Protect Yourself in Your Golf Cart
 

Thanks for the TOTV for sharing the article on golf cart safe practices.

I would like to add some items of safety that I use:
1. 3-point shoulder belts are much better than lap only;
2. Head restraints to reduce whiplash injury from hits from the rear are important;
3. High-mounted brake and turn signals are much more visible and supplement the lower lights;
4. Daytime running lights (LED's) add visibility;

Having read the police recommendations I need to add taillights for nighttime return from music programs. I'll use the blinking LED's that you see bicycle riders using.

Are any of these additions "do it yourself" projects or should the novice golf cart owner leave it to the pros? Thanks:gc:

Where do you get the 3 point seat belts?

If you have headlights, you should automatically have taillights, the rear bulbs are dual filament, low for taillights, bright for turn signals.

It was nice for them to address the issue of seat belts not being properly installed. The belts being secured under the seat, not good, the use of an aluminum angle or square tubing and cheap hardware, not good ( that company is out of business now). The securing of the seat belt bar to the seat backs with hose clamps, not good.
Check your installation closely. You may have seat belts on your cart, but may find they don't work when you need them most.

They are "do it yourself" if you follow the instructions and have common mechanical ability. Common ability would something like can you fix or service your lawnmower or bicycle? Can you determine by size of nut and bolt how tight to tighten. Can you determine pos from neg wiring and read schematics? Can you tell the difference between solid metal part from plastics and determine it the metal is thick and enough to safely provide structural support what you are connecting? If not let the pros do it.

Cart World Golf Cars, on US-441 @ W. Hermosa ST; 600 ft. north of 466.
They have an expert who did a custom install for me at a nice low price.