[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by Byte1

What a street legal golf cart means to me is the ability to diver 5mph more than a non-street legal cart, after paying for registration and insurance for the cart.

Only 5 MPH sure that’s reason.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by Dantes

Street legal can not travel on the cart paths

Wrong.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

Maybe to have only 1 vehicle that you can take almost anywhere in TV and close surrounding areas?

Can’t take golf cart anywhere in villages?

[DonH57]

Originally Posted by EdFNJ

Just to clarify, there is no 19.9 speed limit or any actual speed limit. Just about everyone says that. It's maximum speed that can the cart was manufactured to obtain which is 20MPH. The actual law states: Golf carts are defined in section 320.01(22), Florida Statutes, as “a motor vehicle that is designed and manufactured for operation on a golf course for sporting or recreational purposes and that is not capable of exceeding speeds of 20 miles per hour.”


That being said, in FLORIDA a "street legal golf cart" now requires additional safety equipment such as a DOT Approved Windshield like in a car and not those plastic split things "standard" golf carts come with as well as seatbelts for every seat etc. You no longer can just buy a stock Yamamamahah any more and get it plated as street legal (in the past you could).

Then of course you need actual $$insurance$$ which (depending on coverage) will cost you close to what you pay for your car if you want full liability, collision etc. (been there done that).

https://www.flhsmv.gov/pdf/mv/lowspeedvehicles.pdf

For those considering LSV AKA street legal here is a pretty good article: Florida LSV & NEV Laws | Santa Rosa Beach

Florida is also not the only state to allow golf carts on particular roads and streets.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by TNLAKEPANDA

It’s strictly a matter of Choice! Some people want the take away your Choice.

My choice is to raid your fridge and camp out in your back yard. Be grateful that with "choice" comes "responsibility" and "accountability" in this country.

[DAVES]

Originally Posted by Michael G.

I know the difference and how each can be used legally.

Street legal golfcarts on the same roads/streets with cars/trucks are an accident waiting to happen, and their expensive in price.

What's the Purpose?

Yes, what is the point? We've decided we do not want a street legal golf cart. Truly simple we did not buy one.

[Indydealmaker]

Originally Posted by Professor

If you live in a community close to The Villages, like Lakeside Landing, for example, you can take your street legal cart down the road less than a mile to The Villages property, spend all day zooming around The Villages using the facilities (restaurants, squares for music, Ednas, other shopping) then get back home on that same road, legally, and not have to pay any amenity fees or other fees assessed to the members and feel smug about being a freeloader...just a thought.

What you describe as amenities are free for anyone. They are not paid by our amenity fees.

[thevillages2013]

Originally Posted by DaleDivine

You're not really using any of TV amenities by just going to the squares, Restaurants, Ednas, or shopping. Anybody can do that. They CANNOT use the golf courses, pools or rec centers. It's a win win for The Villagers by having them do this and spend their money in TV.

They can use the championship courses . Non resident fee for golf assuming their street legal cart has tires that are allowed on the courses

[BigSteph]

I read street-legal pooping in the roundabouts, cool.

Originally Posted by Bill14564

Your comment makes no sense. Every reply that refers to the purpose of the two mentions the same things: to go faster and to drive on certain roads - exactly what is described by the legal use.

Stick around for a while - only two pages of replies indicates pretty good agreement. If there is disagreement on a topic it will fill much more than two pages (think dog poop or roundabouts)

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Low Speed Vehicles or what you're referring as "Street Legal" to are allowed on roads that have a maximum speed limit of 35 mph. They cannot be manufactured to achieve speeds over 25 mph. ( I assume that is on level ground with no wind)

Basically, in The Villages you can go on Morse, Buena Vista, El Camino Real, some sections of 466, 466A, and Warm Springs. You cannot take them on 27/441 or 44.

They must be equipped with the same safety equipment as a car. Dimmable headlights, solid windshield, windshield wipers, four wheel brakes etc. They also must be registered and insured just like a car. They can only be driven by licensed drivers as opposed to golf carts which can be driven by any person over the age of 14.

I guess that some people just want to get where they're going a bit faster.

Are they more dangerous than a car on the roads? I guess, but I don't see them as any more dangerous that bicycles or motorcycles on those same roads.

Each to their own.

[EdFNJ]

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[EdFNJ]

Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr

Low Speed Vehicles or what you're referring as "Street Legal" to are allowed on roads that have a maximum speed limit of 35 mph. They cannot be manufactured to achieve speeds over 25 mph. ( I assume that is on level ground with no wind)

Basically, in The Villages you can go on Morse, Buena Vista, El Camino Real, some sections of 466, 466A, and Warm Springs. You cannot take them on 27/441 or 44.

They must be equipped with the same safety equipment as a car. Dimmable headlights, solid windshield, windshield wipers, four wheel brakes etc. They also must be registered and insured just like a car. They can only be driven by licensed drivers as opposed to golf carts which can be driven by any person over the age of 14.

I guess that some people just want to get where they're going a bit faster.

Are they more dangerous than a car on the roads? I guess, but I don't see them as any more dangerous that bicycles or motorcycles on those same roads.

Each to their own.

Mostly correct. Windshield wipers, 4 wheel brakes and dimmable headlights are not required. Requirements are listed here:

https://www.flhsmv.gov/pdf/mv/lowspeedvehicles.pdf

You can also drive on 466A past Powell Dr (which you can drive on) where speed limit drops to 35 and you can also drive on 301 left off of 466A.

[EdFNJ]

Originally Posted by Dantes

Street legal can not travel on the cart paths

LOL, 100% wrong.

[Fredman]

Street legal carts should be illegal. Their max speed is allowed to be 25mph. They create a traffic hazard on a road that has a speed limit of 35mph. It is nothing more than an ego trip.

[EdFNJ]

Originally Posted by Fredman

Street legal carts should be illegal. Their max speed is allowed to be 25mph. They create a traffic hazard on a road that has a speed limit of 35mph. It is nothing more than an ego trip.

[/snark on] Yea, and bicycles should be illegal too! They create a traffic hazard on a road that has a speed limit of 35mph. [/snark off] There are probably 200x more bicycles driving on your "35mph roads" than there are street legal carts. As far as an "ego trip" that too is crap in most cases. Rather than buying a 2nd car it's a lot cheaper option and gets you probably 90% of the places you need or want to go locally off campus (except Trailwinds dammit but there is even an inefficient way to accomplish that).