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Originally Posted by Djembe dude
If you want the cart paths to be safer, start testing golf carts for legal speed limits 20 mph. and not allow any faster carts. Striping isn't going to help the idiot passing you going over 20.
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Sorry, I can't see this as solely a speed issue. Are you suggesting that a driver who goes out on I-75 at 80 mph can handle a golf cart at 20 mph but not 23 mph? Just as that driver would adjust his/her speed for darkness/fog/rain on the interstate, they have to adjust on the MMPs. And just as heavier traffic dictates speed on the highway, the same is true on the paths. IF someone is not adjusting for these conditions, that just makes them a bad driver, and 3 mph of speed is not going to help them (or the rest of us). A lot of speed limits on roadways are somewhat arbitrary and in some cases political as well. Why 20 mph on a MMP and not 25 or 15? Personally, I like my cars with excess horsepower. If I do have to pass some clown going 40 mph on a 55 mph 2 lane road, I want to get out there when safe and get back on my side ASAP. I imagine the same principle applies to golf carts, although in my limited MMP experience I have never passed anyone. But if I do, I'd be a little fearful that my vehicle couldn't pass fast enough if "governed". On the highway, there usually is a little difference in your speed when passing as opposed to cruising along.