We've passed it so many times it's imprinted on my brain.

Years ago I was turning left across 2 lanes of traffic. A very nice gentleman stopped and waved me through. I did not see the oncoming car in the second lane. He did not see me. I was T boned and totaled my car. The gentleman waving me on was polite and well meaning but the end result was not good. I will never cross because I have been waved by. It doesn’t matter if I am in a car or cart or a pedestrian. Your intent was genuine and the cart driver was rude but he was correct to wait until you passed.

cars have the right of way, always. you were wrong

Because the driver in front of you might stop before you get through the gate and the big metal arm might come down on you.

You might wonder why the driver in front of you would stop. We old people do strange things.

No you did nothing wrong there are a few dips driving golf carts that should not

The entrance gate comes down very quickly regardless if there is a car approaching. I NEVER caravan through the entrance gate. I always have my gate card scanned to get through the gate.

The exit gate is another story. The gate stays up as long as there is a car approaching. It is the exit gate I caravan through.....not the entrance gate. Even if the car in front of me stops, the exit gate remains up until no car is present.

It really is a simple concept.

I agree with you on the exit gate. And I have never seen anyone stop and wait for the exit gate to go down. At St. James gate, you would practically be sitting on the golf cart crossing path while waiting for the gate to go down and then come back up again.

But also, I would not stop and let carts go through. It's confusing. They expect to have to wait.

Much ado about nothing. Similar posts resurface every few months. It’s an easy concept: don’t caravan through the gates (coming or going) and if in a cart and you’re waved through by a courteous driver, check to make sure both lanes are clear before proceeding. Just as you would regardless of traffic conditions.

Going out if there is a bottleneck or no one behind you then its okay to wave them through but coming in you should drive first.

It’s funny that we all seem to have our own set of rules in this situation.

Well said.

We are old and don't tell us what to do?
We think this rail that goes up and down is silly?
It's alright to confuse new cart drivers by letting them cross?
I don't want to waste time reading how to circumvent a roundabout?
I think the gates are foolish so I can caravan if I want to?

Or....just follow the rules like we all learned in kindergarten.

If there is no one behind you, why not just continue on through the gate? The carts can then safely cross behind you.

Pleas read all the entries in this thread. You might change your view.

As I was exiting through the Mallory gate this morning, I purposely checked to see how long it takes for the gate to come down. I was about two car lengths away from the gate. I counted 15 seconds (no one behind me) and the gate stayed up! Now do you understand why caravanning through that gate is done all the time? I don't think that gate will come down ever as long as there is a car approaching it. I don't think anyone will wait longer than 15 seconds for the gate to come down. That is just silly.

Agreed. Just keep rolling slowly and make sure that it is staying up before you start to go under. I don't stop and wait for the gate to come down when exiting St. James. I move through the gate and any waiting carts get to cross behind me.

Now - This only applies to exit gates where the carts cross on the inside of the gate. Bridgeport gates, for example, have the carts crossing outside of the exit gates. In this case, a cart may reasonable expect that the gate is going to close after the car passes. A caravanning car may not be seen and a conflict can happen.

wondering why you wave them through if NO ONE IS BEHIND YOU.
After you pass by them, they can go.