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Originally Posted by miadford@gmail.com
Does anyone know the exact statute regarding the golf cart in a car handicapped parking spot?
I’ve always been curious what the law states. I have a handicap placard and a license plate. But I’ve never used it on my golf cart to park in the handicapped spaces for cars. I honestly don’t think we should. I also understand that there are entitled people everywhere that will do what they want to do.
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There is no exact statute regarding a golf cart in a handicapped spot.
There is a statute regarding a handicap pass (316.1955) which reads (in part):
It is unlawful for any person to stop, stand, or park a vehicle within, or to obstruct, any such specially designated and marked parking space provided in accordance with s. 553.5041, unless the vehicle displays a disabled parking permit issued under s. 316.1958 or s. 320.0848 or a license plate issued under s. 320.084, s. 320.0842, s. 320.0843, or s. 320.0845, and the vehicle is transporting the person to whom the displayed permit is issued.
No mention of four wheels, license plate, automobile, registration, lsv, or anything else, just the word "vehicle." Every definition of a golf cart that I could find in the Florida statutes calls them vehicles.
As for entitled: Is it your belief that disabled people do not ride in golf carts or does riding in a golf cart somehow make someone less disabled than if they were riding in a car?