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Originally Posted by Justputt
Yes, they can be tuned up. I recently had service done on a new cart at TV and I was asked if I was happy with the speed (topped out at 21-22 mph, as purchased). I said it would be nice to bump it if it weren't illegal. I was told they could bump it to 24 mph, so I said sure since it was only a couple mph. They sent me a waiver, and my eyes went directly to the area in bold yellow that was the expected liability waiver for TV for bumping it. What I did not read at the time was the first unhighlighted paragraph that basically what they were doing wasn't necessarily legal!!! I wrongly assumed the important stuff was the highlighted parts, and I was WRONG! Even if I have them turn it back to 21-22, I suspect they'll want to keep the waiver I signed. I'm assuming that any citation will be for what I do and not what I can do. e.g. My truck will go 120 mph, but I only get a ticket for going over the posted limit and not what the truck is capable of doing.
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Good point. I imagine that is the reason that the Police have trouble controlling the practice of setting the top speed of Golf cars over 20 MPH. They can't ticket you for having the POTENTIAL to go over 20 MPH. They have to actually CATCH you speeding with a speed gun.
.........Still that doesn't seem beyond the capability of Police - to set up speed traps for Golf cars. Maybe the Police have been told (by some authority) to go easy on Golf Cars (and let them go at whatever speed they want). Maybe because Golf Cars have become some kind of symbol of The Villages life style. That is probably the answer, but it flies in the face of the NEED to PROTECT The Villagers from harm from accidents. That becomes a philosophic dilemma !!!!!!!