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Originally Posted by Carl in Tampa
ROCKETMAN
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Join Date: Feb 2008
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Smile No ticket
I asked several deputies and they all said the same thing. Reckless driving and alcohol they can enforce. But if your going 30 mph and not weaving in and out of traffic, nothing they can do. Same as stop signs in parking lots, just informational.
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This, again, from the speech referenced in the newsletter:
We have aggressively gone after golf carts running stop
signs and those who have rigged the golf cart
to do more speed than what the manufacturer
specification states that it is supposed to do.
A previous post quoted the definition of golf cart under Florida law as being limited to 20 mph. They DO write speeding tickets for exceeding the speed defined for golf carts.
Golf carts cannot legally go 30 mph.
Even Low Speed Vehicles (LSV) which are licensed and operate on the streets cannot legally go 30 mph. Florida Statute 320.01 says: (42) “Low-speed vehicle” means any four-wheeled electric vehicle whose top speed is greater than 20 miles per hour but not greater than 25 miles per hour, including neighborhood electric vehicles.
Perhaps some deputies need to go back to school. Or you misunderstood or misquoted them.
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It is apparent you have made up your mind on whether carts on MM paths can be cited for reckless driving when all they are doing is exceeding 20mph. That's fine. Others disagree and feel it is eminently possible to drive a cart on the MM paths in a non-reckless manner while exceeding 20mph. End of story. Have a good day.