Who has the Right-of-Way????
 

On the West end of Pinellas Pl, for the Palmetto Executive Course, there is a crossing. Between holes one & two and between holes 8 & 9.

So is this a golf cart crossing and the carts must yield

OR

Is this a pedestrian crossing and cars must yield??


or or...............does it depend if the golfer is walking vs. riding.


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Doesn't matter---both golf carts and pedestrians who are not already in the crosswalk are required to yield to cars on the road. Cars must yield to carts and pedestrians already in the crosswalk. Cyclists will just blow through anyway so they're on their own:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

We always walk that course and we have the sense to yield to the cars and bikes going along Pinellas.

Very scary..................if a cart (or person) enters the crosswalk when the car is ten feet from the crosswalk and is traveling 25 mph.............the car must yield??

So it gets down to: Who gets there first?? Good Luck with that.

Not sure Morgan & Morgan could get you $1mil .

That wasn't you I almost hit this morning????..................O wait, you said "we have the sense". Nevermind.

Some Bozo pushed his cart out into the crosswalk and I was less than 20 feet away, traveling at 25mph.

Pedestrians and carts may not enter the crosswalk if any traffic is approaching. There is no ambiguity.

a significant footnote to your first post...............i almost jumped in front of a car.

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Please don't do that:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

You deserve credit that you are still able to jump.:beer3:

Dewie Cheatum and How is at your service 24/7.

If the law is on your side we pound the law, if not we pound the table.

Either way we are on your side. Unless of course we get a better offer.

Doesn’t matter. It’s every man, and woman, for themselves

I believe the signs say Golf Cart Crossing so they are not crosswalks. Just as a sidenote since we're in the area, there is a guy in a 4 seater brown Yamaha that thinks it's okay to cross 466A to get to Culvers. I've seen him do it twice so maybe a Deputy leaving the station will show him the error of his ways with the $500 unregistered motor vehicle ticket.

[QUOTE=Bilyclub;2150138]I believe the signs say Golf Cart Crossing so they are not crosswalks. Just as a sidenote since we're in the area, there is a guy in a 4 seater brown Yamaha that thinks it's okay to cross 466A to get to Culvers. I've seen him do it twice so maybe a Deputy leaving the station will show him the error of his ways with the $500 unregistered motor vehicle ticket.[/QUOTE

Don't be silly, we do not ticket the Villagers, might upset them! If he does it often enough someone will take him out and no ticket required.

Your cart should have a video camera. Send to authorities.

Not just there but I go by cars need to yield to pedestrians and golf carts need to yield to both.

Don’t remember seeing a crosswalk, I’m not taking any chances crossing, people drive like there’s no tomorrow.

If it says Golf Cart Crossing, can pedestrians use it? If not, where do they cross?

It's part of the cart paths on the golf course. Of course walkers playing the course can use it. No reason for pedestrians to cross the street there because there's no sidewalk on the North side of the street, just the golf course, in which non golfers are not allowed..

If you play golf at Palmetto but do not like "taking any chances crossing" over Pinellas, I guess that means you play the first hole and go home.

The cart should not have entered the crosswalk with a car within 10 feet of it.

Whatever gave you that idea???? It all depends on the situation.

Good News..............you can play one & nine before going home. :)

Make it a day......play #1 then #9 and go home.

not a realistic distance, obviously this involves the same effort as driving - how to time what's coming. if you pull out with a 25 mph car 10 feet away..... morgan & morgan will send you a funeral card that's about all. LOL

With a bill tucked inside :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

Ya can't fix stupid - or arrogant!

I always wait until traffic clears.

It's more like, motorized vehicles are bigger than pedestrians, physics rule!

Cars always have the right of way, NOT golf carts!

As a 40+ yrs retired doc , working in trauma hospitals It’s simple, in physical match, car vs pedestrian or golf cart. Car always win.
You can’t sue for $1M if you are dead.

Wrong, Wrong, WRONG!!!!

No one entity ALWAYS has the right of way, it depends on the situation.

Golf carts are motor vehicles and have the same rules as cars except for speed limits and the type of road they can drive upon.

The most obvious examples are the merge points------like any merge, the vehicle on the road has the right of way over the merging vehicle. NOT because it is a golf cart, but because they are merging. However, the signs before a merge require the car to slow down to 20 mph. That means if the merging cart has a 100-200 foot lead, they can legally merge. The car has no right to speed up to 40 to race ahead.

Crossing 466A
 

I have seen Golf Carts crossing 466A NOT Legal !!!!

As a pedestrian I yield for all if it's close or even 20 feet away depending on speed. I walk around outside like I can wait when it comes to moving vehicles. No looking at phone, and don't wanna be dead right. Let 'em go. If it gets to where I'm waiting for many in one area, haven't gotten to that point yet, but that's where the traffic light helps.

You are 100%correct per FSS

Hmmm-----even a whole 20 feet away????

A car travelling at 30 mph is going 44 feet/sec, at 20 mph it's 29 ft/sec. For your own safety, please revise your distances.

Sure it is.. Street legal carts cross 466A and 466 all the time on Buena Vista and Morse .
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You could be right DEAD RIGHT...
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Also , if you going from 8th hole to the 9th, the cart crossing sign really blocks your view of traffic on Pinellas going towards Pinellas Plaza...
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If I do that, I should break 30!!!

And Morgan & Morgan thanks you.

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