Re: Golf Cart Drivers
Cart owners need to attend the cart safety course offered by TV. You will then find out that seat belts are not recommended for golf carts. In fact, the representative from the one of the local dealers stated they will not install them on any carts nor will the manufacturer. Obviouosly the dealership could make plenty of money advising purchasers to add seat belts and then selling and installing them but they don't.
Standard carts have a tendency to roll on side impacts. If a car rolls the roof structure has adequate strength to protect occupants in most wrecks. In the typical cart there is a flismy roof that offers no protection in a roll over accident. This leaves the occupants belted in with the entire weight of the golf cart on top of them when the "roof" collapses.
As for a 3 year old belted in to a golf cart, you must be kidding. There are no auto or cart belts suitable to protect a child of that age in any accident. If they aren't properly belted in to an approved child car seat, they aren't protected. Other than driving around the neighborhood at about 2 mph a 3 year old isn't safe traveling 19mph in a golf cart belted or not.
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