OCTOBER, 2022
www.diamondheadms.org
From the desk of the President By Ernie Knobloch
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he deadline for this article was Septem ber 12th, so this information is as of that date. GOLF CART REMIND ERS — We have an estimat ed 800+ golf carts in DH and, overall, there are rela tively few problems. Several reminders include: 1) If you drive your cart on public streets, you are required to have lia bility insurance on the cart. 2) The driver is re quired to have a valid driver’s license. If the driver has a learner’s per mit, the passenger is re quired to have a valid li cense. 3) Golf carts are re quired to follow the same
traffic laws as vehicles such as stop signs, etc. Several golfers have received traffic violations when coming off of #18 Cardinal when crossing Golf Club Drive at the 4 way stop coming out of Highpoint. For example, the first golf cart stops and then crosses the road. Carts 2,3, and 4 simply follow the first golf cart across the road. EACH CART IS RE QUIRED TO COME TO A FULL STOP BEFORE CROSSING THE ROAD. Carts 2, 3 and 4 received a traffic citation for running a stop sign. The fine is the same amount as if a car ran the stop sign. That problem is easily solved if you turn right after the 18th hole and cross using the cart path
where there’s a Yield sign instead of a stop sign. 4) Where there are Yield signs before crossing a road, most golfers, but not all, wave oncoming cars thru and then cross the street. If cars stop to allow golf carts to cross the street at Yield signs, and a second car runs into the back of a stopped car, the first car can receive a traffic citation for causing the accident. Golf carts users should wave thru all oncoming cars before crossing the street. 5) CARS SHOULD NEVER STOP TO AL LOW GOLF CARTS TO CROSS A STREET. 6) Golf carts near the
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