July 9, 2007
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Is this legal? I don't recall.
Seen this morning while taking Dmitry to his last day of summer school:
We'd been behind him on Ridglea Blvd., which was a nuisance as golf carts tend to be a bit on the slooooow side, donchaknow. Fortunately he turned onto Greenway, but then darned if he didn't beat us through this intersection, crossing Camp Bowie to get to the McDonald's on the other side.
The Will Rogers complex has golf carts for hire so people can get from their cars to the exhibition buildings, which can be quite the hike, but they really aren't a problem as all they do is cross Harley, for the most part. It's rare to really be behind one of 'em. Not like being behind this guy for blocks, then have him cross a major street. I'm not keen on the idea of streets filled with golf carts tootling around. Traffic's difficult enough as it is.
I don't have a copy of the Texas Driver's Handbook and simply cannot remember...is this even legal?
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This probably isn't very helpful, but if it's not a registered vehicle, then it's not legal in any state. I don't know, though, whether Texas allows golf carts to be registered, and of course I don't know whether this guy had his registered. Is the handbook on the Texas state website perchance?
Best I can figure, he was legal up until he got onto Camp Bowie Blvd, since it has a speed limit of 40mph and an officially licensed "slow moving vehicle" can only be driven on streets with a speed limit of 35mph or less. He had the required SMV orange triangle on the back at eye level.
Huh.
On unregistered vehicles - in Virginia (and maybe TX, too, I've forgotten) I've seen several trucks with "Farm Use Only" or some such put into the spot where the car's license plate goes. If it's not driven farther than so many miles (50 or 100 or whatever the rule is) away from the farm, then it doesn't have to be registered.
Other states may have that rule, too, but I'm not aware of them. I've also seen plenty of tractors driving around on state highways, but never in town like I've seen these "Farm Use" vehicles around here.
I say Bully to the elderly man who wanted to snag some MacDonald's - and he went there the only way he had, I betcha. We may all buy golf carts one day and tell the young'uns to have some repect for their elders!
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