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Old 03-02-2012, 09:19 PM
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Originally Posted by buggyone View Post
Just make sure your golf cart is not geared to go over 20 mph. I used my GPS to check mine and it is a steady 19 mph.

I was on Talley Ridge this morning doing my 19 mph and another golf cart passed me and was quickly out of sight. He had to be doing 35 mph. Well, it does not bother me at all to be passed by a speeding golf cart but it would give me a huge laugh if he were nabbed by a police officer and I got to see it.
Correct, buggyone. Following is copied from Florida Statutes:

 “Golf cart” means 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.