[The Villager II]

Both the car lane and Cart lane are lanes, so if you cross from cart lane to turn left you must yield to the car in the car lane.

If you cross from car lane to turn right, you must yield to the cart in the cart lane.


I THINK.

[champion6]

Originally Posted by The Villager II

On roads like Duval and Canal street, I think:

You should get into the car lane with your turn signal on or arm out indicating your intent to turn left.

I see some folks turn from the golf cart lane straight across the car lane and turn all in one motion. Looks dangerous to me when they do that.

And then this happened to me...

I'm southbound on St. Charles and have moved from the diamond lane into the car lane to turn left into Sterling Heights Rec Center. I'm fairly close to the center line. While I'm waiting for oncoming traffic to pass so a I can turn left, the car waiting behind me gets impatient and passes me on my right by using half the car lane and all the diamond lane.

[Russ_Boston]

Originally Posted by champion6

And then this happened to me...

I'm southbound on St. Charles and have moved from the diamond lane into the car lane to turn left into Seabreeze Rec Center. I'm fairly close to the center line. While I'm waiting for oncoming traffic to pass so a I can turn left, the car waiting behind me gets impatient and passes me on my right by using half the car lane and all the diamond lane.

Been there!

(Note: I think you mean Sterling not Seabreeze. Seabreeze is on Bailey and BV.)

[champion6]

Originally Posted by Russ_Boston

(Note: I think you mean Sterling not Seabreeze. Seabreeze is on Bailey and BV.)

Roger that! I corrected my post.

[REDCART]

Originally Posted by champion6

And then this happened to me...

I'm southbound on St. Charles and have moved from the diamond lane into the car lane to turn left into Sterling Heights Rec Center. I'm fairly close to the center line. While I'm waiting for oncoming traffic to pass so a I can turn left, the car waiting behind me gets impatient and passes me on my right by using half the car lane and all the diamond lane.

At a POA meeting Lieutenant Bobby Caruthers, Sumter County Sherrif's Office replied to a question that it was perfectly legal for a vehicle to cross into the diamond lane in order to pass another vehicle making a left hand turn, as long as it was safe to do so. That would also appear to be the critical point for a golf cart passing another golf cart on the street, "as long as it's safe to do so."

[Bogie Shooter]

Common sense will always make sense!

[rubicon]

Golf Carrs and bicycles are required to follow the Rules of the road regarding
passing yield to, signals,etc. So while traveling in a daimond lane they are required to stay within the white line and the curb, they are required to singal 100 feet before turning and they are required to merge from the diamond lane to the main lane beforing making a left turn.

The problems result because car operators show little respect or patience with golf carts....or....golf cart operators are just too caution leaving auto drivers confused on what the golf cart operators intentions are


For those who often use on/off ramps on interstates know that you cannot hesitate but proceed on or off timiing the rythmn of the traffic flow.