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Old 07-11-2019, 09:47 AM
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Originally Posted by mjc1145 View Post
I am not a permanent resident of The Villages, but a frequent renter and golf cart driver. I don't have a problem with safety belts in golf carts, but don't kid yourselves on the amount of protection they provide. As mentioned in previous comments, golf carts lack most of the safety devices and innovations in today's automobiles...basically they are at less than 1960's safety technology! That said, when you combine this with their limited power, it seems ridiculous to consider them "street worthy" and allow them to drive in the main driving lanes rather than just cart/bike paths. Allowing them on roads like Morse or Buena Vista Blvds is just an accident waiting to happen...and we all know who is going to lose when it does.

"Golf Carts" aren't allowed on Morse or B.V. unless they are street legal (licensed, registered AND insured) and approved and inspected by FLDOT. You see hundreds, maybe thousands of times more BICYCLES on those roads than golf carts. They need NO inspection and have NO protective safety features and do NOT need to be insured. The riders don't even need to wear helmets. Many of those bicycles can keep up in speed with street-legal golf carts which can go 25mph. Why not worry about bicyclists? There are a lot more of them.