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Old 10-19-2013, 11:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr View Post
Well, I can get my bicycle up to 25mph and routinely ride at 17-18 mph. Maybe we need some government intervention to ban bicycles. How about motorcycles? Do we need seat belts on those? I would like to see the same muffler requirements on motorcycles as cars. Some riders are so annoying revving up their engine all the time and running straight pipes or extra loud exhaust.

The point is however that we can't make everything super safe and often the cost of doing such things is huge. I think that the answer to golf cart safety is personal responsibility not some government problem. The way the government should get involved is by enforcing the existing laws.
I'm not advocating Government do anything with our golf carts. It would be smart for those riding bikes or motorcycles to wear helmets and those of us who drive golf carts to wear seatbelts.

It might be smart and profitable for a golf cart dealer to offer more safety equipment. The golf carts we drive in TV could use some practical safety equipment. Like I mentioned previously, they were designed for golf course use and not designed for what we use them.
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