We regularly try to legislate perfection. Only trouble is perfection does not exist. Why 15 and not 18?

How many seniors should not be driving? Endless other posts note it says 20 MPH.

As previously posted we try to legislate perfection. Perfection does not exist.

In terms of the law, all should look it up. Ignorance of the law is not a defense.
Nor is someone with a pseudo-name on Talk of the Villages said that...........

All may want to check. Used to be the police were at the Savanna Center once a month and you could ask any such questions. Time, dates-I would check if interested.

Yes. And following an accident, one of the first things checked is whether or not the golf cart speed regulator has been altered. Interesting data for the personal injury attorneys and the insurance companies.

Agree, some folks here have lost ability to drive cars, leaving them with golf carts to keep their independence.
Anytime the govt gets involved, we seem to lose something.

Haven't seen a "10yo" drive on somebody's lawn but I have seen a neighbor driving a golf cart on my lawn because he didn't want to move his car over in his driveway and didn't want to drive over his own lawn. :mad:

Hmmm.... Do the police carry the necessary tools to access the speed regulator? Do they have the expertise to perform this check? If not, are you saying that golf carts are confiscated after accidents and taken away for this check?

Yeah! Dan would be'HONORED' to represent you!

It’s terminology. There is no such thing as a roadway. A local street is termed a “highway” and what we call highways are “limited access highways”

Yes.

Short portions on Morse Blvd and in neighborhoods. Most golf cart accidents I hear about are senior adults who have drank too much alcohol.

Yeah... No...

My neighborhood street has never been called a "highway"...

Is it funny when an 80 yo does it?

I've literally NEVER seen that in common use...

Again, from the Google Machine:

"What is the full meaning of highway?

A main road

A highway is a main road, especially one that connects towns or cities."

So instead of telling people go to Google I brought Google to you.

Golf Cart Definitions & Requirements
A golf cart is defined as a motor vehicle that is designed for operation on a golf course or for sporting or recreation and is not capable of exceeding 20 mph. While the operator of a golf cart does not have to be a licensed driver, the driver must be over 14 years or age. Many Villagers ask if they can modify their golf carts to exceed 20 mph and the answer is they cannot legally and there have been tickets issued to those who have been caught exceeding 20 mph.
LSV Definitions & Requirements
An LSV is defined as a four-wheel electric vehicle whose top speed is greater than 20 mph, but less than 25 mph. LSV may operate on the streets where the posted speed limit is 35 mph or less. LSV can also cross roads that have a speed limit greater than 35 mph. The operator of an LSV must be a licensed driver. LSV must have a registered license plate and be insured. The LSV must be equipped with at least the following safety equipment: Seat belts, a windshield, rear view mirror, horn, headlights, tail lights, stop lamps, side reflectors, a parking brake, turn signals and a VIN number.

I can’t find anywhere that says you can use an LSV on the MMP or even the golf course. I think it's a loophole that is being ignored.
MMP is for golf carts that don't exceed 20 mph yet LSV can go up to 25 MPH. So technically the LSV should be prohibited from MMP.
They should be banned from golf courses also as they’re not golf carts they’re low-speed vehicles.
We don't need actual vehicles on the golf course.




I will tell you I almost took the door off one of these Atomic looking carts on the golf course once. I was passing it as he stopped on the golf course trail and without looking he swung the door open and I came very close to ripping off his door.
There shouldn’t be carts with actual doors on the golf course, go get a regular golf cart.
Some of these LSVs are getting bigger and wider yet they want to travel on the MMP. It's hard enough with normal golf carts, bicycles, and walkers on the MMP.

See this memo for a legal opinion of LSVs, MMPs, and golf courses. Bottom line: LSVs are allowed on both.

Not a golfer but do golf carts normally pass one another on the golf cart paths? My impression has always been that one group follows another which would mean no passing. *IF* that is the case, then was the the problem with the door or was the problem with the one performing the pass?