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Originally Posted by njbchbum
My golly, Doc! Doesn't your cart have brakes to keep it from exceeding 20mph on the downhill or anywhere else?
Do you coast down West Boone or St. Andrews or Mark in your car without applying the brakes?
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The speed limit on those roads is 25 mph. If I'm going down any of those hills at 25, mph why should I be cited for speeding? I guess I could be cited for having an unregistered vehicle since my golf cart is capable of going over 20 mph, but I would argue that every golf cart in The Villages is illegal.
Like I said, the cart that I saw pulled over yesterday going northbound on Morse was in the middle of a downhill grade just before San Marino Drive. Even if that cart is set to not exceed 19 mph on level ground with no wind, it may have gotten up over 20 on the downhill. Remember, there is no speed limit for golf carts.
My main point is that these laws are so vague that they may be unconstitutional. The conditions under which a golf cart is capable of going 20 mph should be stipulated in the law. As far as I know, except in a few spots like the Morse bridge over Lake Sumter there is no speed limit for golf carts.