[TNLAKEPANDA]

Be careful when driving a cart. Watch for other vehicles all the time. Don't let kids drive alone.

How Bad Do You Think a Golf Cart Does in a Crash Test? Bad, Right?

[Challenger]

Originally Posted by TNLAKEPANDA

Be careful when driving a cart. Watch for other vehicles all the time. Don't let kids drive alone.

How Bad Do You Think a Golf Cart Does in a Crash Test? Bad, Right?

And there are people who want to drive these things on streets with higher speed limits (Street Legal)

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by TNLAKEPANDA

Be careful when driving a cart. Watch for other vehicles all the time. Don't let kids drive alone.

How Bad Do You Think a Golf Cart Does in a Crash Test? Bad, Right?

Drive alone????? If they are under 14 they should not be driving AT ALL. Remember, grandparents, a golf cart is NOT A TOY. They can be dangerous and even fatal to licensed, experienced adult drivers. Yet, once again as summer arrives, I have seen countless carts being driven by kids, some look as young as 7 or 8. You probably (I hope) don't let your grandkids play with matches, or dynamite, or an assault rifle, so why let them "play" with something just as dangerous. And consider how you would feel, and what the ongoing family dynamics would be like if you got the kid killed by letting him/her drive. Be smart, and remember YOU are the adult. End of rant.

[villagetinker]

Quoted from the above link...."Of course, there's very little chance you'd ever be going 31 mph in a golf cart like this. The vast majority of such vehicles are operated at jogging speed, in relatively safe low-speed environments like golf courses, retirement homes, and the paddock at your favorite race track. For the most part, the worst thing that happens in the average golf cart crash is that your beverage gets spilled."
OK, I have a GPS on my car that reads to the tenth of a MPH and is in very close agreement with the cars speedometer, and I have been passed (I was going 30.4 mph) by a golf cart. Also from the local news reports, the last sentence does not ring true either. These things can be dangerous if not driven and handled correctly.

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

Drive alone????? If they are under 14 they should not be driving AT ALL. Remember, grandparents, a golf cart is NOT A TOY. They can be dangerous and even fatal to licensed, experienced adult drivers. Yet, once again as summer arrives, I have seen countless carts being driven by kids, some look as young as 7 or 8. You probably (I hope) don't let your grandkids play with matches, or dynamite, or an assault rifle, so why let them "play" with something just as dangerous. And consider how you would feel, and what the ongoing family dynamics would be like if you got the kid killed by letting him/her drive. Be smart, and remember YOU are the adult. End of rant.

I am not a grandparent (until November). But sometimes I wonder if having children visit and being with them nonstop--fighting with each other, getting up early, cartoons blasting on the tv, eating issues, cranky past bedtimes--breaks through the otherwise common sense of the grandparents to the point of their saying, "Here... TAKE THE CART FOR A RIDE!!!"

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by CFrance

I am not a grandparent (until November). But sometimes I wonder if having children visit and being with them nonstop--fighting with each other, getting up early, cartoons blasting on the tv, eating issues, cranky past bedtimes--breaks through the otherwise common sense of the grandparents to the point of their saying, "Here... TAKE THE CART FOR A RIDE!!!"

C! Congratulations. So happy for you all.

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

C! Congratulations. So happy for you all.

Thanks, GG! If only they didn't live in Australia...

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by CFrance

I am not a grandparent (until November). But sometimes I wonder if having children visit and being with them nonstop--fighting with each other, getting up early, cartoons blasting on the tv, eating issues, cranky past bedtimes--breaks through the otherwise common sense of the grandparents to the point of their saying, "Here... TAKE THE CART FOR A RIDE!!!"

Is that the Villages equivalent of "Go play in traffic?"

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

Is that the Villages equivalent of "Go play in traffic?"

[Sandtrap328]

It doesn't take a genius to know smashing a golf cart into a wall at 31 mph will result in a terrible crash. Same for a bicycle or motorcycle!

Yes, too many cart drivers let their grandkids drive or pile all the grandkids on laps and we just wonder WHY there has been no accidents involving such a loaded cart or cart accident with kids under 14 driving without gramps or granny.

It is the big groups of bicyclists who irritate me. They moan about they should be given the same respect as cars but WHEN have any of us seen the entire bicyclist group all make a complete stop at a stop sign instead of just all blowing through?

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Originally Posted by Challenger

And there are people who want to drive these things on streets with higher speed limits (Street Legal)

The speed limit for street legal is 25 mph.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

What's next? Crash tests for bicycles going 31 mph and hitting a steel wall? How about a motorcycle getting hit from the side by a car going 40 mph?

Is it really necessary to do a crash test to know that if you run your golf cart into a steel wall at 31 mph or get hit in the side by a car the results will not be good. People take risks all the time. We ride bicycles, motorcycles and walk on the side of the road. Stuff happens. You either live your life and accept the risks or you sit in your house and cower. If you choose the latter, you should be aware that an airplane could crash into your house or a trailer truck could some crashing through into your bedroom.

It's up to each of us to decide what risks we are willing to take. Every day, every situation has some risk to it.

[EnglishJW]

Originally Posted by villagetinker

Quoted from the above link...."Of course, there's very little chance you'd ever be going 31 mph in a golf cart like this. The vast majority of such vehicles are operated at jogging speed, in relatively safe low-speed environments like golf courses, retirement homes, and the paddock at your favorite race track. For the most part, the worst thing that happens in the average golf cart crash is that your beverage gets spilled."
OK, I have a GPS on my car that reads to the tenth of a MPH and is in very close agreement with the cars speedometer, and I have been passed (I was going 30.4 mph) by a golf cart. Also from the local news reports, the last sentence does not ring true either. These things can be dangerous if not driven and handled correctly.

Our cart does 20. We've been passed often by carts traveling much faster. While we can't quantify speeds, many of these carts, who then simply pulled away from us, were going much faster than the limit.

[autumnspring]

[QUOTE=EnglishJW;1245935]Our cart does 20. We've been passed often by carts traveling much faster. While we can't quantify speeds, many of these carts, who then simply pulled away from us, were going much faster than the limit.[/QUOTE

Twenty MPH is the LEGAL SPEED. Actually, the design speed is 15 mph. Reason why you only have brakes on the rear wheels. You buy a golf cart in the villages and they add a high speed gear. On top of that it is a simple adjustment to further boost the speed.

I hate to say it BUT, the solution is to force people to put registration numbers on the carts. To report that I was passed by a golf red cart going at least 30 is unlikely to have any police action. I was passed by a golf cart number............... doing 30, Here's my cell phone picture
WOULD SURELY REDUCE THE PROBLEM.

[Chatbrat]

This morning after going thru the Belvedere Gate of a BuenaVista, there was a "Street Rod" cart riding dead center the car lane. When I came up on his tail, he finally pulled into the golf cart lane-paced him with my cruise control @ 28 mph

World to the wise if you're going to break the rules change your license plate- he has a cute little plate with his first name -right under "Street Rod"