Golf Cart vs Car

[joseppe]

Several times I've seen issues with a car needing to make a right turn into a street and a line of golf carts in the golf cart lane preventing the car's ability to turn. Is it correct to assume that the golf carts have the right of way and the car needs to wait until the line of carts passes? Picture a golf cart parade / rally and a busy road and you have a traffic problem. At this particular intersection I have seen lines of 8 - 10 golf carts before the car has a chance to make the turn safely. Comments / Suggestions?

[John_W]

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[Bogie Shooter]

Yes, your crossing the golf cart driver's lane, so you intruding into his space. I have to make a right turn most of the times when I return home on St. Charles Blvd, and we have golf cart lanes and it's very busy road since they're four Villages along that road.

I found the best method is to do just like that golf carts. They merge into the car lane to make a left turn, when I'm preparing to make my right turn about 100 yards beforehand, I look for spacing and increase or decrease my speed as necessary and move my car gently into the golf cart lane just a couple of feet. This eliminates any hesitation or concern from the golf cart driver's mind. You have your turn signal activated, and you've spaced yourself appropriately between or in front of the moving carts. I've been doing this with no problems for ten years, and other drivers have started to pick up on it.

You know the old phrase "Kiss - Keep it simple stupid". I believe this is the most simple answer to avoid collisions on roads with golf cart lanes and avoid this happening.

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Very good suggestion.:beer3:

[Garywt]

I general golf carts should not have the right of way but when in a golf cart lane they have those rights. Most busy intersections have the golf carts merge into the travel lane to give cars the opportunity to turn as needed.

[villagetinker]

John_W, I do the exact same thing, have been doing it for over 7 years, no problems. I find this especially useful when the golf carts can do close to 30 mph and can 'sneak' up on you as you are slowing down. Always use turn signals.

[Toymeister]

Both John and Villagetinker are incorrect. Do not travel any distance in a designated golf cart lane, you are not a golf cart, you are operating a motor vehicle.

I can prove this to you quite simply. If it was a line of cyclists in the cart lane would you jump in the lane? Even if you are too much of a hurry to wait for the cyclists? What if there are 18 cyclists are you in the right then?

No. You wait for all the carts to pass then you safely execute your turn.

[Pairadocs]

Both John and Villagetinker are incorrect. Do not travel any distance in a designated golf cart lane, you are not a golf cart, you are operating a motor vehicle.

I can prove this to you quite simply. If it was a line of cyclists in the cart lane would you jump in the lane? Even if you are too much of a hurry to wait for the cyclists? What if there are 18 cyclists are you in the right then?

No. You wait for all the carts to pass then you safely execute your turn.


Things have certainly changed since the "old days" when upon turning into the villages from OBT/441, you found signs, very large signs, saying, "Caution, you are entering a golf ca1 rt community, golf carts have the right of way". Of course at one time, residents and renters alike almost all attended the (nearly mandatory) sessions on driving in the Villages, and also proper golf etiquette along with any local rules specifics to the V's, were taught. Don't think any of that happens any more, or if it does, seems few attended for sure. Saw two more serious accidents yesterday, seems it's a daily thing any more, sad to see, lots of changes here over the years but should not have to culminate in so many accidents and injuries. Seems to me 75% of the auto and cart traffic any more is in extreme hurry, EXTREME. Went to market day at Brownwood, Buena Vista was like a race track, no one paid any attention to the speed limit even though an empty squad car was present with a speed warning sign ! Never saw so many people in one place pay to little attention to speed and safety ? What is it doing this ??

[Stu from NYC]

This is why for my next birthday have asked my wife to buy me a Sherman tank to drive around here.:a040:

[John_W]

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[dewilson58]

I get it.

[Toymeister]

In today's world, where everyone has an opinion and thinks they deserve some special consideration isn't it wonderful that traffic laws are binary. There is the correct way to operate a motor vehicle and there is the wrong way

Yes, your crossing the golf cart driver's lane, ...I found the best method is to do just like that golf carts...
move my car gently into the golf cart lane just a couple of feet.
J

Again, you are not a golf cart, do not pretend you are, do not travel any distance in the cart lane. Do not operate under your own interpretation of the Florida code. Taking one third to one quarter of a cart lane for any length of time is a clear violation of Florida Statutes § 316.089

[John_W]

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[Mortal1]

No, no, no...golf carts do not have the right of way!!! It's foolish to think/act otherwise.

[Toymeister]

Somehow golf carts pretend to be cars every time they make a left turn.

If you're going to be reciting statues all day, then please explain how you made your right turn and didn't go through the golf cart lane
I'll be glad to point out which statute allows golf carts to operate on Florida roads, they are not acting as motor vehicles. Here it is: 316.212,  Operation of golf carts on certain roadways. Please review, any questions?

I am delighted to point out it is legal for a motor vehicle to cross a cart lane when traffic is clear and you have signaled your intentions. It is not legal to follow John's method to travel in a cart lane "by a few feet" for any length. The statue is clear.

Isn't that wonderful! We live in a state where the law is crystal clear. In some states the law and legal system has fallen apart so much that it's OK to riot and defecate in the street. Seriously, the destruction of society starts in small steps, when individuals decide for themselves it's ok to do as they please. If traffic laws require that you 'hold up traffic" while you wait for the carts to clear that is what a responsible operator of a motor vehicle does.

Would you allow me to forward your posts to your insurance agency because you have discovered a great a great idea? No, of course not. And there is your answer.

[JoMar]

I agree, keep doing what you makes you comfortable, the police seem to be ok with cars sliding into the cart lane when making a right turn....in fact I have seen them do the same thing when turning into our mail stop. Sometimes common sense takes precedence over statutes.

[thevillages2013]

Both John and Villagetinker are incorrect. Do not travel any distance in a designated golf cart lane, you are not a golf cart, you are operating a motor vehicle.

I can prove this to you quite simply. If it was a line of cyclists in the cart lane would you jump in the lane? Even if you are too much of a hurry to wait for the cyclists? What if there are 18 cyclists are you in the right then?

No. You wait for all the carts to pass then you safely execute your turn.
You are incorrect. You have to enter that lane to turn so there is no harm in getting over there a few feet early. Keeps the traffic flowing

[dewilson58]

And there you have it...............everyone is "incorrect"......the reason why defensive driving is critical.


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[DaleDivine]

:popcorn::popcorn::popcorn:
:pray:

[J1ceasar]

non cars always have the right of way... I hope they give you the same courtesy I give to anyone when turning- I always let some go whether cars or bikes or carts and usually some one stops for MY turn to turn. If not just wait - you're retired arent you ?

[Flflyer]

"IF" the cart is doing, or capable of doing, more than 19.8 mph then they are not carts but rather unlicensed motor vehicles and should not be in either the cart paths or on the road. Until the police tighten up on enforcement of the laws on speeding carts, there will continue to be serious accidents and controversy about this subject. When you hop up your cart consider the fact that "if" you have an accident you will be putting everything you own at risk.

[thevillages2013]

And there you have it...............everyone is "incorrect"......the reason why defensive driving is critical.


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Is that what the De in your Dewilson is an abbreviation for? :bigbow:
Common sense should prevail but as one said common sense ain’t so common any more

[dhdallas]

Death Race 2000 Point System

10 points for a man, 20 for a woman, 40 for a baby, 70 for putting the elderly out their misery, and 100 points for “feebs,” which is the politically correct term for disabled people. Teenagers pull in 40 points, and toddlers under 12 get 70 points, and anyone over 75 years old is worth 100 points.

Golf carts ought to be worth at least 150 points.

Death Race 2000 (1975)
In a dystopian future, a cross country automobile race requires contestants to run down innocent pedestrians to gain points that are tallied based on each kill's brutality.
Director: Paul Bartel

[dhdallas]

I remember this saying from somewhere???

"Right-of-Way isn't something you have, it is something given to you. If it isn't given then you don't have it."

Q: Who has the right of way when four cars approach a four-way stop at the same time?
A: The pick-up truck with the gun rack and the bumper sticker saying, “Guns don’t kill people. I do.”

[Dgammon1]

We asked the police and they said it was ok to cross into the cart lane to make the turn.

[thevillages2013]

We asked the police and they said it was ok to cross into the cart lane to make the turn.

Now that is what I call researching a topic

[coffeebean]

No, no, no...golf carts do not have the right of way!!! It's foolish to think/act otherwise.
When I'm in my golf cart, I always slow down to allow a car to make a right turn. When a car has their right directional activated and the car is slowing down in the roadway, I slow down to give the car room to make the right turn. I have always thought the car has the right or way.

When I'm in my car and I wish to make a right turn, I activate my right turn directional and if the golf cart is too close to the corner, I slow down before I get to my turn. If a golf cart driver does not understand my intentions and continues at the same speed, I come to a complete stop in the roadway so I don't hit the golf cart. I always thought I had the right of way by being in a car but I certainly don't want to cause an accident, so I come to a complete stop at the corner I would like to make. I proceed when the golf cart has passed. Coming to a complete stop in the roadway to make a right turn is the same as coming to a compete stop in the roadway to make a left turn when there is oncoming traffic.

[Marathon Man]

non cars always have the right of way... I hope they give you the same courtesy I give to anyone when turning- I always let some go whether cars or bikes or carts and usually some one stops for MY turn to turn. If not just wait - you're retired arent you ?

You sure about that?

[coffeebean]

non cars always have the right of way... I hope they give you the same courtesy I give to anyone when turning- I always let some go whether cars or bikes or carts and usually some one stops for MY turn to turn. If not just wait - you're retired arent you ?

Really? NON cars have the right of way? That is not what I instructed to do when I first moved to The Villages. Hmmmm.

My stand off, when I'm in my golf cart is at the gate crossings. Car drivers have a tendency to wave me on so I can cross in front of them. From what I have been told, cars have the right of way at the gate crossings. As a golf cart driver, I will turn my head to the right so I do not make eye contact with the driver of car who is waving me on. I refuse to proceed because it is the car driver who has the right of way to proceed through the gate. This is the only way I know to "teach" the car driver that cars have the right of way at the gate crossings. Golf carts must wait until it is clear to proceed at the gate crossings.

Just a couple of days ago, I was driving my golf car with my sister in the passenger seat. I stopped at the gate crossing and a car driver waved me on to proceed. I then turned my head to the right and my sister said to me, "he is waving you on. He wants you to go". I said, NOPE, I'm not going. I do this all the time to let the car drivers know CARS have the right of way at the gate crossings. It took that driver about 5 seconds to "get it" but finally he did proceed through the gate. There was no other car behind him so I proceeded after he went through the gate. Happens all the time but I stand firm.

[banjobob]

Good advice , I do the same on roadways. What drives me goofy is people turning off the roadway into the villages entrance and stopping in traffic to allow a golf cart to cross in front of them, the cart has a stop sign before he crosses so he must wait for the car to pass.

[coffeebean]

We asked the police and they said it was ok to cross into the cart lane to make the turn.
Put it this way......unless you are on a hover board, it is IMPOSSIBLE not to cross the cart lane to make a turn in a car. LOL.

[Lindaws]

Car needs to wait.

[The Man]

I agree! That is the proper way to turn to avoid an accident. I wish more people would do it.

[Psacc0]

Yes, your crossing the golf cart driver's lane, so you intruding into his space. I have to make a right turn most of the times when I return home on St. Charles Blvd, and we have golf cart lanes and it's very busy road since they're four Villages along that road.

I found the best method is to do just like that golf carts. They merge into the car lane to make a left turn, when I'm preparing to make my right turn about 100 yards beforehand, I look for spacing and increase or decrease my speed as necessary and move my car gently into the golf cart lane just a couple of feet. This eliminates any hesitation or concern from the golf cart driver's mind. You have your turn signal activated, and you've spaced yourself appropriately between or in front of the moving carts. I've been doing this with no problems for ten years, and other drivers have started to pick up on it.

You know the old phrase "Kiss - Keep it simple stupid". I believe this is the most simple answer to avoid collisions on roads with golf cart lanes and avoid this happening.

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I received this same wisdom from a neighbor when new to the Villages. So that’s what I do, safely merge 1/2 way into the cart lane before arriving at the turn. Then no additional carts can come up to your blind spot. And signal, signal, signal! No secrets please!

[Grill Meister]

John, you have been watching me, haven't you? I execute the very same maneuver, and I also travel St. Charles and turn right onto Pennecamp. With turn signals on and this execution, there is no way a golf cart driver will be cut off and damaged even if his thoughts are elsewhere.

[DAVES]

Several times I've seen issues with a car needing to make a right turn into a street and a line of golf carts in the golf cart lane preventing the car's ability to turn. Is it correct to assume that the golf carts have the right of way and the car needs to wait until the line of carts passes? Picture a golf cart parade / rally and a busy road and you have a traffic problem. At this particular intersection I have seen lines of 8 - 10 golf carts before the car has a chance to make the turn safely. Comments / Suggestions?

Reality-A golf cart, an unlicensed vehicle is a second class individual. In most cases the car has the right of way. Assuming that all drivers know the law and will follow the law is of course a major reach.

A line of 8-10 golf carts. Sometimes it is a matter of courtesy sometimes called common sense. One golf cart can slow down and allow the car to safely make the turn
rather than forcing the car to cut one of the golf carts off.

The goal is, should be cooperation and everyone gets there without an accident. Even the term accident is misleading. Almost all accidents are avoidable.

[charmed59]

I can prove this to you quite simply. If it was a line of cyclists in the cart lane would you jump in the lane? Even if you are too much of a hurry to wait for the cyclists? What if there are 18 cyclists are you in the right then?.

As someone who drove and cycled in an area where bikes are much more common than here, yes, that is exactly what you do. If the car is in the bike lane turning right bikes going straight can then pass on the left.

It was even taught that way to my kids in driver’s Ed.

[Girlcopper]

I agree, keep doing what you makes you comfortable, the police seem to be ok with cars sliding into the cart lane when making a right turn....in fact I have seen them do the same thing when turning into our mail stop. Sometimes common sense takes precedence over statutes.
Dont compare yourself to police. They can violate traffic laws in certain situations. You cant!!

[OhioBuckeye]

The thing I was a little disturbed about was it seemed to me that everyone seems to be in a big hurry to go nowhere. What’s the hurry! Cars & Carts don’t mix, car win 100% of the time. I always let the car or cart go first no matter which I was in. To me it seems like neither wants to wait on the other. Sorry, but that’s how I feel. Leave for your destination early even if you are early. Lots of HOT heads out there!

[sjeffries]

All you have to do is ride the white line with your car and your blinker on. That is just enough warning needed to let a cart know you are turning right across the golf cart lane.

[George Page]

At this particular intersection I have seen lines of 8 - 10 golf carts before the car has a chance to make the turn safely. Comments / Suggestions?

Simple answer: WAIT

[kendi]

You're not quite following, and I explained as clear as I could, and you've overthought the situation. Whatever vehicle is in the golf cart lane has the right of way, I've already stated that. It doesn't matter if it's a go-kart, a bicycle, an ATV or 20 bicycles, or 15 carts going to a parade.

When you plan your turn, you adjust (your) speed, you can change your car speed a lot better than a golf cart can change theirs. You accelerate or slow down and can go ahead or behind the traffic. You're simply giving everyone a heads up to your intentions by picking a spot and moving slightly right, not all the way to the cart lane, just enough so they your movement copmbined with your turn signal will indicate intentions are going to be. It no different than a golf cart moving left into the car lane to make a left turn.

You added a bicycle into the equation, they're no different, only slower than a golf cart, and you added 20 bikes, that's no different than 3, 4 or 5 carts in row close together. You adjust, when you drive a car you making a series of adjustments all the time.

Village Tinker understood it and had done it for years, Bogey understood it and liked the suggestion. If you don't understand it, just keep doing what you've been doing, whatever feels comfortable for you.

First of all, your example is a poor one, there would never be 18 bicycles in the golf cart lane. They take up the entire car lane, that's the way they operate in TV. Let's say, today all 18 bikes were in the golf cart lane and you in your car came up along side with your right turn signal on. Would they know anything other than you're going to make a right turn, would freeze and pile into one another, or they continue and pedal faster. They don't know if you're going to cut them off, how about the cars behind you If I were driving and saw 18 bikes in the cart lane and I was going 30 mph in my car and I had to make a turn in 200 yards, I look ahead and determine if there was time to accelerate and move safely far enough ahead of the pack and make my right right, or I would slow my speed to say 15 to 20 mph so that by time I reached the corner I could turn behind the pack. It's part of operating a motor vehicle.

Sounds like you are butting in line whole telling the golf carts what you want to do. You would not have to worry about the golf cart knowing your intentions if you weren’t so close to them. Be patient and let them pass before turning.

[admiral72]

Cars, carts, motorcycles and mopeds are all vehicles and Florida's law rules. 316.003 – Definitions

(77) Street or Highway

(a) The entire width between the boundary lines of every way or place of whatever nature when any part thereof is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular traffic;

(b) The entire width between the boundary lines of any privately owned way or place used for vehicular travel by the owner and those having express or implied permission from the owner, but not by other persons, or any limited access road owned or controlled by a special district, whenever, by written agreement entered into under s. 316.006(2)(b) or (3)(b), a county or municipality exercises traffic control jurisdiction over said way or place;

Local authorities may enact ordinances related to golf carts on sidewalks under certain circumstances. That does not seem to include operating golf carts in bike lanes

s. 316.008 – Powers of Local Authorities

(7) A county or municipality may enact an ordinance to permit, control, or regulate the operation of vehicles, golf carts, mopeds, motorized scooters, and electric personal assistive mobility devices on sidewalks or sidewalk areas when such use is permissible under federal law. The ordinance must restrict such vehicles or devices to a maximum speed of 15 miles per hour in such areas.

Other statutes apply to the operation of golf carts in the roadway.

s. 316.212 – Operation of Golf Carts on Certain Roadways

The operation of a golf cart upon the public roads or streets of this state is prohibited except as provided herein:

(1) A golf cart may be operated only upon a county road that has been designated by a county, a municipal street that has been designated by a municipality, or a two-lane county road located within the jurisdiction of a municipality designated by that municipality, for use by golf carts. Prior to making such a designation, the responsible local governmental entity must first determine that golf carts may safely travel on or cross the public road or street, considering factors including the speed, volume, and character of motor vehicle traffic using the road or street. Upon a determination that golf carts may be safely operated on a designated road or street, the responsible governmental entity shall post appropriate signs to indicate that such operation is allowed.

The full statute is here:

Chapter 316 Section 212 - 2016 Florida Statutes - The Florida Senate (http://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2016/316.212)

s. 316.003 – Definitions

(64) Roadway – That portion of a highway improved, designed, or ordinarily used for vehicular travel, exclusive of the berm or shoulder.

Note that the paved shoulder is not part of the roadway and that vehicles must be driven on the roadway.

s. 316.081– Driving on Right Side of Roadway; Exceptions

(1) Upon all roadways of sufficient width, a vehicle shall be driven upon the right half of the roadway

s. 316.081 – Driving on Right Side of Roadway; Exceptions

(2) Upon all roadways, any vehicle proceeding at less than the normal speed of traffic at the time and place and under the conditions then existing shall be driven in the right-hand lane then available for traffic or as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway

s. 316.081 Driving on right side of roadway; exceptions

(2) Upon all roadways, any vehicle proceeding at less than the normal speed of traffic at the time and place and under the conditions then existing shall be driven in the right-hand lane then available for traffic or as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway except when overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction or when preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway.

[daddymac1127]

Whatever happened to common courtesy and COOMON SENSE. If we all practice these things would we really need all the laws of the roadway?

[John_W]

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[dewilson58]

:popcorn::popcorn:


This is why there are accidents.


:popcorn::popcorn:

[cbmerl]

No, no, no...golf carts do not have the right of way!!! It's foolish to think/act otherwise.

Oh yes they do!! Under the circumstances of a golf cart in the golf cart lane and a car on the road next to it wanting to turn RIGHT, the golf cart has the right of way to continue straight across the street that the car is wanting to turn into. Very simple. Car waits until right turn is safe and clear!

[John_W]

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[jjombrello]

I agree with this. Crossing the white line on your right could get you a ticket.

[Joe V.]

Cars, carts, motorcycles and mopeds are all vehicles and Florida's law rules. 316.003 – Definitions

(77) Street or Highway

(a) The entire width between the boundary lines of every way or place of whatever nature when any part thereof is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular traffic;

(b) The entire width between the boundary lines of any privately owned way or place used for vehicular travel by the owner and those having express or implied permission from the owner, but not by other persons, or any limited access road owned or controlled by a special district, whenever, by written agreement entered into under s. 316.006(2)(b) or (3)(b), a county or municipality exercises traffic control jurisdiction over said way or place;

Local authorities may enact ordinances related to golf carts on sidewalks under certain circumstances. That does not seem to include operating golf carts in bike lanes

s. 316.008 – Powers of Local Authorities

(7) A county or municipality may enact an ordinance to permit, control, or regulate the operation of vehicles, golf carts, mopeds, motorized scooters, and electric personal assistive mobility devices on sidewalks or sidewalk areas when such use is permissible under federal law. The ordinance must restrict such vehicles or devices to a maximum speed of 15 miles per hour in such areas.

Other statutes apply to the operation of golf carts in the roadway.

s. 316.212 – Operation of Golf Carts on Certain Roadways

The operation of a golf cart upon the public roads or streets of this state is prohibited except as provided herein:

(1) A golf cart may be operated only upon a county road that has been designated by a county, a municipal street that has been designated by a municipality, or a two-lane county road located within the jurisdiction of a municipality designated by that municipality, for use by golf carts. Prior to making such a designation, the responsible local governmental entity must first determine that golf carts may safely travel on or cross the public road or street, considering factors including the speed, volume, and character of motor vehicle traffic using the road or street. Upon a determination that golf carts may be safely operated on a designated road or street, the responsible governmental entity shall post appropriate signs to indicate that such operation is allowed.

The full statute is here:

Chapter 316 Section 212 - 2016 Florida Statutes - The Florida Senate (http://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2016/316.212)

s. 316.003 – Definitions

(64) Roadway – That portion of a highway improved, designed, or ordinarily used for vehicular travel, exclusive of the berm or shoulder.

Note that the paved shoulder is not part of the roadway and that vehicles must be driven on the roadway.

s. 316.081– Driving on Right Side of Roadway; Exceptions

(1) Upon all roadways of sufficient width, a vehicle shall be driven upon the right half of the roadway

s. 316.081 – Driving on Right Side of Roadway; Exceptions

(2) Upon all roadways, any vehicle proceeding at less than the normal speed of traffic at the time and place and under the conditions then existing shall be driven in the right-hand lane then available for traffic or as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway

s. 316.081 Driving on right side of roadway; exceptions

(2) Upon all roadways, any vehicle proceeding at less than the normal speed of traffic at the time and place and under the conditions then existing shall be driven in the right-hand lane then available for traffic or as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway except when overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction or when preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway.


And what is the point you want to make?

[henry1224]

If a car is behind a golf cart and passes it just to make a right turn into the upcoming street, He must be looking to get a golf ball through a windshield!

It is safer to just ease off the gas pedal for a bit, the cart passes the street, and now the CAR has a clear path to turn!

Nobody likes to be cut off in traffic!

[omimom]

Please read "Safety" at the link below: Golf carts should always yield to other vehicular traffic in all cases.

Golf Cart Requirements | The Villages Florida (https://thevillagesflorida.com/golf-cart-requirements/)

[Worldseries27]

I have vowed to never drive the length of morse blvd ever again. It
puts death race 2000 to shame.
Here's how i drive. Drive defensively ⁹⁹ power and you may make it.
Right or wrong is inconsequential when the ambulance ?????? Shows up.

[Sunflr08]

Wait your turn.

[coffeebean]

Car needs to wait.

You didn't quote a comment so not sure in which scenario you feel the car has to wait. Please elaborate. Thanks.

[coffeebean]

I agree! That is the proper way to turn to avoid an accident. I wish more people would do it.

Who are you agreeing with? You didn't quote the poster you are agreeing with.

[coffeebean]

Please read "Safety" at the link below: Golf carts should always yield to other vehicular traffic in all cases.

Golf Cart Requirements | The Villages Florida (https://thevillagesflorida.com/golf-cart-requirements/)

It says, "Golf carts should always yield to other vehicular traffic in all cases". I always knew cars had the right of way but didn't realize that carts have to come to a stop if a car wants to make a right turn across the golf cart path. VERY interesting! To be honest, I will never ever trust that a golf cart driver will come to a stop to allow me to make a right turn. Just not going to do it. There are too many golf cart drivers that think they have the right of way around here.

[jakers]

John W is correct. At least according to the police officer that came to a neighborhood meeting. It was his suggestion to safely move into the cart lane to turn right.

[juddfl]

I took a golf cart safety course when I first moved here in 2001. When driving in a car, we were told to put the right front and back tires a little over the golf cart lane in order to make a right hand turn. This way the golf cart will see you and won't be able to try and pass you on the right as you are in the process of making your right turn. The officer said that if you don't do this, you risk the golf cart running into the side of your car. Golf carts merge into the car lanes to make a left turn and cars merge into the cart lanes to make a right turn.

[Number 10 GI]

A golf cart weighs some where in the neighborhood of 900 - 1,000 lbs, the average car is between 3,500 and 4,500 lbs. SUVs and pick-ups weigh even more. So in a collision between a car/SUV and a golf cart who do you think is going to get the worst of it? Even if the cart was in the right, is that any consolation to you when you are 6 feet under the grass or so mangled up that you will need a wheelchair the rest of your life? Are you going to challenge an MMA champion to a fight?

[dewilson58]

A golf cart weighs some where in the neighborhood of 900 - 1,000 lbs, the average car is between 3,500 and 4,500 lbs. SUVs and pick-ups weigh even more. So in a collision between a car/SUV and a golf cart who do you think is going to get the worst of it? Even if the cart was in the right, is that any consolation to you when you are 6 feet under the grass or so mangled up that you will need a wheelchair the rest of your life? Are you going to challenge an MMA champion to a fight?
:bigbow:

[John_W]

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[thevillages2013]

I agree with this. Crossing the white line on your right could get you a ticket.

There are no police giving tickets now.

[thevillages2013]

After 59 posts I think we've established in the minds of most folks how to handle a cart and a car when they share the same road and the car is making a right turn. Find your spot before or after the moving golf carts in the cart lane and slide your car slightly over the line so no one is surprised about when you're turning.

For those who fly around in their carts on two wheels half time like it's a toy, here's what can happen.

This cart driver died when he made a left turn on Morse north of 466 into the path of an
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On O'Delle this cart driver died when he just remembered he forgot something and decided to make a U-Turn without looking and the van driver was unable to stop.

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