Street Legal Golf Carts and Accidents
Golf carts have long been used as a way of leisurely transport to run errands or to visit friends nearby in southern states. Due to the popularity of this, golf carts may be street legal in more states across the country. However, one concern of this from road safety experts is the risk of accidents as a collision with another vehicle such as a car or truck would have devastating effects for the golf cart driver and passengers. One study has found that golf cart injuries are on the increase but due to rising gas prices and affordability of golf carts over cars – the popularity of owning a golf cart continues to rise at a high momentum. Using golf carts on the streets is legal in Iowa and Florida. Some of the methods that they use include the compulsory wearing of seatbelts and only allowing people with licences to be able to use the carts on the road. Other methods include insisting golf carts display signs of a slow moving vehicle and putting babies in baby safety seats when they are in the passenger seat. The number of people looking to buy golf carts for sale has also shot up and experts predict that electric golf carts will be a common method of environmentally transportation across the country in the future.
