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Originally Posted by Boffin
Okay, then it is a thoughtless excerpt or perhaps an excerpt to think about.
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Excellent reply ! You can say that again, and AGAIN ! It's like the common phrase; "a study recently showed".... I don't think most people anymore have even the most basic introduction to the "research" process. Used to teach the basics beginning in 8th grade, in some places in 6th grade they begin to discuss variables, control groups, data manipulation, etc. The first question is WHO is Taylor & Francis ? A law firm ? A commercial survey service any company, from the association of golf cart manufacturers to an organization manufacturing seat belts ? HOW did they gather their "statistics" ? Were carts used ON golf courses across the nation included ? If not, HOW were the "control" and "experimental" groups selected ? WERE they selected, or perhaps they just relied on REPORTED "facts", if so, reported to WHO, and WHERE ? Emergency room personnel ? Police ? Well, you get the idea as you saw right through this at once. The whole post is absolutely meaningless....LOL ! I guess the answer is, if you think you would be safer strapped in, get seat belts of course, easy fix. If you fear getting a broken neck or other serious injury because of being strapped into an open vehicle that crashes, then definitely do not get belts, or don't fasten them if the cart has them. Pretty simple ! A really interesting "study", if conducted legitimately, might be how OPERATOR errors and SPEED affect percentage of "accidents", and like autos. alcohol ? Other drugs ? You are so correct, the information in the post in completely meaningless... unless maybe to places that sell seat belts ? Might motivate a few folks ?