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Old 09-07-2011, 09:48 PM
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Originally Posted by mrfixit View Post
Just as a heads up.......BEFORE you get the the eventual 'ticket'...........You CAN NOT drive a GEM car on the designated cart paths.........NOT ALONG side the roads ....NOR on the dedicated Multimodal paths that are off road...... The MAXIMUM width allowed on PATHS is 48 inches.......Since a GEM car is 55 inches wide....it is NOT LEGAL to drive a GEM car on the PATHS anywhere.....(except ON the golf course paths while playing golf)........Maybe that could be one of the reasons it " Sure seems to turn a lot of heads". The DEALER should have pointed this out.
Thanks for the head's up. I have a question though: If the paths are private property (as opposed to the streets which are public) , who is empowered to ticket vehicles on the paths? I am not disagreeing with you, I'm just new to the area and am hearing conflicting opinions. Also, we got lost today and a golf ambassador was kind enough to provide us with directions--and he suggested we take the multimodal path to our destination.
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