[tophcfa]

Originally Posted by villagetinker

Get the belts, retractable ones, and USE them when not on the golf course, there have been several reports of people dying when involved ina golf cart crash and not wearing a seat belt, just my humble opinion.

Totally agree. They are especially important for shorter people whose feet don’t reach far enough to wedge themselves safely into the seat.

[Good Golly]

I'm thinking it's better to get them in now, use them and be done with it.

[TheVillageBlacksmith]

Welcome!

Yes, get the seat belts and be diligent about wearing them, even for short rides.

Stay safe✌

[Jrsgvsg60]

Yes to seat belts

[Debra Freeman]

You hear about golf cart thefts and am wondering if you can get a tracker on your cart and how much theft and liability insurance cost.

[sdeikenberry]

Virtually every injury from a golf cart accident is from ejection, and virtually all of those injuries are head injuries. Get the seatbelts and use them.

[junction29]

Originally Posted by Good Golly

New villager here!

My husband and I ordered a new cart and have time to make some adjustments before the order is locked in.

Hubby doesn't want seat belts, he thinks they'll "get in the way" when on the course (where we wouldn't use them). But I, on the other hand, would like like to have retractible belts put in for safety when driving on the multi-modal paths.

Thoughts, experiences?

Hi,
We would strongly recommend you fit seat belts, you don’t have to be going fast to need them.

A couple of years ago, we slowed down (not stopped) to look at a large snake at the side of the cart track on the side of the road and the lady driving behind us was looking at it too and ran into the back of us, the speed difference between the two carts was probably only 10 mph or so, but both the lady driver behind and my wife were thrown from the carts, my wife onto the grass at the side, but the lady driver behind into the the road!!!

Fortunately there were no cars coming or the few scratches both suffered could have been so much more.

We had seat belts fitted on both our carts the next day.

Andy

[Challenger]

Originally Posted by Good Golly

New villager here!

My husband and I ordered a new cart and have time to make some adjustments before the order is locked in.

Hubby doesn't want seat belts, he thinks they'll "get in the way" when on the course (where we wouldn't use them). But I, on the other hand, would like like to have retractible belts put in for safety when driving on the multi-modal paths.

Thoughts, experiences?

Last two Cart deaths that I remember locally were because people hit curbs and were thrown from cart, which landed on their head.

[Maryland04]

Belts are a must. One roll over and your head hits pavement and you are done.

[GeorgeL]

We moved to The Villages just over a year ago and purchased a golf cart shortly after moving in.

Seat belts (retractable) were included with the cart and we use them on the multi modal paths.

Since moving here just over a year ago, we’ve made friends with a person who was ejected from her cart and suffered a broken back. Fortunately , she healed and now has and uses seat belts regularly.

We saw a helicopter air lift a person who was thrown from her cart and seriously injured. I understand that her recovery was long and difficult.

The seat belts don’t interfere on the golf course when they are not in use.

I think that having and using them is a personal choice, but a prudent one, especially for maturing people.

[DaleDivine]

Absolutely... Get them. Especially the retractable ones. I had the floppy ones when I ordered my cart but installed the retractable ones later.

[Kathryn Putt]

A definite YES to seat belts while driving anywhere other then the golf course!!!

[Koapaka]

When we first moved here had a cart that came with the rental place, no seat belts in it. I was very uncomfortable and hung on tightly to the little grab bar every time we went anywhere.

When we ordered our cart, got the retractable seatbelts...it is apples and oranges feeling when you are buckled up zipping along the MMP.

Highly recommend retractable belts, you will enjoy your cart that much more.

[MidWestIA]

Get in a cart and tell them to turn left quick - after you stop rolling around get a belt

[rsmurano]

For the people that don’t use seatbelts when you have them or don’t want to pay $150 for them in a new cart, Ron White has a Saying: “you can’t fix stupid”