[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by frayedends

This all has me confused. I can’t seem to open the entire pdf linked above. I thought a “low speed vehicle” was the same as a street legal golf cart. Not only that, I asked this question at the Villages Golf Cars: “if I have a street legal golf cart but I don’t register it and I don’t exceed 20 mph, can I just drive it on the MMPs? “. They told me that wouldn’t be an issue because no one would really know it was a low speed vehicle and not a regular golf cart.

It doesn’t matter to me but it is confusing.

A low speed vehicle is a vehicle that can travel more than 20mph but not more than 25mph.

A street legal golf cart is a golf car-like thing that can travel more than 20mph but not more than 25mph, has been equipped with the safety equipment required by Florida law, and has been registered with the DMV (or whatever Florida calls it)

Under Florida law it doesn't matter how fast you drive the vehicle, what matters is how fast the vehicle is capable of going. On the other hand, if no traffic enforcement officer measures you going over 20mph then they have no idea the vehicle is capable of going faster than that. They would have no idea it was an unregistered LSV.

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

You're right, those are all US or state roads. As for minimum speed, well - the speed limit is 40 or 45 where I am, so I'm doubtful a "40 minimum" would even apply. During heavy traffic and snowbird season you'd be lucky to get to 40 before you had to slow down for the next traffic light. On county roads that aren't part of the National Interstate system, there is no imposed minimum speed.

However - it doesn't matter, because LSVs aren't allowed on roads where the posted speed limit exceeds 35MPH.

So, buying a LSV only allows you the advantage of going in faster than a golf cart , but less than 35 MPH. That's a lot of money to pay for being allowed in a speed range from 20 MPH to 35 MPH, plus paying registration and insurance expense. No wonder so many golf cart owners ILLEGALLY jack up their golf cart to top out in that 20 to 35 MPH range.

[MrChip72]

Small electric car doesn't make it a golf cart. Why the heck would anyone want one of those here anyways? They wouldn't fit in ANY golf cart spot. Plus it's over $40k.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

So, buying a LSV only allows you the advantage of going in faster than a golf cart , but less than 35 MPH. That's a lot of money to pay for being allowed in a speed range from 20 MPH to 35 MPH, plus paying registration and insurance expense. No wonder so many golf cart owners ILLEGALLY jack up their golf cart to top out in that 20 to 35 MPH range.

It allows you to drive on roads where golf carts aren't allowed to drive. Golf carts can't drive on Buena Vista Blvd. Street Legal LSVs can. It also means you can't drive on golf courses, because those are restricted to pedestrians, hand-carts, and golf carts only. LSVs might look just like golf carts, but legally, they are not golf carts.

The 35mph is the maximum speed limit that the ROAD is allowed to be, to allow an LSV to drive on it. If the speed limit is 40mph, then the LSV is not allowed to drive on it.

An LSV is not allowed to be set such that it can drive faster than 25mph.

So people are jacking up their carts for the privilege of driving 5mph faster than non-jacked carts. Or, they're jacking them up beyond that, which is illegal, even for an LSV.