hope the following helps:
They are "golf carts" so to speak. They are no less a golf cart than the lawnmowers with the antique bodies or cadillac shells attached to them. I have had 2 (atomics) over the 6 years i have lived here.
they may or may not be street legal and even if they were street legal they are permitted on the mmp's. Mine was for a year, but now is not. There are many used on the golf course. I see them all the time at mallory when we walk by. There are 2 other brands that are sold locally. Their best thing is they are air condition, heated, wipers, power windows etc.
There is no speed limit on the mmp (ever seen a sign? Ever see any in writing?) the limiting factor is determined by definition of the vehicle itself .
For the "actual" information regarding mmps and sl gc's (aka lsvs) read this publication from the villages:
Villages legal info regarding lsv's:
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here is the legal definition of a golf cart here in fl:
–as used in the florida statutes golf carts are defined in section 320.01(22), florida statutes, as “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.”
for the legal definition of a "street legal golf cart" (aka lsv) here in fl:
Section 320.01(41), florida statutes, defines lsvs as “any four-wheeled vehicle whose top speed is greater than 20 miles per hour,
but not greater than 25 miles per hour.” lsvs must be registered, titled and insured with personal injury protection (pip) and property damage liability (pdl) insurance. Any person operating an lsv must have a valid driver license in their immediate possession.
Note there is no "moving speed limit" but a manufacturing limit on speed based on the type of vehicle (golf cart & lsv).
To answer your next question: Yes, probably 90% of golf carts around here do go at more than 20mph either (illegally) modified by the dealer or the owner and whether they are set to go 1mph over or 10mph over they are technically not legal but of course the odds of getting stopped for that violation is very slim but very expensive.
Probably tmi but about every month or 2 we go through the same thing so i tried to cover it all in a single post. :d