I love children and I was a good teacher. Loved every day going to school. I am now glad that I live in an over 55 community where I don't have to worry about other peoples children.

Because I do...and I would. I am just geared that way. I want to separate myself from things that cause worry.

I am not responsible for anything that happens to other peoples children here. But I can't keep myself from caring and worrying.

I read posts on this thread from dare devil guys and protective moms. We are who we are.

How many were killed , or maimed? We spend literally billons to improve vehicle safety and complete ignor the one best method-- Commom sense

Kids strapped in golf bag locations
 

Hopefully, there will never be a horrible accident regarding the kids driving the golf cart or being strapped in where the golf clubs go. I do not understand the stupidity of the grandparents or the parents of these kids letting this happen. We were driving down our street last week and saw a golf cart weaving back and forth in the path so we slowed down before realizing that a grandfather had a child about 2 sitting in his lap driving the cart and another toddler sitting beside him. We were afraid to pass him because of the weaving of the cart. It would bother me terribly if a child was hurt because - again - of the stupidity of the grandparents or the parents.

Complete and total stupidity!!!

sad part they probably live down the street from you. They could be your friends.

They Come By It Honestly
 

Grandparents strapping grandkids on the back of their carts. Grandparents driving carts and pulling grandkids on skateboards. Grandparents with little biddy grandkids in their laps swerving back and forth in order to entertain their grandkids. Someone wrote "You can't fix stupid." Well that's why, its passed on from generation to generation. Fifty years from now these grandkids will be living in TV and they will say to their grandkids. When I was a little boy my grnad daddy let me ride on the back of his cart, pulled me on my skateboard and let me drive his cart blindfolded . So fun. so hop on the back and............................................... ....

In short they come by their stupid honestly

I must say my opinion, that kids that are raised that way tend to become better adults than those that are over protected. Just look at me, I raised myself and look how wonderful I turned out.

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There's a big difference with this scenario of kids strapped to the golf cart bag area and being strapped in the rear seats.

- Your clubs are inanimate objects without hands that can undo the strap buckle;

- Your clubs cannot wiggle and squirm themselves out of the strap unless the buckle loosens because it was not pressed shut enough.

- Rear seat belts are made for being lap restraints that cross the body in the appropriate place. Bag belts were not made for bodies, and depending on the height of the child and the grip of the buckle of the strap, the kids can wiggle or accidentally slide out of them, into traffic......not onto golf course turf by the way.

- Rear seat belts have a hook and clasp closure and not the belt gripper like the bag strap buckle is. The seatbelt hook and clasp is more reliable to stay closed.

- Most importantly: What if the golf cart with kids strapped on the back gets rear-ended by a car/truck?? We don't care if golf clubs get smashed and broken, but we do care if it's a little kid's legs, abdomen, spine, chest or head.

Thats why children are outlawed from riding on the back of a motorcycle.

A picture is worth a thousand words.

The argument against rear facing seats does give me pause. No bumper . No other material of any kind between the rear facing riders and an approaching vehicle. I own a rear facing 4 seater and am becomming increasingly more worried about the safety of the passengers.

They could live down the street...they could be neighbors, but friends? NO.....not if I knew about it.

Apparently not so in FL. Scroll down the "Road" column - "Passenger Age Restriction - None":

State-by-state motorcycle laws

Bill :)

Think you get it. The state of Florida will let a child ride on the back of a 70 mph motorcycle with no helmet,and yes no seatbelts and people here do not see the problem.They see a silly golf cart going 15 mph and those kids in the back,who can probably run faster than the cart is going.let them be kids, and let them be grandparents.

Unreal response
 

Here you have two children standing in the rear of a golf cart and no protection at all to speak of. Silly golf cart speed probably around 15 MPH, cars and trucks approaching from behind at probable speeds of 30 to 35 or greater. Auto or truck driver becomes distracted and slams into the back of the golf cart. so what do you have, at least four broken legs, internal injuries and likely killed outright. Grandparents totally destroyed forever. But what the heck, they were only letting them be kids.