Children driving golf carts

[Penguin]

There was a long line of golf carts on a path and I wondered why. Seems that the lead car was going around 5 mph. After everyone managed to pass I saw what seemed to be a 10 year old girl driving. Is this allowed. There was an adult in the cart.

[JoeC1947]

Let me be the first to say........:popcorn::popcorn::popcorn:

[Trish Miller]

As far as I know it is allowed but I totally disagreed with this!!
I feel the age should be over 18 to drive a golf cart, not 14.
Kids are 14, in my opinion, are not mature enough to drive a golf cart

Just saying....

[Bogie Shooter]

As far as I know it is allowed but I totally disagreed with this!!
I feel the age should be over 18 to drive a golf cart, not 14.
Kids are 14, in my opinion, are not mature enough to drive a golf cart

Just saying....

What is allowed?
The law says 14.

[NotGolfer]

14 is the age! BUT some grandparents don't seem to think that they need to follow this law! There is ALWAYS an article in The Daily Sun telling what the laws and rules are in golf-cart driving just before the holidays but is usually repeated throughout the year.

[Bill-n-Brillo]

From the 2nd paragraph of http://www.districtgov.org/community/GolfCartBrochure.pdf :

"...........the (golf cart) driver must be over 14 years of age."

Bill :)

[buzzy]

But girls mature faster............

[janmcn]

At least she wasn't speeding and driving like a maniac.

[Trish Miller]

But girls mature faster............

Not always!!

[Roaddog53]

I also have seen way too many of these "grandparents" either thinking it is cute, it is ok if they are with them, feel they need to spoil the kids since they don't see them often, or the kids cry and whine to drive it and the parents/ grandparents give in. I think one kid couldn't have been 10. Most i would say are 12-14 driving that shouldn't be. What are they going to do when these kids loose control and cause an accident, injury, or property damage? When they get sued and lose everything all we will hear is I didn't think it could hurt. Funny they are willing to risk it all. Scary what else they let these "gifted" kids do.

[Patty55]

I usually find an area where construction is going on and let them drive, with me there.

Sorry guys, the girls are better drivers. The boys all act like it's a go-cart and think they're ready to go to LSL.

[richl]

Every one should read the stats on accidents related to golf carts in the Villages. That would make an adult think before they let a child drive a golf cart.

[2 Oldcrabs]

"But my Grandchildren are smarter and more mature than your grandchildren":gc:

[asianthree]

"But my Grandchildren are smarter and more mature than your grandchildren":gc:

:bigbow:

[NotGolfer]

A week or two ago we were out and about when we saw a "grandma" with a boy of about 3 sitting on her lap while she was driving her golf-cart! Or maybe she was letting him steer...couldn't tell for sure. Regardless, THIS too looked to be an "accident waiting to happen".

[tucson]

When will the people who allow small children to sit behind steering wheels and ride/drive golf carts, cars, etc. wake up??? To me that is a definition of child neglect. A grandmother where I used to live up north let her grandson drive her car and she was sitting opposite him in the passenger seat. When he "accidently" slammed his foot on the brake and crashed and was killed!

[BobnBev]

A week or two ago we were out and about when we saw a "grandma" with a boy of about 3 sitting on her lap while she was driving her golf-cart! Or maybe she was letting him steer...couldn't tell for sure. Regardless, THIS too looked to be an "accident waiting to happen".

Are you sure it wasn't a little, white toy poodle? :crap2:

[2BNTV]

Let me be the first to say........:popcorn::popcorn::popcorn:

Let me second it. :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:

Seriously, I don't even trust myself to be safe let alone a child. :smiley:

[paulandjean]

Are you sure it wasn't a little, white toy poodle? :crap2:

Now thats funny, Forget about seeing kids on gramps lap. Cannot count the number of dogs I have seen on peoples laps. Now thats a accident ready to happen. Sparkey,another dog bone, "Crash".

[buzzy]

Well, since golf carts don't have airbags, maybe a fluffy pet will do the trick

[Warren Kiefer]

There was a long line of golf carts on a path and I wondered why. Seems that the lead car was going around 5 mph. After everyone managed to pass I saw what seemed to be a 10 year old girl driving. Is this allowed. There was an adult in the cart.

Absolutely not right and the sad part is the Villages probably know it is wrong but still flaunt the laws. I don't recall living anywhere where the residents ignore laws and rules like they do here in the Villages. For instance, everyday I see walkers walking in the same direstion as the traffic. This is not only a violation but is very unsafe because the walkers cannot see vehicles approaching them from behind as they would if walking against the flow of traffic.