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Originally Posted by bbbbbb
...We have been here one year now, I have never seen anyone get a ticket on the multi modal paths. Golfers will overcome us and pass us by at some incredible speeds while we are going 19 to 20 mph. Yes we are considering the safety seriously and may soon look elsewhere. Other than that, we think it is great.
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This has been mentioned numerous times on other threads pertaining to golf carts. The police can only ticket speeding carts when using the cart lane on city streets. The MMP paths are private property, the police can ticket a cart driver who is drinking on the paths while driving but not speeding. So when driving on the side of Odell, St. Charles, Pinellas, Hillsborough and the like, that's when you fall under police powers. However, you probably know, there is no speeding ticket for golf carts. If you're going more than 20 mph while on one of these city streets, your cart no longer fits the state's definition of a golf cart, your ticket will be for driving an unregistered vehicle. When you appear in court, you'll need documentation from a golf cart shop that the golf cart speed has been adjusted back to 19.9 mph or less and your ticket will be at least $240. So if you feel unsafe driving your cart at night on a MMP, then do what we do, drive your automobile to the square.