According to the NTSB, there are an average of 3.2 fatalities in golf carts/ year nationwide. Of the 16 in a 5 year period, 70% were children under 13 or adults over 80, alcohol and lack of seat belts contributed to almost all of them. In contrast, again nationwide, there is an average of 13 fatalities/year from getting hit by a golf ball and 37/year from lightning.
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