I would assume that the not "capable of speeds over 19.9mph" law assumes on a flat surface. Unless a cart has governor, I think that they are all capable of going over 20mph downhill. Take the slowest cart you can find to the top of the golf cart bridge and floor it. I would bet that you're going over 20 by the time you get to the bottom of the bridge.
Now, as I understand it, the law doesn't stipulate that you can't drive over 20 mph. What it says is that a golf cart that is capable of going 20 mph and higher has to be reclassified to a street legal vehicle requiring certain safety equipment, registration and insurance.
A good percentage of electric carts in The Villages have high speed motors capable of going about 22 mph on the flat.
I remember back in the day, gas carts had a governor on them so that even if you were going downhill and floored it, it wouldn't go over a certain speed.
But back to the original post. Has anyone on this forum ever gotten a ticket? Not, "I heard of someone getting one" or "my friend told me he got one". Can anyone state that they have received a ticket?
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