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Old 01-06-2025, 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Tyrone Shoelaces View Post
what makes yours legal and mine not?
Mine is not capable of exceeding 20mph. That makes it officially, legally, a designated "golf cart." There are LSVs, which are "Low Speed Vehicles." Those are golf carts that have specific criteria met, including being set to go UP TO 25mph but no faster. They have to be registered and insured and are no longer considered "golf carts" by legal definition (even though they're basically the same vehicle with some tweaks).

Any golf-cart-base-vehicle that can go in excess of 25mph, is not lawful in the State of Florida. It's not allowed to exist here. You can drive it on your own private property, or I guess tow or otherwise transport it to a private field and have fun with it, but it isn't allowed on any public road in the state.