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Originally Posted by golfing eagles
Which leads to the larger question. Why are golf carts limited to 20 and street legal carts to 25? My cart is set to 19.9, but I have everything that would qualify it to be street legal except a 1-piece windshield and of course the registration fee. People have cited safety as a reason and that carts were only engineered to go 15, so why does paying a fee make the cart safer at 25 than it would be at 20? Oh, yes, the difference is THE FEE.
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It’s not only the windshield that is required, but upgraded braking systems that use both the front and back wheels, seat belts for all passengers, a powered windshield wiper, upgraded brake lights and turn system lights. The golf carts sold by Club Car, E-Z-GO, and Yamaha only have rear wheel brakes and non of the other needed improvements. This is the biggest safety feature and is needed at higher speeds. If the golf carts has all needed additions it is given a vin number not just a serial number so it can be registered.
The registration fee is not even a consideration. The insurance cost usually go from about $100 to about $900 or more. The benefit of using a LSV over using a golf cart for most trips around the villages would be saving a couple of minutes at most. The negative is being hit by a car or truck that could kill you.