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Hape2Bhr 02-26-2022 02:26 PM

Brownwood Bridge - WHEW!!!
 
Wife and I crossed the bridge a short time ago (near 1PM). We just missed getting hit by a smaller SUV, possibly a Mazda or Subaru, moving at a fairly good clip on the downside of the bridge. We were heading up towards Brownwood. He may have needed to get his strawberries home? :MOJE_whot::MOJE_whot::MOJE_whot:

coffeebean 02-26-2022 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Hape2Bhr (Post 2066137)
Wife and I crossed the bridge a short time ago (near 1PM). We just missed getting hit by a smaller SUV, possibly a Mazda or Subaru, moving at a fairly good clip on the downside of the bridge. We were heading up towards Brownwood. He may have needed to get his strawberries home? :MOJE_whot::MOJE_whot::MOJE_whot:

Are there posted signs that say GOLF CARTS ONLY?

Dotneko 02-26-2022 07:27 PM

maybe he was chasing the motorcycle

rustyp 02-26-2022 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Hape2Bhr (Post 2066137)
Wife and I crossed the bridge a short time ago (near 1PM). We just missed getting hit by a smaller SUV, possibly a Mazda or Subaru, moving at a fairly good clip on the downside of the bridge. We were heading up towards Brownwood. He may have needed to get his strawberries home? :MOJE_whot::MOJE_whot::MOJE_whot:

Wow what a day - motorcycles and SUV's on bridges and cart paths.

John-US 02-27-2022 06:50 AM

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Originally Posted by rustyp (Post 2066219)
Wow what a day - motorcycles and SUV's on bridges and cart paths.

well besides the 3 people who post on here- who else should be watching for this stuff?

I noticed an un-tagged vespa yesterday on the MMP- who is to stop them?

thevillages2013 02-27-2022 07:09 AM

I won’t reiterate all the times I have seen cars on the rec trails but twice in the last month while going west on Colony blvd approaching Colony cottage rec ctr I have prevented a car from turning left onto the rec trail that leads to the 466-a tunnel. There is a turning lane there (for carts or bikes) and the car goes into that lane with turn signal on. I laid down on the horn and both times the drivers realized their error and I let them in front of me to continue going west. I have seen a full sized sedan coming out of that tunnel heading north.

Dotneko 02-27-2022 08:01 AM

Well, maybe, maybe, maybe, there is a slim possibility that these people will see themselves in these stories and realize they did something stupendously stupid. If we just ignore it, nothing will change.

DaleDivine 02-27-2022 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by thevillages2013 (Post 2066277)
I won’t reiterate all the times I have seen cars on the rec trails but twice in the last month while going west on Colony blvd approaching Colony cottage rec ctr I have prevented a car from turning left onto the rec trail that leads to the 466-a tunnel. There is a turning lane there (for carts or bikes) and the car goes into that lane with turn signal on. I laid down on the horn and both times the drivers realized their error and I let them in front of me to continue going west. I have seen a full sized sedan coming out of that tunnel heading north.

I saw a lady make that same left turn onto the MMP heading towards the tunnel then realized her error and turned into the Colony parking lot just before the pool.
:ohdear::ohdear::ohdear:

spd2918 02-28-2022 07:46 AM

I wonder why they are not posts in the ground to prevent anything wider than a cart to pass.

CoachKandSportsguy 02-28-2022 07:51 AM

these are retirees who drive a golf cart 90% of the time, and then forget how to drive a car the other 10% of the time. . .

charlie1 02-28-2022 09:59 AM

Are you sure what you saw was not one of the newer style Atomics that look just like a small 4 door SUV? I know of a couple of people that thought they were actual SUV's. In fact, I took a double take the first time I saw one.

Hape2Bhr 02-28-2022 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by charlie1 (Post 2066733)
Are you sure what you saw was not one of the newer style Atomics that look just like a small 4 door SUV? I know of a couple of people that thought they were actual SUV's. In fact, I took a double take the first time I saw one.

Negative. It was definitely a car; not one of those smart car look-a-likes.

Calisport 02-28-2022 07:18 PM

Probably because no one stops them from doing it.

fdpaq0580 02-28-2022 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Calisport (Post 2066883)
Probably because no one stops them from doing it.

Yea! Never a cop around when you need one.
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