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County has golf cart proposal |
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Written by Reporter1
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Tuesday, 01 September 2009 |
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The ordinance notes that the state legislature this year "passed legislation authorizing the regulation of golf carts by a local authority" and that the commissioners "recognize that residents of the county desire to operate their golf carts on and across the roads and streets under the jurisdiction of the county."
Initial interpretations of the law said that counties did not have the option that cities and towns had, to make legal the use of golf carts. Other counties have approved the use of golf carts on county roads, apparently citing the "regulation of golf carts by a local authority."
Here are the important parts of the proposed Adams County law:
The term "golf cart" means a four-wheeled motorized vehicle, powered by gasoline or batteries, that was designed and built to be used on a golf course to play that game.
Only people with valid driver's licenses would be allowed to drive a golf cart on public roads.
Golf carts could only cross highways in a perpendicular direction.
Golf carts operated on public roads "must display a slow-moving vehicle emblem anda red or amber flashing light at the rear."
Golf carts would only be able to be operated in daylight hours unless they have at least two permanently-mounted headlights and a red or amber flashing light mounted on the rear, all visible for at least 500 feet.
Golf carts must be covered by insurance that provides "not less than the minimum coverage required for motor vehicles operated in Indiana."
The golf cart driver and his or her passengers must be seated in the manufacturer's installed seats while the cart is being driven.
Violators of the law would be fined $50 for the first violation and $100 for a second violation within a year after the first one.
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