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!
I think it is neat because I can charge a golf cart at my home and use it for short errands around town, never having to worry about filling it up with gas.
I did a little googling about licensing and I found at least one state, AZ, requires you to have a license on your golf cart and a license to drive it, if you drive it on a public road. I would think other states perhaps similar requirements, including perhaps an insurance requirement.
With that being said, I think it is a neat way to save money and not worry about the cost of gas.
As far as your argument about careless drivers, well, that is another issue, but it does not mean these golf carts cannot be a blessing to many people.