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Originally Posted by golfing eagles
I tend to agree. If you can't handle a golf cart at 22, then you can't handle it at 20
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I agree. While 22 is technically a violation of the law, it is no more dangerous than 20.
As for the number of fatalities, a question more pertinent to this discussion would be how many fatalities are the result of golf carts going over 20mph.
I know of one man that was killed when he drove his cart into the front of a moving mini van on Morse Blvd. That had nothing to do with speed.
Of course, if there is an accident involving a car and a golf cart the person in the cart is more likely to get the worse of it. But that has less to do with speed than the fact that golf carts are small and lighter. The same can be said for accidents involving a car and a bicycle or motorcycle or a pedestrian for that matter.
That being the case should we ban golf carts, and bicycles?
When I look a the amount of golf cart traffic and automobile traffic in TV, I am surprised that there are not more accidents and fatalities. I think that for the most part, we are pretty safe and that excessive speed of 21-25 mph plays little part in accidents.