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Old 03-07-2013, 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by mikeod View Post
You're missing the point. The legal definition of a golf cart in FL is that it is not capable of exceeding 19.9mph. Not that you keep it under 20. If your cart is capable of exceeding 20 it is no longer a golf cart. It is a motor vehicle and must be registered and insured if it is used on public roadways. That includes the cart lanes on our streets. The citation is for driving an unregistered motor vehicle.
Is your cart capable of exceeding 19.9 mph going down Mallory Hill if you don't touch the brakes and have the accelerator at full throttle? If you answer yes, do you have your cart registered? I am not saying you or anyone would do this, but I don't think there is a cart in TV that is not capable of exceeding 19.9 mph under these conditions. So does that mean everybody should have their carts registered and insured because they are no longer defined as a golf cart?
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