Thursday, April 27, 2023
Legislation would require Florida golf cart drivers to have license
ORLANDO, Fla. - Taking a golf cart for a nice ride could require a driver's license if a bill in the Florida Legislature is approved. The proposed legislation would also boost the age of golf cart drivers to 15 years old, as long as the teenager is accompanied by an adult.
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Golf carts are dangerous as hell in the hands of a kid! They're heavy, don't handle well, and have crappy brakes when compared to cars. 'Not sure why golf carts are on public roads under ANYONE'S control. We had the same issues out here in the West, with old folks taking their carts from the "senior communities" to the store and back. At the time, the carts were permitted on public roads with speed limits of 25MPH or lower. Of course, that was when our town's population was around 14K. Now it's 90K. Not sure whether laws changed or the old folks died or got smarter, but golf carts on the road have gone the way of the horse...
ReplyDeleteGiven how many of those damn things are running around down there, I can see this.
ReplyDeleteChrist on a pony, NO! If a license is required those bastards will feel entitled to drive the interstate. Trust me, I live near the Villages.
ReplyDeleteHaha! I was going to mention The Villages and their "golf cars" (no 't'). My sister moved there last year.
DeleteThis would be a good thing, between the 9 year olds and the 90 year olds none know how to drive.....
ReplyDeleteI can see having some proof of training and identity for driving a golf cart or car. Both can go fast enough to injure or kill in an accident.
ReplyDeleteWith all those aged, drug taking, alcoholic sex maniacs in "The Villages" hauling their fat asses around on these Mad Max machines I agree it's time.
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DeleteSad to see these comments. We need a license for everything. I watch poor driving by licensed drivers every day. A license will do nothing but add $ to govt coffers and restrict people. Happy hour starts so early here in FL, it's a self-correcting problem if you're driving a golf cart, walking, riding a scooter, etc on the road. Let nature take its course.
ReplyDeleteI’m all for Darwin. But when you start using things like a car the state will notice. Next will be the Ute/atv group.
ReplyDeleteIt's freakin' time for skate boards too!
DeleteA lot of these same arguments come from the anti gun people. Remember, every law on the books, no matter how minor, is based on the premises of "Do what I say or I will send men with guns to kill you." Do we really need to give the government more power over people?
ReplyDeleteYep, that's the ugly truth of government power and great effort is made to keep the sheep from seeing it. It is the monopoly on violent force for which you have no recourse. I would rather we go back to the days where government first had to get permission from the people, then levy an indirect tax to pay for it, then hire the personnel to do it. Government should be as powerless and undesirable of a position as possible.
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Meanwhile the stretchpants nazi bicycletards don't need a license to be on the road.
ReplyDeleteShould the drivers all have a license, or maybe the cart could display a tag, renewed annually, that represents the cart as being owned by someone who carries an insurance liability policy for the cart. Maybe it's a stand alone policy, maybe it's a simple rider on the homeowners policy Let the owners and their insurance underwriters decide who's capable of operating one of those carts and who isn't.
ReplyDeleteLicensing was supposed to be for commercial vehicles but got shoved onto everyone; unfortunately it's probably a better idea in modern times than not to have one, given how convoluted city traffic is. As long the license is NOT required for driving on private property!
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How about golf carts not allowed on the road or sidewalks? Problem solved. If it's a HOA they can make their own rules. I wouldn't live in an HOA.
ReplyDeleteIf it's on the road it should be required to have a tag and pay fuel tax. For anything that isn't propelled by fossil fuels, make them pay a registration fee equal to the fuel tax an average vehicle driven 24,000 miles per year would pay. That goes for the spandex mafia as well.
ReplyDelete24,000 miles a year? Shit, both of my vehicles average less than 5000 miles a year.
DeleteI put a new engine in my truck January before last and it's just now coming up on its second oil change.
I see 12-18 year olds, on local streets, in golf carts, doing kid stuff. Good kids. Screw the screws.
ReplyDeleteNo issue with this. As someone who's lived on a golf course I can tell you golf carts get crashed a LOT. The gas powered ones can really move. It's not kids as much as drunken assholes. And I have heard stories of people getting pulled over on a highway (close to a course) when a cop drove by the other way and had a wtf moment. No clue what if any citations were handed out but a seatbelt ticket would have held up in court.
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