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Neat! I did not know that all but 4 states allow these golf carts to be driven on public roads. I knew you could drive these things in retirement/golf communities, but not public roads away from these special communities. Anyone out there use one of these things?
1 posted on 07/04/2012 5:00:53 AM PDT by rawhide
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2 posted on 07/04/2012 5:01:48 AM PDT by rawhide
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Good idea, but they still won’t boost sales of the Volt.


3 posted on 07/04/2012 5:05:01 AM PDT by Pollster1 (Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. - Ronald Reagan)
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In Alaska you will absolutely never see any golf cart on a major highway, but you will see the off road versions off the side of the road bouncing through ruts, water and mud at breakneck speeds, they do go through town but at a speed limit.

Those sportier covered large ATV carts are selling like hotcakes in Alaska.


4 posted on 07/04/2012 5:06:40 AM PDT by Eye of Unk (Is your state Obamacare free yet?)
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Is there any reciprocity agreement? Can I drive a four wheel drive pickup on a golf course?


5 posted on 07/04/2012 5:07:20 AM PDT by KarlInOhio (You only have three billion heartbeats in a lifetime.How many does the government claim as its own?)
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So here’s the question:

If a golf cart hits a Smart Car, who wins????


6 posted on 07/04/2012 5:11:16 AM PDT by BobL
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7 posted on 07/04/2012 5:11:28 AM PDT by deoetdoctrinae (Gun free zones are playgrounds for felons.)
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9 posted on 07/04/2012 5:17:42 AM PDT by Paine in the Neck (Socialism consumes everything)
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In The Villages (Florida), where my parents live, there is a significant but carefully covered-up number of auto vs. golf-cart collisions. Booting out the Democrats and producing more and cheaper gas is a much wiser way to approach this issue, imo.


10 posted on 07/04/2012 5:24:07 AM PDT by Tax-chick ("The Lord will rescue me from every evil threat and bring me safe to His heavenly kingdom.")
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Why is this “neat”? Now they can take their unlicensed vehicle out on the roads and tie up real cars as they meander down the road for 4 miles.

These are people who own huge SUVs and 300+ hp sedans that get crappy gas mileage and, if you sugest they buy an economical car, they get angry and start screaming about their right to own whatever they want. But, then they drive a golf car on the street to save money on gas and impose on the rest of us. I live in an area where these selfish pricks drive their carts on the street. They run stop signs, pull out into traffic as if they were in their high performance car and don’t care about who has to slam on brakes to keep from hitting them. And if traffic is running slow, they just drive up on the sidewalk and use that too!

If they want to travel up to 4 miles economically, they should get a bicycle!


11 posted on 07/04/2012 5:24:44 AM PDT by Bryanw92 (Sic semper tyrannis)
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I don’t know how legal it is but they’ve been driving golf carts around my Michigan hometown for better than 20 years. It started with the owner of the local golf course naturally. When he replaced the old carts with new he sold the old to friends and neighbors.

Its a little rural town off the main roads and the speed limit in town is only 25 anyway.


13 posted on 07/04/2012 5:36:02 AM PDT by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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Vastly more capable, faster, more maneuverable

You can drive it to Sturgis, if you wish, day and night

A little cold in the winter, wet in the rain

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18 posted on 07/04/2012 6:10:59 AM PDT by HangnJudge
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Figure the cost per mile from the increased electric bill; I’ll guess that savings are minimal or non-existent.


20 posted on 07/04/2012 8:55:55 AM PDT by JimRed (Excising a cancer before it kills us waters the Tree of LibertyI'm st! TERM LIMITS, NOW AND FOREVER!)
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Still saving up for my Harley..


25 posted on 07/05/2012 12:27:57 PM PDT by Darren McCarty (Holding my nose one more time to get rid of Eric Holder)
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