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Originally Posted by Chatbrat
Buy the cart you're on your own---good luck--no seat belts-no air bags-- no crush zone -800 lb death trap
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Lets see, should I go out to eat, or drive my golf cart?
We estimate that foodborne diseases cause approximately 76 million illnesses, 325,000 hospitalizations, and 5,000 deaths in the United States each year. Known pathogens account for an estimated 14 million illnesses, 60,000 hospitalizations, and 1,800 deaths. Three pathogens, Salmonella, Listeria, and Toxoplasma, are responsible for 1,500 deaths each year, more than 75% of those caused by known pathogens, while unknown agents account for the remaining 62 million illnesses, 265,000 hospitalizations, and 3,200 deaths. Overall, foodborne diseases appear to cause more illnesses but fewer deaths than previously estimated.
Food-Related Illness and Death in the United States - Volume 5, Number 5—October 1999 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Each year, there are approximately 13,000 golf cart-related accidents that require emergency room visits, and that number is rising, according to data compiled by the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission. About 40 percent of those accidents involve children younger than 16. Half result from kids falling out of a moving cart. That is a highly disproportionate number of young people getting hurt when you consider that most golf carts are still used by adults on golf courses.
Number of Serious Golf Cart Injuries in Florida, U.S. on the Rise