[SteveFromNY]

Originally Posted by Floridagal

I heard that the driver of the golf cart that hit the other golf cart was drunk. He tried to put the blame on his wife, who was taken to the hospital, saying she was the one who was drunk. It seems he wasn't so concerned about his wife as he was about being charged for a DUI.

It's amazing how even people who are older and presumably wiser turn out to be idiots anyway. That's awful! I feel bad for the people in the other cart.

[dobronte]

My question when the street legal carts are on the golf cart trails they go way to fast to be under control in certain areas. Shouldn't these carts be only allowed on the streets and the streets only.

[samhass]

I think you are correct about this. I heard he was the driver but claimed she was driving.
I heard alcohol played a huge part in this accident. The lady that was hit lives 3 doors down from me. Her hand is messed up but she seems fine. The wife of the alleged inebriated man
is another subject.

Originally Posted by Floridagal

I heard that the driver of the golf cart that hit the other golf cart was drunk. He tried to put the blame on his wife, who was taken to the hospital, saying she was the one who was drunk. It seems he wasn't so concerned about his wife as he was about being charged for a DUI.

[bimmertl]

Originally Posted by dobronte

My question when the street legal carts are on the golf cart trails they go way to fast to be under control in certain areas. Shouldn't these carts be only allowed on the streets and the streets only.

You hit the nail on the head with this comment. They can go 25mph, too fast for the trails. When they are on the 35mph streets, where plenty of the traffic is going close to 40mph, if not more, they are too slow and create another hazard.

There is not a good reason to have street legal carts around.

[blueeagle65]

Originally Posted by samhass

I think you are correct about this. I heard he was the driver but claimed she was driving.
I heard alcohol played a huge part in this accident. The lady that was hit lives 3 doors down from me. Her hand is messed up but she seems fine. The wife of the alleged inebriated man
is another subject.

In this instance, his name and crime should be published in our happy paper and his golf cart and/or alcohol privileges revoked. Make an example of him and perhaps others would get the message and behave. :cop:

[zcaveman]

When I first moved here they let scooters use the cart paths. I have not seenthat lately but I do agree that the LSVs should drive on the street and not on the cart paths. they are too wide and too fast.

[joannej]

More on seatbelts for golf carts......When my husband & I attended a golf cart safety course in August, the Sumter County police officer present at the meeting said that it was better for golf carts not to have seat belts because there are less injuries involved when a person is throw clear from the golf cart. Don't know what to believe!!!

[Cassie325]

Perhaps someone from the golf cart companies could come do an inservice....also...I have seen several scooters on the golf cart paths on El Camino coming from SS towards Buena Vista....ofcourse I have seen it several times in the last month...could be the same person everytime....haven't paid attention.

Tonight as we were coming home from SS we had an oncoming golf cart that had headlights brighter then any I have seen....this was scary and could have caused a major accident. Luckily we were smart enough to move off the path and pull over....but we shouldn't have to do that!

[Russ_Boston]

Originally Posted by joannej

More on seatbelts for golf carts......When my husband & I attended a golf cart safety course in August, the Sumter County police officer present at the meeting said that it was better for golf carts not to have seat belts because there are less injuries involved when a person is throw clear from the golf cart. Don't know what to believe!!!

We've been told that is what they believe but TVers only need to look at all the bad accidents with injury and ask yourselves "Would the injured (or deceased!) person been better off with a belt?" I'll bet it is almost a unanimous YES. I think the old wisdom stems from golf cart use on the course where there are many more rollovers due to side hills etc. Street use is another issue. On the street you have mostly cart on cart (or cart on car) accidents like the one in this story. I predict that the safety people will change their tune after they analyze the type of accidents within TV.