Originally Posted by Dexterconfetti (Post 2295112)

Three point Seat belt (shoulder loop). Do not want to be tossed. Always buckled.

Originally Posted by bowlingal (Post 2294884)

people die in golf cart accidents. This is a no brainer. Do you want to live or die?

Originally Posted by Garywt (Post 2294433)

Some carts have them and others do not. We do not have them on either of our carts. When buying new if they are not already installed it is easy to have them put in. They certainly are not required and the speed limit is 20 mph.

Originally Posted by MplsPete (Post 2294426)

Searching images, I see very few with seat belts.
This website suggests you must have them, if top speed is over 20: https://streetlegalgolfcartrentals.c...ar-a-seatbelt/
(During our Lifestyle Visit, we did not have belts.)

Originally Posted by Chi-Town (Post 2295414)

Just curious, why do you not have them?

Originally Posted by Normal (Post 2295422)

We do have seatbelts on our cart. That said, we have used them likely less than a dozen times?

I ponder on the need. Do motorcycles have seat belts? Would I rather be tethered to a cart if I was hit by a truck? The seat belt issue kind of goes with the double standards of society’s laws. Like I can ride a bicycle almost anywhere even on the main road, but I can’t drive my golf cart there.

Originally Posted by Bill14564 (Post 2295434)

They didn't come with one of our carts and we have yet to use them even once on the cart that does have them. I guess we're playing the odds while considering our driving abilities. We slow down for curves, watch for oncoming carts, don't turn in front of an automobile, and don't have health problems that would cause us to drive straight into a tunnel wall. We can't do anything about being broadsided by a car or truck but the odds of that are low and I wonder how much a belt would help in that situation anyway.

Could be a poor choice on our part, but it's the choice we are making.

Great points, but I rarely see golf carts with metal outer structure. Many are just plastic or fiberglass. It might be better to be thrown from a cart than sticking with it?


Since there is no external structure to protect them, most motorcyclists and bicyclists wear helmets to protect their skulls. Perhaps that should be a requirement for golf carts too.

Double standards often in the blurry eyes of those who behold them. Pedestrians and bicyclists have been allowed to use most public roadways since before automobiles or golf carts were invented. Conflating bicycles with golf carts ignores the obvious difference between them: one is human-powered and rarely reaches 20mph while the other is motorized and is frequently not limited to reach only 20mph. (E-bikes can be argued in another thread) There are different standards because bicycles and golf carts are significantly different vehicle types; seeing a double standard requires ignoring that.