the signal off that becomes the problem as you get older. [insert winking emogi first winking the left eye and then the right]
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That would take some work.
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But now for reality: Car drivers race to the merge points to pass carts Carts pull left into car lane and even turn left without a signal Some cars use the cart lane to pass other cars making a left turn Some carts, some cyclists, and some cars completely ignore stop signs Landscape trucks hauling a trailer turn right across the cart lane cutting them off without a signal Pedestrians walk right at the curb with their nose buried in their cell phone Cars with the right of way try to yield it to carts, when carts have the right of way they try to yield it to cars. Results in a staring contest Many cars have no idea of how to navigate a RB But thanks for posting the right way to do it---prediction--30% will comply, 30% will ignore it, and 40% won't understand |
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And what about the other 10%?
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My hubby purchased a Honda Civic this past summer which has a camera attached to the passenger mirror, that shoots down the passenger side of the car when you put your right turn signal on, or you can put it on manually by pushing a button. Greatest thing for here in The Villages to spot carts coming up on your right.
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It would be good if TV Public Safety had a blog like this, for public safety discussions just like this thread, with designated experts (like sheriff) speaking on the right way to do things. Videos are needed to illustrate what we're talking about. Driving cars and carts in TV is so unique, even within FL. I'm horrified when oldies here tell newbies and adult kids/grandkids, "Aw, just get on the cart and drive till ya get lost and somebody will help ya". That is a grave accident waiting to happen. |
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The other 10% will wonder why they were left out of the calculation.....ha ha ha
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In my school days, 30+40+30=100 |
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We threw you a lob ball. [insert winking emoji moving like a lob ball]
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We're in 110% agreement
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"If you have the right of way, exercise it." So many drivers think that they are being helpful by stopping on roundabouts or main roads to let others in when, in the majority of cases, this is just plain dangerous. |
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