[downeaster]

A friend of mine was returning to his home recently in his golf cart when some guy ran a stop sign and nearly hit him. He soon collected his wits and proceeded to his home a few blocks away. He drove into his garage and as he got out of his cart a car dove onto his driveway. The driver got out and announced he was the one that nearly hit him and proceeded to apologize.

[Pturner]

Thanks for sharing that, Downeaster. I love hearing examples of people doing the right thing!

[champion6]

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[eremite06]

Originally Posted by downeaster

A friend of mine was returning to his home recently in his golf cart when some guy ran a stop sign and nearly hit him. He soon collected his wits and proceeded to his home a few blocks away. He drove into his garage and as he got out of his cart a car dove onto his driveway. The driver got out and announced he was the one that nearly hit him and proceeded to apologize.

When you are in your car approaching a stop sign and must cross a multi-modal path, if golfcarts are wanting to cross, who has the right of way? I think the car does. I've had problems with cart drivers trying to beat me to the crossing and one guy yelling at me to heed the stop sign. I'm not going to stop before the multi-modal path because I can't see if any cars are coming.

[Mikeod]

If the stop sign for autos is beyond the multimodal path crossing, I believe autos have the right of way and carts need to wait for traffic to clear before proceeding across the street. If there is a line of cars at the stop sign, I think it is courteous to leave room for carts to cross if they can do so safely. Unfortunately, there is confusion among cart drivers and auto drivers as to right of way when cart paths cross streets. Some auto drivers stop to allow carts to cross when the auto has the right of way, risking rear end collisions with cars following. Some cart drivers expect/demand cars to yield to them at crossings and get angry when autos don't do so. Now, at an intersection like the one between Barnes and Noble and the Waterfront Inn, carts and autos are all the same, as all have a regular stop sign. Yield to a vehicle already at the stop sign, or to the one on the right if both arrive at the same time.

It's just a continuation of the problems with the traffic circles. Some drivers enter them with the attitude that they will only yield if they absolutely have to and others enter preparing to yield until they see if it is safe to proceed.

[logdog]

Originally Posted by mikeod

If the stop sign for autos is beyond the multimodal path crossing, I believe autos have the right of way and carts need to wait for traffic to clear before proceeding across the street. If there is a line of cars at the stop sign, I think it is courteous to leave room for carts to cross if they can do so safely. Unfortunately, there is confusion among cart drivers and auto drivers as to right of way when cart paths cross streets. Some auto drivers stop to allow carts to cross when the auto has the right of way, risking rear end collisions with cars following. Some cart drivers expect/demand cars to yield to them at crossings and get angry when autos don't do so. Now, at an intersection like the one between Barnes and Noble and the Waterfront Inn, carts and autos are all the same, as all have a regular stop sign. Yield to a vehicle already at the stop sign, or to the one on the right if both arrive at the same time.

It's just a continuation of the problems with the traffic circles. Some drivers enter them with the attitude that they will only yield if they absolutely have to and others enter preparing to yield until they see if it is safe to proceed.

I agree with all that and would just add this. If you're in a little golf cart going up against a 2,000 lb vehicle, do you really think it's wise to insist on a right of way? You can't be in that much of a hurry if you chose the vehicle that barely goes 20 mph. Relax, wave the car through and enjoy the scenery.