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Originally Posted by npwalters
I know that golf carts are limited by law to 20mph. We all know that it is easy to change the governor and allow it to go faster.
Every time this comes up someone chirps up and states that changing the governor will invalidate your insurance if you are involved in a wreck. Does anyone have any ACTUAL proof that this has ever happened?
The fact that my cart can go a little over 20 does not mean I do go or - if involved in a mishap - was going over 20. My car will go over 100 but as long as I stay at or below the stated limit I'm legal. How would the insurance company know if an owner changed the governor? Who is to say it did not come from the factory as it currently sits?
Bottom line is I'm inclined to believe this is an old wives tale.
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We bought our cart at Cart World on 441, Lady Lake. It's one of the oldest and most reputable dealers in this area.
Our salesperson told us that they sold a cart to a man who changed the governor. He was involved in an accident that resulted in a death of another person.
The FIRST thing the police did was to impound the cart. The governor was checked, and found to be well above Florida regulations.
The store was spoken to by investigators about their proof of factory/mfg. delivery of the cart to the man and they were free of ANY AND ALL wrongdoing.
On the other hand, the man who changed the governor was charged. Proof was with the impounded golf cart and he was found guilty. He went to prison. Some lawyer probably got him out right away, I don't know.
I'd imagine that his insurance company did not pay the victim's family, but I have no further information.
I would imagine he lost, in more ways than one, and asked himself IF he would've done it all over again, if given a 2nd chance?
REMEMBER the 59th Bridge song.
That sales persons story convinced us to leave it alone!