Legal definitions.
 

Does everyone understand that no one in Florida owns a golf cart that goes over 20 mph?

That is because the legal definition of "golf cart" includes the fact that the vehicle is not capable of going over 20 mph.

It may look like a golf cart, but it is not a golf cart. It is also not automatically a Low Speed Vehicle. To be converted to a LSV it must have certain safety items added, be registered with the state, and have a license plate issued.

SO, if you raise the speed capability of your golf cart to above 20 mph, you have a self-propelled vehicle that is not eligible to be operated with the privileges of a golf cart or of a LSV.

You may never get caught. But if you are, it will probably be in connection with a crash or other incident where you are at risk for legal sanctions, either criminal or civil, and the potential for enhanced penalties increases when it is determined that your "self-propelled vehicle" was not legally entitled to be where the incident occurred.

But, please.......... no more posts like "my golf cart will go 25 mph..." If it will go over 20 mph it is not a golf cart.

No.

Question:

I'm driving next to 466a. Going 19mph.

I go up hill and my max speed drops to 18mph.

I go down hill and my speed jumps to 21mph.

Do I have a LSV only when I go down hill and otherwise a golf cart??

OR

Do I have a LSV, by definition??

OR

Do I have a golf cart??

OR

Who cares??

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What was your purpose in asking them this question?

I checked with a Sumter County deputy in uniform, and he said there is no official limit on carts other than that which is posted for all vehicles. That 20 mph limit may be for the other two counties, but it appears to be just a "suggestion" put forth by The Villages management.

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Bill! Your car goes faster then the speed limit but the manufactures aren't responsible for your actions .

Interesting, since it is a STATE OF FLORIDA law

No law is broken until the vehicle is put on the road by the owner. They then will need to clocked going over the limit for a golf cart.

U R so Right Steve......:)

Ignorant is not stupid.
 

If your "self-propelled vehicle" will go over 20 mph, then it is not a golf cart. Posted speed limits are irrelevant, unless they are under 20 mph, like on Paige Place approaching Spanish Springs Town Center.

You apparently encountered a Sumter County Deputy who was ignorant of State Law on this subject. That's strange for someone who works in a golf cart community.

Links to the Florida law have already been posted repeatedly on this thread. I see no point in doing it again.

So, in summary, in response to the original poster's question, no problem for someone to sell or modify your cart to go over 20 MPH with your approval. Now we can put on our big peoples pants and be responsible for our own actions. Can it be any more simple than that?

My plan is to have somebody to modify my cart to get to the golf ball first so I can improve my lie. Or is it lay? Whoops! I guess I can walk there faster.

So strange it may not be true. Maybe he was just speaking of a County cart speed enforcement policy.

Get real. You control the cart with your right foot and by keeping an eye on the speedometer. You are the one that speeds not the cart. But the only place you'd be breaking the law is on the public roads - the police have no jurisdiction on the recreation paths but any one driving needs to BE CAREFUL. Drive with caution - I see people driving too fast in the wrong places. It is the drivers responsibility to drive in accordance with the law no matter what the cart is capable of doing. If you don't want the risk don't mess with your carts top speed. You get the ticket - ignorance is no excuse!