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Originally Posted by cromlich (Post 785267)

Is anyone having trouble with people walking in golf cart tunnels? All of a sudden I have many instances of people walking out in front of our cart while driving through a tunnel. What is the rule? Especially teenagers walking through the 466 tunnel going to Southern Trace. They are walking 5 or 6 abreast and you come in to the tunnel out of the sun and it is dark. I am so afraid someone is going to get hurt. Is it okay for them to be walking through the tunnels? I suspect NOT.

The only golf cart paths in TV are on the golf courses

I agree that the trails are for ALL! Carts are not king! Carts need to be careful because hitting any "walker" would likely involve charges and civil action. Highly recommend carters slow down in tunnels and on paths. Share the road!

and where would you have walkers cross the roads? how about dodging traffic in a roundabout? these are multi-modal trails and are there for the use of all. and maybe, just maybe if the golf carts actually adhered to some sort of speed limits there would not be this sort of potential problem.

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Originally Posted by JRW8219 (Post 787211)

SEEM to think?

Duh, it WOULD be the driver's fault for hitting a pedestrian. Slow down before you find out who's fault it really is when their lawyer calls you.

Oh. So if a pedestrian is walking on the right side with their back to carts approaching them, instead of on the left and facing oncoming carts....they're doing "nothing" wrong that contributes to an accident?

"Where a sidewalk is not provided, a pedestrian can walk on the road. (Warning, always be cautious and remember that sharing roadways with cars always places one in greater danger.) When a sidewalk is not provided, a pedestrian should walk only on the shoulder on the left side of the roadway as related to the pedestrian's direction of walking, facing the oncoming traffic. (A driver and a pedestrian who face each other are more aware of each other's presence, and this reduces the likelihood of any kind of accident.)...

...Safety always comes first. Stay visible and wear clothes with reflective material at night. Stay out of blind spots. Always be alert"

Pedestrian Rules of the Road for Safety in Florida | Jeffrey Meldon & Associates, PA

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Originally Posted by AriaGrandparents2013 (Post 786062)

I agree with this solution and would add...........PROCEED WITH CAUTION & SLOW DOWN.

The powers to be ought to post a sign on the entrance of the tunnel ,PROCEED WITH CAUTION & SLOW DOWN FOR WALKERS, but they won't until someone gets hit,........maybe.

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Originally Posted by tommy steam (Post 787899)

The powers to be ought to post a sign on the entrance of the tunnel ,PROCEED WITH CAUTION & SLOW DOWN FOR WALKERS, but they won't until someone gets hit,........maybe.

Sounds good and the motion sensor solar lights make sense to me.

It's not just TV. Because it is often foggy here where I live and in winter a lot of people walk, run and bike when it is twilight or pre dawn as it starts getting dark around 4 pm. I wear a headlamp flashlight or carry a small flashlight when I am out walking then the cars can see me. I wish others did. When coming around a corner in the dark and there is a runner or a bike not really on the side of the road it is a little scary even if you aren't speeding and have your lights on.

Three days to TV and counting.