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Old 03-16-2016, 07:59 PM
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Default Speeding Golf Carts

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Originally Posted by tuccillo View Post
I read the article as saying that a legislative change to Chapter 316 of the Florida Statues would need to be made in order to enforce speed limits on the MMPs. I did not read anything that would indicate that this is actually being pursued. I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for that to happen.
First of all, I'm not in favor of more committees whose members will just feel like they have to do "something." It's in there very nature.

I also read the article that mentioned looking into a change to Fl statutes to enforce speed limits on MMPs. What a great idea! With that change we can divert law enforcement from the streets where cars routinely travel 20-30 mph over the speed limit to the MMPs where we can snag grandpa racing along at 2-3 miles an hour over the limit in his golf cart. By god, I know I'll sleep better at night knowing no one is going to pass me on that path as I head to my golf game.

I also read that driving a golf cart capable of exceeding 20 mph is a "criminal" offense requiring a court appearance yet, after checking the FL motor vehicle statues, I found that automobile speeding up to 29 mph is a "civil" offense not requiring a court appearance. Have we lost our minds?