Golf Carts on the Roads in SoWal

[passin thru]

They call it paradise
I don't know why;
You call someplace paradise,
kiss it goodbye.

-- Don Henley & Glenn Frey, "The Last Resort"

Even Paradise needs to be guided by some rules & restrictions, IMO, so that the average person's rights of enjoyment aren't trampled by others' methods & degree of enjoyment.

LSVs -- out on 30a, on the multi-use path & choking the communities -- seem to have been debated here for years, but local government's & HOAs' inaction has allowed their use & misuse to get way out of control. And, unfortunately, common sense on the users' part just can't be counted upon.

 

[seabythegrove]

It is still a special place and always will be. Some don't know what "frustrating" really is. Yes, it has changed in many ways since we bought here in 1991 but some of those changes have been for the better. Enjoy the good, ignore the bad and be thankful you live in one of the best places on this planet.

Some people choose to be miserable no matter where they live. I agree - the half full glass is not bad.

 

[luckylady]

I agree with Andy A that some don't know what "frustrating" really is, and this is such a "New World" problem--complaining about golf carts intruding on your vacation. However, it is a safety issue, and I wonder how the county is going to handle this. Surely it has become an issue on the government level?

 

[Leader of the Banned]

What really tears me up is that no one pays attention anymore. The best thing I ever did was put a bell on my bike. That really snaps people to when they are off in la la land oblivious and unaware. No one seems to care about the basic tenets of safety.

 

[Lake View Too]

I just watched a sheriff's deputy go around a golf cart in the middle of Seagrove Beach. I think that summarizes how the "government" will handle this.

The way you perceive the glass is probably greatly affected by whether you are a vacation visitor, a retiree, or a working resident, who has to use this highway everyday. I happen to be in construction, and I travel through Seagrove/Seaside and "The Intersection", perhaps six or eight times a day. I have to deal with bicyclers, and golf carts, on a daily basis.

And more importantly, there is nothing to indicate that the situation will ever improve. I don't think anyone believes the roundabout will work wonders. I guess when the first fire engine tries to navigate through that intersection with tourists, bicyclers, and golf carts flying all around, we will find out...

 

[Matt J]

People are now bringing golf carts on vacation with them. No joke. You have a legal right to them on some parts of 30A, but at least learn the rules.

Oh and STAY OFF THE BIKE PATH!

 

[tsutcli]

Golf carts are not legal on any road ( including bike path)unless it is a private road inside a community. You may be confusing golf carts with LSV's (look something like golf carts but are licensed for use on public roads with speed limit of 35 or less).

 

[Matt J]

LSV's are classified fairly broadly by the FDOT. As long as a golf cart is electric and "street legal" is falls under that category.

 

[TreeFrog]

I've said it before and hate to sound crass and insensitive, but the golf cart/LSV thing won't come to a head until someone gets seriously injured or killed.

Meanwhile, it would be nice if the deputies would at least enforce the laws we've got. "Motorized vehicles" of all sorts are illegal on the bike path.

 

[tsutcli]

LSV's are classified fairly broadly by the FDOT. As long as a golf cart is electric and "street legal" is falls under that category.

Low Speed Vehicles (LSV's) are not anything like what people picture when you use the term "golf cart". To imply that because they are electric and "street legal" ( a term which can be loosely interpreted, especially by tourists ) they are in any way useable on public roads defined by FDOT is misleading at best. Please do not encourage the confusion which already exists on this issue further. If you are indeed a local then you should be doing everything to discourage their use. That is unless you have a financial interest in their spreading?