Golf cart paths are on the golf courses. The paved areas next to highways are multi modal trails. This means that there are many modes of transportation permitted on these trails. The main restriction is to keep the speed of what ever mode you choose, under twenty miles per hour. If you exceed twenty miles per hour, then you are using a mode that requires registration and a license. The penalty for this is that you are driving an unlicensed vehicle and subject to the penalties and fines imposed by the courts if you are caught.