[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

I looked for the news report yesterday and watched the wrong video. The one I saw was from 2021, was still about the Villages, featured the reporter riding in a cart in the traffic lane rather than the golf cart lane, and had a talking head mention that golf carts could now reach 40mph!

So the 40mph must have existed as far back as then.... I heard it on the TV.

If governor taken out the gas lawnmower engine will rev up to the amount of air it can pull in thus eventually reaching top speed around 38 MPH depending on gearing and tire size. The carts you see going obnoxiously fast have the governor tied off so it don’t govern. Most every time golf clubs are hanging off back.

[thelegges]

Originally Posted by tophcfa

The article indicates he fell out of the back of the cart, seemingly implying it was a rear facing four seater. It’s no wonder insurance companies are refusing to write policies on those things.

It’s been posted before about rear facing insurance. We received a letter from our State Farm agent that coverage for rear facing golf carts would no longer be offered. Don’t remember if it was just new policies.
It’s been awhile and we didn’t own or ever wanted one so I threw it away. Our friends sold their rear facing for all forward after their letter.

[talonip]

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

As usual speeding seems to be blamed. Never mentioned drunk driving, illegal maneuvering by carts or vehicles. IMO most of accidents was NOT caused by golf cart speeding, but that’s my opinion. Cause was from drivers mistakes or drunk IMO.

So speeding is ok. Ok I get it. We have a serious speeding problem in carts and cars. I would say average speeds on meggison south of 44 is 45 to 55. Guess that’s ok too.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

If governor taken out the gas lawnmower engine will rev up to the amount of air it can pull in thus eventually reaching top speed around 38 MPH depending on gearing and tire size. The carts you see going obnoxiously fast have the governor tied off so it don’t govern. Most every time golf clubs are hanging off back.

Please explain your non-sequitur: What does altering the governor on a cart have to do with golf clubs on the back???? Is there a wire attaching the governor to the 7 iron??? Does the faster cart require counterbalance weight on the back??? I'll accept any reasonable explanation; if the premise is that only golfers "speed", that would fall into the unreasonable category.

[MandoMan]

Originally Posted by gorillarick

" Cause was from drivers mistakes or drunk IMO. "

mistakes ?
You mean driving negligently, and like a maniac?
You mean like I'm approaching a STOP sign and a golf cart going too fast, and making a left, cuts the corner into my lane?
You mean like I'm rounding a blind curve on the MVP and a golf cart is in the middle of the road?
You mean like a golf cart coming out of a tunnel to a tee, and doesn't STOP at the STOP sign?
And then there's just planning to run every stop sign. I've had golf carts skid to a stop halfway into my lane.

True. Did you see the news about the woman here driving straight was charged with hit and run when another woman driving a golf cart and wanting to make a right turn drifted slightly to the left before turning right? The collision, a glancing blow, was between the left front of the golf cart and the right rear of the SUV. I believe the cart driver then swerved right and flipped. The SUV driver kept going.

I have no problem believing that a focused older person in an SUV could collide with a golf cart that way without realizing it. The feeling in the SUV would have been like a light tap or brushing, like a little branch, but the serious damage happened because of the cart driver’s swerving response, after the SUV passed. A lot of drivers don’t check their rear view mirrors very often. No wonder if she didn’t see what happened or notice the scratch on her car. The slight drift left before a right turn is common with both cars and carts. I think the cart driver will get off, but it will cost her a lot of money going to the lawyer.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

As usual speeding seems to be blamed. Never mentioned drunk driving, illegal maneuvering by carts or vehicles. IMO most of accidents was NOT caused by golf cart speeding, but that’s my opinion. Cause was from drivers mistakes or drunk IMO.

Originally Posted by talonip

So speeding is ok. Ok I get it. We have a serious speeding problem in carts and cars. I would say average speeds on meggison south of 44 is 45 to 55. Guess that’s ok too.

Top is correct, and according to both law enforcement and insurance industry studies, the top causes of accidents, in order, are:

1) distracted driving
2) impaired driving
3) slow drivers
4) speeders

So, if we have a "serious" problem, it is statistically far more likely to be caused by distracted/drunk/slow drivers than so-called "speeders".

As far as Meggison (between 44 and Southern Oaks), as well as Morse south of 466, BV, El Camino and any other 4 lane divided boulevard with no intersections and only RBs, almost no one is going the limit of 35. Why is that? Because on those roads or segments thereof, 35 is ridiculous. The roads are divided, fairly wide, no intersection. Traffic has to slow down for the RBs anyway, which act like defacto speed bumps. The only reason I can see for the limit there to be 35 is to allow those idiotic death trap street legal golf carts to use them. 45 would be far mor acceptable and more people would obey the speed limit. Think of the speed limit of 45 on 466 east of BV, or 466A----2 lanes, divided, and those roads HAVE intersections and parking lot entrances. So which speed limit makes more sense?????

[RatattacK79]

Exactly… California made it mandatory helmet law for motorcycle riders and totally ruined the freedom of the ride.

[Indydealmaker]

A little law enforcement at the Dealers would go a long way.

[Rocksnap]

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

Golf cart accident survivors, families push for stricter safety regulation – WFTV


Lots of golf carts here.

Ban golf carts! Save us!

[USOTR]

From the article

"With the rise in popularity, some carts are getting juiced up to reach higher speeds. That’s despite Florida law stating golf carts should not exceed 20 mph. If they do, they’re no longer a golf cart, but a vehicle that must have a registration."

I hope they start enforcing this speed limit.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by USOTR

From the article

"With the rise in popularity, some carts are getting juiced up to reach higher speeds. That’s despite Florida law stating golf carts should not exceed 20 mph. If they do, they’re no longer a golf cart, but a vehicle that must have a registration."

I hope they start enforcing this speed limit.

Yes, by all means. Let's get all those golf carts going 20.1 mph off the roads. OMG, the sky is falling, the sky is falling.

Now explain "the law" that you are so anxious to enforce:

My cart is set to 20, so I don't have a dog in this fight, per se. However, as it is equipped and insured, all I have to do to make it street legal and permitted to go 25 is to PAY A FEE. Same cart, no other changes.
So is the "reason" carts are restricted to 20, but "street legal" carts to 25 a safety issue, or a revenue issue? The answer is quite clear when exactly the same cart only needs a registration fee to legally go 25.

[rsmurano]

Most of the issues caused by golf cart anccidents are because of SLOW golf cart drivers. This also is the reason for a lot of car accidents. When you get a golf cart driver going 15 mph on the straight or single digits around the curves, normal people are going to want to pass.

If you have somebody right behind you that wants to go the speed limit or faster than you, pull over and let them pass, it only takes a few seconds. Same goes for driving a car, you get slow people in the left lane that go just as slow or slower than people in the right lane and you wonder why people are on your tail/flashing brights/honking at you, move over because the people behind you are going to take chances to pass you.

I also don’t want to hear people say slow down, we are retired, no need to rush, blah blah blah. A lot of us are busy, have appointments for drs/dentists/PB/tennis/golf/whatever and need to be somewhere at a specific time and most of us don’t want to leave an hour in advance to go somewhere that should only take you 20 mins to get there.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by rsmurano

Most of the issues caused by golf cart anccidents are because of SLOW golf cart drivers. This also is the reason for a lot of car accidents. When you get a golf cart driver going 15 mph on the straight or single digits around the curves, normal people are going to want to pass.

If you have somebody right behind you that wants to go the speed limit or faster than you, pull over and let them pass, it only takes a few seconds. Same goes for driving a car, you get slow people in the left lane that go just as slow or slower than people in the right lane and you wonder why people are on your tail/flashing brights/honking at you, move over because the people behind you are going to take chances to pass you.

I also don’t want to hear people say slow down, we are retired, no need to rush, blah blah blah. A lot of us are busy, have appointments for drs/dentists/PB/tennis/golf/whatever and need to be somewhere at a specific time and most of us don’t want to leave an hour in advance to go somewhere that should only take you 20 mins to get there.

Truly well said!!!!

Of course, now you need to duck those on the other side of the issue

[Switter]

Originally Posted by mrf6969

Exactly, anyone with a "rear facing" 4-seat golf cart has to be VERY careful when taking a turn. What happens is that one of the front tires will come off the ground on the turn and the cart will lean. Doing this too fast and the golf cart can turn over, especially if you have adults(weight) on the back of the cart. Careful out there people!!

I saw someone in a four seater (front facing) wedge his roof in a tunnel, lol. The turn was too tight for him entering the tunnel

[maggie1]

Originally Posted by Ignatz

Here we go…. An unfortunate minority of people are getting lawyers and tv involved creating an issue to mess up the responsible people of TV.

I’m all in favor of the local LEOs enforcing traffic rules for carts (especially speeding, dui, and such), but don’t wrap us in helmets and bubble wrap to protect us from our lifestyle.

Safety belts wouldn't be a bad item to have, as long as people use them.