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Title: Vehicular right-of-way on things other than roads
Post by: empirestate on October 17, 2015, 06:51:05 PM
Inspired by this story:
http://n.pr/1LS3V6r

Where else do vehicles have a right-of-way on non-road surfaces? And how does it work in Daytona's case, and others?


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Title: Re: Vehicular right-of-way on things other than roads
Post by: Buffaboy on October 17, 2015, 09:12:20 PM
Quote from: empirestate on October 17, 2015, 06:51:05 PM
Inspired by this story:
http://n.pr/1LS3V6r

Where else do vehicles have a right-of-way on non-road surfaces? And how does it work in Daytona's case, and others?


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Ferries, cars just drive on and get carried across water.
Title: Re: Vehicular right-of-way on things other than roads
Post by: Pete from Boston on October 18, 2015, 01:06:16 AM
Airport tarmacs
Parking fields
Baseball warning tracks during special events (or for "bullpen car")
Title: Re: Vehicular right-of-way on things other than roads
Post by: Jardine on October 19, 2015, 07:30:34 PM
State owned vehicles/employees (IA) are allowed on DNR trails for maintenance, but no one else can.

UPRR has some pretty nice roads on their ROW in places, but think twice before driving there.

Various drainage districts in Iowa can regulate access to their levees and dikes.
Title: Re: Vehicular right-of-way on things other than roads
Post by: empirestate on October 19, 2015, 09:33:42 PM
Quote from: Jardine on October 19, 2015, 07:30:34 PM
State owned vehicles/employees (IA) are allowed on DNR trails for maintenance, but no one else can.

UPRR has some pretty nice roads on their ROW in places, but think twice before driving there.

Various drainage districts in Iowa can regulate access to their levees and dikes.

I was thinking about public rights-of-way, such as in the Daytona Beach example where the public has a right to drive on the beaches per county law.
Title: Re: Vehicular right-of-way on things other than roads
Post by: Jardine on October 20, 2015, 10:48:48 AM
The DNR managed areas are publicly  owned as are the levees and dikes.

In my area many levees are gated and locked, adjoining landowners have keys and use them for field access.  Quite a few of the levees have good roads, and offer scenic rewards to the lucky few.

The trails in the DNR areas can be spectacular, but for the public, they are restricted to walking and horse riding.  Even disabled people are prohibited unless they can walk or get on a horse somehow.
Title: Re: Vehicular right-of-way on things other than roads
Post by: hm insulators on November 04, 2015, 01:17:18 PM
I once went to Taiwan and sometimes pedestrians have to use the scooter lanes in the street because of all the scooters legally parked on the sidewalks.