Speed of Carts
 

[QUOTE=graciegirl;1421689]Whoa Richard.

Your car goes past the speed limit. The driver is the person who controls the speed.

There are isolated times when a person needs more speed to maneuver away from another driver who might harm him/her.




or just to move along a little quicker when no one is behind or ahead of him.

It is illegal to drive more than 20MPH....it shouldn't be illegal to fix a cart to go more than the legal speed limit.[/QUOTE


It is not legal to have a golf cart on the road that is CAPABLE of going over 20mph.

Well I guess the speed limit is the speed limit. But my car will do well over a hundred miles an hour? What to do what to do? LOL

If you get caught it will be a big fine, over $500...just ask some of the people that have been caught

If the private property has open public access, ie: shopping malls, traffic laws of the local munincipality, and state apply. Example, parking in a handicap spot at the mall, may result in a summons from a Police officer

Blah blah blah same old topic.
On the flip side - there are times when I am behind someone who is going SO SLOW! Of course I pass them when allowable. My point is that I'm sure these people are content in there slow driving, thinking we are all jerks for going too fast.
I'm with the posters that comment - "We're talking about 2 or 3 MPH difference at 20 not 75MPH.

I also agree with that.

Much ado about very little.

While I understand your point.....equating this to illegal gun sales is just a tad over the top, don't you think? It is not illegal to own a cart that is capable of traveling at more than 20 mph.....it is illegal to drive a golf cart over 20 mph in The Villages....just like it is illegal to drive your full sized car over 30 mph on most streets in the Villages. It's called "speed limits" and it's up to the "individual" to conform with these restrictions or face consequences when caught. If you felt this strongly about the issue, you should have notified the Sheriffs Dept.......not posted it on TOTV.

Google has created a huge cadre of unlicensed lawyers.

In the military we had a whole cadre of " barracks lawyers" as well.:agree:

My golf cart insurance company said just the opposite. :shrug:
I don't have my cart set over the speed limit, I was just curious.

So, if the highway speed limit is 70, my car can go faster. Sooooo.... if I drive my car at 80, it's my problem, my fault and I'm getting a ticket. I doubt that the car manufacturers will be responsible because they made it so my car goes faster than the speed limit.
Now, if cart speed is 20 and I get caught driving 25, again, my problem, my fault and I'm getting the ticket.
I could go & get my cart speed raised. Maybe I have a large piece of property & I want to go faster.

How do you plead? "Not guilty." Then request a jury trial.

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Golf Carts Caught Speeding Get More Than a Speeding Ticket. Carts Speeders BEWARE! Slow Down or Else -- The Villages Golf Post | PRLog

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I should have specified "if you get into an accident while exceeding 20 mph" Of course, there is unlikely to be any factual evidence as to how fast you were travelling, so the best defense is a cart incapable of exceeding 20

But there is a subtle difference in the law:

It is illegal to drive a cart capable of exceeding 20, regardless of the actual speed you are going

It is NOT illegal to drive a car that is capable of exceeding 70

Of course, the cart law in enforced even less often than the speed limit of 70