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Old 06-20-2023, 07:18 AM
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Some of these lights are overdone and flicker. Blinding to on coming carts.
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Now I want to get me some boogie lights.
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Old 06-20-2023, 07:19 AM
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316.2397 Certain lights prohibited; exceptions.—
(1) No person shall drive or move or cause to be moved any vehicle or equipment upon any highway within this state with any lamp or device thereon showing or displaying a red or blue light visible from directly in front thereof except for certain vehicles hereinafter provided.
(2) It is expressly prohibited for any vehicle or equipment, except police vehicles, to show or display blue lights. However, vehicles owned, operated, or leased by the Department of Corrections or any county correctional agency may show or display blue lights when responding to emergencies.


Means you might be good on the MMP's but not on a public street.
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Old 06-20-2023, 07:20 AM
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There is no way a "Copper" is going to pull me over because I have LED's under my golf cart because it's red or blue or green, or yellow.

Oh yes they will. You're OK with green and yellow
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Fair enough but I should have also asked if these were blue headlights or the bluish tint that some lights have.

Either way, as dewilso pointed out, I’m not too worried about being stopped.
Yes, that goes for blue headlights or blue halo rings around the headlights.
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Old 06-20-2023, 08:02 AM
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Law enforcement has no authority whatsoever on the multi modal path.
Except for two exceptions, someone broke the law on the streets and trying to avoid apprehension go onto the paths. Then law-enforcement has a right to pursue them. Secondly, if there is an accident with injuries, the police may come onto the path and if the person is drunk they can be charged with DUI. These are basically the only times they can be on the path, they cannot do any speed enforcement
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Old 06-20-2023, 08:36 AM
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Too slow in a golf cart?? Pedal to the medal some carts can only go 15 mph. Is it that hard to pass a slower cart when safe to do so? If speed is one's thing then drive a car.

There actually are some newer golf carts out there that have blinding white led head lights. Some with spot light type leds, same thing and it is a bit much.

Why the deer hunting lights on a golf cart, blinding drivers of oncoming carts or cars? Common sense for safety out the window.
That's what I've asked myself. What's with the deer hunting lights aimed everywhere else but the cart path blinding oncoming drivers? Are they that vision impaired?
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There is no way a "Copper" is going to pull me over because I have LED's under my golf cart because it's red or blue or green, or yellow.

It has been done. The logic is that only police may have blue and or red lights. They are hoping to prevent someone impersonating a police vehicle and taking advantage of some citizen. While an officer may not pull you over just for a blue light under your golf cart, it can be used as a reason to stop you and then go on from there.
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Old 06-20-2023, 09:27 AM
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When was it not legal?
It has NEVER been legal in Florida - or any other state - to have blue lights on any type of vehicle other than a police vehicle.
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Old 06-20-2023, 09:29 AM
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It has NEVER been legal in Florida - or any other state - to have blue lights on any type of vehicle other than a police vehicle.
False.

Go thru Missouri, Go thru Kansas, Go thru Colorado.
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There is no way a "Copper" is going to pull me over because I have LED's under my golf cart because it's red or blue or green, or yellow.

It is also illegal on the MMP because they cross public roadways.
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I believe my friend got a warning ticket in the last 60 days and had to change all of the blue lights on his yesteryear golf cart. This was the north part of TV
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Old 06-20-2023, 10:32 AM
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It is also illegal on the MMP because they cross public roadways.
Not illegal on the MMP not on roadway.
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We have lights around our headlights that change colors to what we set or to music from our phones. I have them set for red white and blue but guess I should change that?
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LOL! somebody's in trouble with the wife! Need to get home ASAP without the mistress
I had a similar experience at the corner of St James and Bailey a few years ago. Golf cart approaching rapidly from rear with blue lights just before dawn. Lights began flashing when about 25 yds back. I turned corner and pulled over. As he rounded corner behind me I shouted my displeasure and questioned legality of blue lights on motor vehicle on road. He stopped and offered a colorful nasty response from his Blue U of K adorned cart.
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