Golf cart collision?
 

Anybody know what happened last evening on the cart path on Buena Vista near the Stillwater intersection? Must have been 10 emergency vehicles there jamming up traffic. As best I could tell, a golf cart accident of some sort had occured. Looked serious. Didn't set any report in Daily Sun this morning (typical).

It was in the Sun this morning...cart hit a curb and flipped...both occupants ejected...air lifted to hospital...section A5

Just read it in the Daily Sun. Said that both occupants were airlifted. It was a one cart accident. They hit a curb and were ejected.

???

I read the article in today's paper as well. Hope they recover soon.

Would they have been safer if they were wearing seatbelts like the POA recommends?

I wandered if the roof supports will actually collapse under the weight of the cart if it's on it's top or break off.

If this happened on the intermodal on Buena vista just south of Stillwater where the curb comes out to accommodate a tree, it is the third time that a cart has hit that curb and caused a serious injury. Perhaps it's time to consider some reengineering......if it's the same spot.

Do they redo roads when there are 3 accidents? Slow down and pay attention to driving just like in a car.

I went by right after the accident and it was right where the curb comes out.

You are correct in that the major cause of any motor vehicle accident is driver error. But there are many cases where roads have been poorly designed and have led to accident clusters. In those cases, roadways are redesigned to improve safety. The improvements can range from reflectors or signage or skid strips or noise strips, all the way up to road banking or widening or some other type of improvement.

I had trouble driving there not too long ago....
It was very dark and I didn't see the curb until I was way to close!
Hope they survive...
Karron

I know that area quite well and there are lots of reflectors on the curbs and it was only 6 pm so darkness was not a problem. More than likely, excessive speed (over 20 mph) and not paying close attention to the curves in the path.

Hope they do okay.

simple, unless you are going real slow, yes!

Accidents happen---most of the time it's the driver's carelessness---but not always.

There seems to be more and more golf cart accidents lately. I've been wondering when our insurance rates are going to go WAY up.