[billethkid]

Just got the "breaking news" from the dot com news source:

Villager crashes golf cart
at tunnel entrance

And with pictures. I did not bother to read the article as I do not expect to learn anything.

While there may be legitimate reasons like a medical episode...the best catch all phraseology for here in TV. Being a survivor of 12 years in TV there is no doubt in my mind what so ever the under lying cause is the fact people just drive their carts too fast for conditions and for the capability of the cart and beyond the capability/ability of far too many seniors.

The notion of get in and pedal to the floor and when only when absolutely have to is at issue.

What will happen soon enough is that so called inexpensive golf cart insurance will eventually start to climb in price as the incident rate continues to go up.

There are no requirements knowledge wise, health wise, ability wise, capability wise or cart wise that one needs to know or be educated about before they get in and launch their cart path missle. Write a check; get in; point it; and then peddle to the floor!

How many more pictures do we need than the last few weeks?
How many more posts that are automobile barriers (sometimes) need to be knocked over and replaced?

When we first came here there was no night driving of golf carts. Then there were some basic guidelines of what a cart must have before it can be night capable....from then on we have around the clock driving og the golf carts allowed.

Just like they had to decide what a cart needed to be driven at night, a similar quorum could develope what a person needs to do/accomplish/get/learn before being allowed to drive a golf cart. Having driven one on the golf cart does not get an automatic stamp of approval.

Anyway, like past threads on the subject I do not expect anything will change. Except more accidents, hence more opportunity for serious injury or death and future increasing insurance rates (for those of us who have it).

There is my $3.26 (2 cents adjusted for inflation!).