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Old 02-28-2022, 12:50 PM
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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby View Post
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Golf carts also need to share with bikes and be respectful of that speed limit. They don't have the "right" to go over 19.8mph, even on an actual road with a 25mph posted speed limit. The fastest a non-LSV golf cart is legally allowed to go is 19.8. On some MMPs and roads the speed limit is reduced to 15, and in some spots it can be as low as 10. Most people don't even pay attention to the 15mph sign on Paradise Avenue just before you get to the fire department from the Boone Gate, or on the other side after the Wales Gate at the church. And most people totally ignore the 10mph sign as you enter the area at Paige Place where the La Hacienda motel is, and the Hacienda rec center and sports pool on either side of the road.

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Just out of curiosity, where did you get that 19.8mph number? Florida Statute 320.01(22) states:
“Golf cart” means a motor vehicle that is designed and manufactured for operation on a golf course for sporting or recreational purposes and that is not capable of exceeding speeds of 20 miles per hour.
I would read that as saying the golf cart is legally allowed to go 20mph.

Maybe there is another Statute?
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