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Old 05-04-2025, 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Bill14564 View Post
There is no golf cart speed limit in Florida.

Golf cart - line vehicles that are capable of exceeding 20mph are at a minimum LSVs. They may be unregistered LSVs and should be cited but they do not fit the legal definition on Florida of a golf cart.
Golf Carts

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.”

If it's capable of exceeding speeds of 20mph, then it isn't legally a golf cart. That makes the default speed limit for golf carts - 20mph. That's as fast as they're allowed to go on public roads. I discovered mine could hit 21mph when I floored it from a stop on a straight-away, but it immediately reduced itself down to 20.somethingorother - maybe 20.4? It won't sustain 21 for more than a second or two. I normally keep my speed between 19.6-19.8 even though I know my cart can go "into" the 20mph window. Once it hits 19.6 it starts getting too loud (old Club Car with none of that quiet-tech stuff).

(Of course, if you were to put your cart in neutral and roll it down a long, steep hill, you'd eventually surpass 20mph. But the intention of the law isn't to enforce violations of people who roll their carts down long steep hills in neutral.)