That's an easy logic one: Your head will still hit the ground or something when the bike falls. Belts make no sense in this case since the outcome is still hitting your head on something.

The cart seat belt is designed to keep you in the vehicle during a sudden move (like when people hit curbs and over correct).

Not sure what you mean by regular traffic but as you know the carts in the diamond lanes are basically in regular traffic. No? Not sure an LSV is in any more danger being in line with the cars than we are on the side of them on more than 2 feet or so when they pass.

Good Point!
 

A Honda Gold Wing now has a Air Bag Option. My training in MC saftey said our only protection was common sense, being aware at all times of the other driver and upcoming possibilities. Knowing your machine and how to stop it or lay it down. And the leather riding gear on your body combined with gloves and a Helmet.

Tee Shirts, Flower pot skull cap fake Helmets or your bare mellon don't work. Hit the road without riding gear and you look like you just lost a battle with a Ninja Blender.

Now the truth.:icon_wink:

Last year I was riding in a loaner cart while the wife was driving. Big smile on her face enjoying the ride. Then outta know where another cart pulled out of a rec center ran over the white plastic divider in the trail and then swerved into our lane. The wife over reacted and jerked the wheel. Next thing I know ole Herv's playing trim the shrubs with my right side and hanging on for dear life with the left. I was 3/4 outta that cart and needed a underwear change!:ohdear: A lap bel would have kept me in.

In fact you see standard on most zero turn mowers

I miss DOUGS! BAD! Ready to head home for a fix!

Your right If people really want to be safe in carts then they need roll over bars, air bages, heavier floor boards, etc...that is all i was trying to explain.

anyway if you get back home don't forget a stop atr Lasca's italian Restaraunt. My ex dentist, his son and nephew started that place. Hope it has remained at the level of quality it had the last time I visited. Their veal was top quality...hope it remained.

ciao

Ate there many times. Needed a truck to haul me home sooooooo full! Small world Thanks for the update Rubicon

CarGuys: You refer to your lovely spouse as "the wife?" In 2012? //////////////

Yep and she labled me PMS - Putting up with Men's S----

We don't play the kissie Love political correct game. Why are relationship is strong and good.

Out of the Lemon Tree of Life I got a Peach " The Wife " and I'm still driving " Miss Daisy"

who installs seatbelts? I am having trouble finding someone to install in my new EZGO cart with curtis cab. The dealer would not do this. Thank you

Agree with you. Here is the most authoritative study on the subject that I could find: http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/pdf/esv.../05-0431-W.pdf

It is heavy reading, but the conclusion is the following:
In its final ruling NHTSA concluded that “the conjecture by some commenters that it would be valuable to be able to jump out of an LSV are unsubstantiated speculation that is especially unpersuasive given the volume of data showing that ejection is extremely dangerous and that seat belts are remarkably effective at preventing ejection” [2]. The' agency concluded that it is desirable to require seat belts in LSV’s."

That study and the POA accounts of golf cart accidents persuaded me to have lap belts installed on my cart. (Probably 3-point belts would be better, but I think you are then talking about real money.)

With respect to the posters who say that all you need to do to prevent being injured is to be careful: Being careful does not protect you from the morons driving carts or cars or trucks while talking on their cell phones, returning drunk from the town squares, or just being generally reckless.

Advantage Golf Cars
 

Last February Advantage Golf Cars (near CR 101) installed retractable seat belts on our EZGo. The total charge was $139.10.

Until I spent some time researching the matter, I shared your skepticism about retrofitted seat belts. After researching the matter, I paid $137.50 for two lap belts at the EZ GO dealer in Buffalo Plaza. A good investment, I think. See my earlier post and the study linked therein.

Thanks for the link to the study and a wise chioce by you.

And here's a link to a short update in the Jan 2013 POA Bulletin.

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Let me also revise my last sentence to “Please folks, get seat belts installed on your carts and use them on the streets of TV”. The 3 point style is probably not available for most carts, but even lap belts are better than no belts when driving in the streets of TV. And even if you choose not to use them, at least they'll be there for your grandkids.

Sounds like a good idea. Who installed yours and what was the $$$ total?