OT: Deserves it own thread - Golf Cart Mania

[Prestonyte]

In my neighborhood and surrounding busy streets, golf carts run around like they own the road with total disregard for safety.
And to top it off, they are often loaded with adults and a 6 year old is behind the wheel. What in the world are they thinking?
Have they not read the news on recent fatalities involving golf carts?
Anybody seeing this and have comments/experiences?

 

[Cackmandu]

All over my neighborhood in Blythewood and usually no adult in sight. I'm not sure what people are thinking. When I was a kid it was dirt bikes, I had one, but if I got caught on the street the bike and a layer of tail was gone!

 

[Backscrather]

At the beach here is the rentals. They have over taken everything. On vacation and drinking its a wonder you don't here about deaths more often. People taken them across the waterway onto 31 with a 65mph speed limit.

 

[Prestonyte]

At the beach here is the rentals. They have over taken everything. On vacation and drinking its a wonder you don't here about deaths more often. People taken them across the waterway onto 31 with a 65mph speed limit.

May be their final vacation!
I would say don't do it on vacation if you don't do it at home - but I think that's the problem - they do the same thing at home.

 

[Backscrather]

May be their final vacation!
I would say don't do it on vacation if you don't do it at home - but I think that's the problem - they do the same thing at home.

No these people have never probably seen one before.

 

[Prestonyte]

No these people have never probably seen one before.

Oh, golf cart training in traffic

 

[Cackmandu]

Yeah, we were down around Ocean Lakes a few weeks back and I was amazed they have paved paths for them, but they were crossing 17 and sitting at the stop light at 544, it will take a tragedy and I'm not sure that will change anything.

 

[Backscrather]

Yeah, we were down around Ocean Lakes a few weeks back and I was amazed they have paved paths for them, but they were crossing 17 and sitting at the stop light at 544, it will take a tragedy and I'm not sure that will change anything.

That's legal. Although that's a big intersection, but still legal. Barefoot light next to the cemetery is a death trap.

 

[Prestonyte]

That's legal. Although that's a big intersection, but still legal.

Legal but stupid - like penises in the no penis bathroom.

 

[Uscg1984]

Are personally-owned golf carts on golf courses a common thing in SC like it is here in MT? I'm not talking about golf course communities, where people simply ride from their house to the golf course, but personally-owned carts that people either store at the club or pull to the club on a trailer. I was away from golf for about 15 years before I started playing again here in MT about 3 years ago, so I don't know if it's a MT thing or an indication of how the game changed during those 15 years. But I'm astounded at the number of personally-owned carts out here.

 

[will110]

In my neighborhood kids are flying up and down the road on ATVs and dirt bikes. I wish we were just dealing with golf carts!

 

[KingWard]

Yeah, we were down around Ocean Lakes a few weeks back and I was amazed they have paved paths for them, but they were crossing 17 and sitting at the stop light at 544, it will take a tragedy and I'm not sure that will change anything.

It won't change anything. They are here to stay, just like dogs in restaurants.

 

[Backscrather]

Are personally-owned golf carts on golf courses a common thing in SC like it is here in MT? I'm not talking about golf course communities, where people simply ride from their house to the golf course, but personally-owned carts that people either store at the club or pull to the club on a trailer. I was away from golf for about 15 years before I started playing again here in MT about 3 years ago, so I don't know if it's a MT thing or an indication of how the game changed during those 15 years. But I'm astounded at the number of personally-owned carts out here.

I didn't think you were allowed to use private golf carts on the course. We take our out after hours, but not to play. That weird.

 

[Spinal Tap]

Wow. I've got questions about this incident. From CNN:

A 3-year-old driving a golf cart struck and killed a 7-year-old on Monday afternoon in Fort Myers, Florida, according to a news release from the Florida Highway Patrol.

The 3-year-old was approaching a right curve near a home on private property when the front of the cart hit the 7-year-old who was standing in the front yard, the release said.

The older child was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead, the release said. The 3-year-old wasn’t hurt.

Concerns about minors driving golf carts in Florida recently prompted the passage of a new state law, CNN affiliate WJFX reported. Anyone under the age of 18 will soon need to have a permit or driver’s license to drive a golf cart, the station reported last month.

The bill was signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis and goes into effect October 1.

It doesn’t state an age when minors become eligible to start driving golf carts but does state all minors must have a permit or driver’s license to legally drive a golf cart in Florida. Drivers in Florida must be at least 15 and have parental consent to get a permit, WJFX reported.

Across the country, more than 6,500 children are hurt by golf carts every year, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. Just more than half those injured are children under 12.

 

[Harvard Gamecock]

It won't change anything. They are here to stay, just like dogs in restaurants.

I love my dog, but I'm not taking her to a restaurant. Not even outside seating.
Not fair to us, not fair to other customers, not fair to the dog.

 

[Prestonyte]

3 years old, holy sh*t - can't reach pedals from seat - had to be standing and driving. I'm sure the question, "where were the parents?" doesn't apply and they may have been watching and filming for youtube!

But, in my area I see adults riding on a rear facing seat, no view of oncoming traffic, with a child around 6 yrs old driving. So the parents are there, but still stupid enough to put themselves in a seriously dangerous situation without a thought or care in the world.

 

[KingWard]

I love my dog, but I'm not taking her to a restaurant. Not even outside seating.
Not fair to us, not fair to other customers, not fair to the dog.

People just test every boundary now, and too often are affirmed in their temerity.

 

[Tidalcock]

People just test every boundary now, and too often are affirmed in their temerity.

Had to look up that word “temerity”. You win the vocab post of the day!

 

[Prestonyte]

Had to look up that word “temerity”. You win the vocab post of the day!

He's "ScrabbleKingWard" !

 

[KingWard]

He's "ScrabbleKingWard" !

My Dad instilled that in me. He was a Wofford guy - a history guy who savored words and became an educator. He earned his M.Ed. at Carolina.

He retired as a rural school district superintendent in the Pee Dee area of the state. He instilled other more important things as well regarding ethics, morals, church, and the treatment of others.

My brothers and I were blessed. God rest him.

 

[Gamecock Jacque]

Had to look up that word “temerity”. You win the vocab post of the day!

Never use a big word when a microminiscule word can do.

 

[KingWard]

Never use a big word when a microminiscule word can do.

And if you can say it with one word, don't use more. I had to acquire that habit with age.

 

[Gamecock Jacque]

And if you can say it with one word, don't use more. I had to acquire that habit with age.

Ha.

 

[Tidalcock]

My Dad instilled that in me. He was a Wofford guy - a history guy who savored words and became an educator. He earned his M.Ed. at Carolina.

He retired as a rural school district superintendent in the Pee Dee area of the state. He instilled other more important things as well regarding ethics, morals, church, and the treatment of others.

My brothers and I were blessed. God rest him.

Awesome! My dad went to Wofford for two years and then finished his degree at Cornell. He met my Mom in Spartanburg while she was at Converse. Blessed to have great parents!

 

[mickray]

The sanguinity of it all.....

 

[Gamecock Jacque]

The sanguinity of it all.....

Right?

 

[Blues man]

All over my neighborhood in Blythewood and usually no adult in sight. I'm not sure what people are thinking. When I was a kid it was dirt bikes, I had one, but if I got caught on the street the bike and a layer of tail was gone!

When I was a kid it was mini-bikes. Usually under 5HP.
Cops kept bolt cutters with them and would cut your chain if they caught you on the street. Good times

 

[Stardust710]

Wow. I've got questions about this incident. From CNN:

A 3-year-old driving a golf cart struck and killed a 7-year-old on Monday afternoon in Fort Myers, Florida, according to a news release from the Florida Highway Patrol.

The 3-year-old was approaching a right curve near a home on private property when the front of the cart hit the 7-year-old who was standing in the front yard, the release said.

The older child was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead, the release said. The 3-year-old wasn’t hurt.

Concerns about minors driving golf carts in Florida recently prompted the passage of a new state law, CNN affiliate WJFX reported. Anyone under the age of 18 will soon need to have a permit or driver’s license to drive a golf cart, the station reported last month.

The bill was signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis and goes into effect October 1.

It doesn’t state an age when minors become eligible to start driving golf carts but does state all minors must have a permit or driver’s license to legally drive a golf cart in Florida. Drivers in Florida must be at least 15 and have parental consent to get a permit, WJFX reported.

Across the country, more than 6,500 children are hurt by golf carts every year, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. Just more than half those injured are children under 12.

Color me suprised. thought having a driver's license was the standard.

 

[bcaldw01]

When I was a kid it was mini-bikes. Usually under 5HP.
Cops kept bolt cutters with them and would cut your chain if they caught you on the street. Good times

I grew up in the thriving metropolis of Abbeville, SC pop. 5500, we terrorized the neighborhoods with one mini bike (me), a go cart and a small honda mini bike......all had loud straight pipe "mufflers" that would backfire alot......good times indeed. Now as payback for me bothering the good folks that were great neighbors, I live in my old neighborhood that has gone down hill, now a kid across the street rides his mini bike at all hours getting on my last nerve.

 

[Forkcock]

Awesome! My dad went to Wofford for two years and then finished his degree at Cornell. He met my Mom in Spartanburg while she was at Converse. Blessed to have great parents!

My dad graduated from Wofford. Got his Masters at Furman. He was an educator in SC for 34 years.

 

[Stardust710]

I grew up in the thriving metropolis of Abbeville, SC pop. 5500, we terrorized the neighborhoods with one mini bike (me), a go cart and a small honda mini bike......all had loud straight pipe "mufflers" that would backfire alot......good times indeed. Now as payback for me bothering the good folks that were great neighbors, I live in my old neighborhood that has gone down hill, now a kid across the street rides his mini bike at all hours getting on my last nerve.

 

[bayrooster]

In my neighborhood and surrounding busy streets, golf carts run around like they own the road with total disregard for safety.
And to top it off, they are often loaded with adults and a 6 year old is behind the wheel. What in the world are they thinking?
Have they not read the news on recent fatalities involving golf carts?
Anybody seeing this and have comments/experiences?

In my area it's now fat tire electric bike mania. All the privileged kids have them, and they even come in 2 seaters!