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Post by Lurkingpea on May 2, 2023 3:58:01 GMT
www.wyff4.com/article/south-carolina-bride-killed-golf-cart-crash/43754159Where would they have been driving a golf cart that a car would have been? Are golf carts used on streets? The driver was drunk and going 65. I lived near golf courses but have never seen golf carts anywhere but on golf courses. Not a golfer though. Is this normal in some areas? What a tragedy for their family and friends. I wish drunkard driving was punished more severely.
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Post by lucyg on May 2, 2023 4:09:07 GMT
Apparently the old people at The Villages in Florida like to get around their city streets in golf carts. Come to think of it, in my stepmother’s giant retirement community here in Northern California, lots of residents also use them to travel within the community.
I’m sorry about the tragedy that befell this couple.
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Post by hopemax on May 2, 2023 4:14:37 GMT
In Sun City, AZ they are legal on the roads. I didn’t like driving through there when we lived in the valley.
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Post by katlady on May 2, 2023 4:42:09 GMT
How sad!
In California, there are street-legal golf carts. They have to have lights, seat belts, a speedometer, mirror, etc. I know many senior communities have golf carts running around, I've seen a few outside the community too. I doubt those are street legal though.
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Post by smasonnc on May 2, 2023 9:12:32 GMT
I just read the article and I'm wondering how they were on a road where someone could get up to 65 mph. Our area has a lot golf communities and lots of boaters who use them to haul stuff to the community docks. They also let their kids fart around on them and I've almost wiped them out once or twice. They'll get 5-6 kids hanging off a golf cart, not looking out for cars. Some lady who was president our neighborhood association used to ride around looking for violations of the covenants. We called it her broomstick and hummed the Wicked Witch of the West theme every time she passed. (Yeah, I'm in the fourth grade sometimes.  ) I've even seen people walking their dogs while driving a golf cart. It's so prevalent that the police set up checkpoints looking for golf carts being driven illegally. |
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Post by littlemama on May 2, 2023 10:08:20 GMT
The article I read said that it was legal for them to be driving the golf cart where they were driving it- the speed limit was only 25.
So, let's blame the drunk driver going 40mph over the speed limit or the law that allows golf carts on roads, not the victims.
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Post by christine58 on May 2, 2023 10:18:35 GMT
The article I read said that it was legal for them to be driving the golf cart where they were driving it- the speed limit was only 25.So, let's blame the drunk driver going 40mph over the speed limit or the law that allows golf carts on roads, not the victims. I read this last night. Let’s not victim blame. This is just so sad. It sounds like the groom will have lifelong issues. Go read the go fund me. It’s so sad |
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Post by mollycoddle on May 2, 2023 10:36:48 GMT
I just read the article and I'm wondering how they were on a road :grin:where someone could get up to 65 mph. Our area has a lot golf communities and lots of boaters who use them to haul stuff to the community docks. They also let their kids fart around on them and I've almost wiped them out once or twice. They'll get 5-6 kids hanging off a golf cart, not looking out for cars. Some lady who was president our neighborhood association used to ride around looking for violations of the covenants. We called it her broomstick and hummed the Wicked Witch of the West theme every time she passed. (Yeah, I'm in the fourth grade sometimes. ) I've even seen people walking their dogs while driving a golf cart. It's so prevalent that the police set up checkpoints looking for golf carts being driven illegally. I’m in the fourth grade sometimes too.  This is a horrific story .  . I hope that the groom recovers; it sounds like his injuries are quite serious. |
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on May 2, 2023 11:43:55 GMT
In that weird Kevin Bacon degrees of separation way here in South Carolina, a friend of mine was at that wedding. Absolutely tragic.
Golf carts are common here and often as a means of transportation with nothing to do with golf. My current neighborhood is not anywhere close to a golf course, but two neighbors have golf carts just to ride around and visit in. If you’re near a lake or a beach, they’re everywhere.
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Post by Patter on May 2, 2023 11:48:51 GMT
In that weird Kevin Bacon degrees of separation way here in South Carolina, a friend of mine was at that wedding. Absolutely tragic. Golf carts are common here and often as a means of transportation with nothing to do with golf. My current neighborhood is not anywhere close to a golf course, but two neighbors have golf carts just to ride around and visit in. If you’re near a lake or a beach, they’re everywhere. Yes, they are everywhere here also and legal to drive on certain roads. It would be more dangerous where I am than where they were IMO. My friend was there right near the wedding and witnessed all of the emergency responders. She said it was horrific. I couldn't stop tearing up last night thinking about this family and this tragedy. I am praying, praying for all involved. Truly, truly tragic! |
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Post by Lurkingpea on May 2, 2023 12:41:53 GMT
The article I read said that it was legal for them to be driving the golf cart where they were driving it- the speed limit was only 25. So, let's blame the drunk driver going 40mph over the speed limit or the law that allows golf carts on roads, not the victims. I was not blaming the victims at all. I just have never heard of golf carts being anywhere other than a golf course. That is all I was asking. |
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Post by Lurkingpea on May 2, 2023 12:45:51 GMT
I don't live in area where there are lots of golf courses so I was surprised by the fact that people drive them around.
I was not trying to victim blame at all. Obviously I wish the driver of the car had much stricter penalty then they will get. I am truly so sad for husband and all their friends and family.
Thank you for letting me know that this is a thing in various communities. I had honestly no idea.
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Post by littlemama on May 2, 2023 12:53:03 GMT
The article I read said that it was legal for them to be driving the golf cart where they were driving it- the speed limit was only 25. So, let's blame the drunk driver going 40mph over the speed limit or the law that allows golf carts on roads, not the victims. I was not blaming the victims at all. I just have never heard of golf carts being anywhere other than a golf course. That is all I was asking. I wasnt singling you out, there were definitely other comments made suggesting blame on the part of the victims. We dont often see golf carts on the roads where we live, but there is at least one in the subdivision behind us. We think they are nuts (pretty heavy traffic area) and I dont know if it is legal here for them to do so, but I suspect not |
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Post by pantsonfire on May 2, 2023 13:14:16 GMT
The article I read said that it was legal for them to be driving the golf cart where they were driving it- the speed limit was only 25. So, let's blame the drunk driver going 40mph over the speed limit or the law that allows golf carts on roads, not the victims. Thank you! As a DUI survivor it is no one else's fault than the drunk driver. |
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Post by auntkelly on May 2, 2023 13:22:27 GMT
I live in a gated community built around a golf course. Golf carts can be driven legally on the streets, since the streets are owned by the HOA. I think the developers thought adults would drive their carts to the golf course and back. However, in the summer kids drive all over our neighborhood in golf carts, even after dark. I fear it’s a tragedy waiting to happen.
This story is so tragic. The groom’s day turned from the best day ever to the worst imaginable in a split second.
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Post by disneypal on May 2, 2023 13:25:52 GMT
Is this normal in some areas? In some areas it is. I know there is a town in the Metro Atlanta area and so many people get around in golf carts, more than cars.
Also, when I travel (at least to south eastern US) beaches, it seems very common to use golf carts to get around.
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Post by bethany102399 on May 2, 2023 13:27:50 GMT
I just read the article and I'm wondering how they were on a road where someone could get up to 65 mph We vacation in this community. It's beach front with very narrow roads and parking along the road, which can be hard to find especially on the weekend. Lots of golf carts as it's an easy way to get around. It's just a terrible, terrible accident that could have been prevented had someone made better choices. I hope the driver is fully punished. |
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Post by workingclassdog on May 2, 2023 13:52:25 GMT
That is sad. There are lots of communities that use golf carts. Going 65 though is crazy. But retirement areas, golfing communities where there are houses. I think Arizona has lots of places.. my BIL has a golf cart.
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Post by gina on May 2, 2023 14:18:31 GMT
I know my friend drives a golf cart in her neighborhood in Arizona.
Something like this happened on LI I think it was the early 90s. The reception was in Lido Beach and as the newly married couple's limo was turning in, a car crashed into them. I only know this story because they are both buried in the same cemetery as my brother and their headstones are side by side hearts💔💔
Praying for this family. So tragic and upsetting.
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Post by tanya2 on May 2, 2023 14:36:43 GMT
omg how awful! Those poor families. Just tragic
I hope that drunk driver is fully punished - although I feel for her family too (not her, but her parents)
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Post by Lurkingpea on May 2, 2023 16:04:31 GMT
I was not blaming the victims at all. I just have never heard of golf carts being anywhere other than a golf course. That is all I was asking. I wasnt singling you out, there were definitely other comments made suggesting blame on the part of the victims. We dont often see golf carts on the roads where we live, but there is at least one in the subdivision behind us. We think they are nuts (pretty heavy traffic area) and I dont know if it is legal here for them to do so, but I suspect not Thank you for clarifying. |
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Post by rymeswithpurple on May 2, 2023 16:12:13 GMT
My goodness. Ever since I read about a man whose daughter fell off a golf cart and experienced a traumatic brain injury (one from which she will likely never fully recover), I am just terrified of them. She fell from such a short distance too. (If you are interested, he shares a good bit on his Instagram.) |
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Post by iowgirl on May 2, 2023 16:22:54 GMT
Is this normal in some areas? The two small towns near me allow golf carts and side/by/sides on city streets. They have to register with the city and have proof of insurance. They have to be driven by a licensed driver. One town follows that pretty closely. The other, that has no city law enforcement (relies on county sheriffs to swing through from time to time) has a lot of younger kids out goofing on them. They don't look when they cross the highway that runs through town - it's just a matter of time and something bad will happen. |
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Post by floridagirl on May 2, 2023 16:26:39 GMT
How horribly tragic. Golf carts are street legal in my community on roads that are 25 mph.
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Post by smartypants71 on May 2, 2023 16:50:19 GMT
My goodness. Ever since I read about a man whose daughter fell off a golf cart and experienced a traumatic brain injury (one from which she will likely never fully recover), I am just terrified of them. She fell from such a short distance too. (If you are interested, he shares a good bit on his Instagram.) I have been following the mom for quite a few years. This was just so shocking when that happened. Truly a freak accident. |
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on May 2, 2023 18:05:21 GMT
Something like this happened on LI I think it was the early 90s. The reception was in Lido Beach and as the newly married couple's limo was turning in, a car crashed into them. I only know this story because they are both buried in the same cemetery as my brother and their headstones are side by side hearts💔💔 I remember the Meadowbrook Parkway story too where a 7-year old flower girl in a wedding was decapitated in a limo when a drunk driver drove the wrong way down the road. The mother's testimony was gut-wrenching. |
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Post by TXMary on May 2, 2023 18:26:03 GMT
We own vacation property in Port Aransas- a beachside town in Texas. We own a golf cart and drive it only in the resort although we could drive to town on the beach. They are illegal on the highway into town but legal on the roads in town. They are heavily regulated and violators are ticketed. Some people think because they are on vacation anything goes. They have very strict regulations and laws concerning the golf carts in town and they are very popular. You see them everywhere. The laws are explained fully and are posted everywhere including on the steering wheel of every golf cart rented out and owned. But some people think the laws aren't meant for them. I have heard of some very bad accidents on them, all because people were doing things they shouldn't have been doing.
We also have golf carts in our neighborhood where we live. It's a lakeside community. There aren't very many and apparently they are street legal.
My heart breaks for this groom and the family. I hope the driver is punished to the full extent of the law.
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Post by iamkristinl16 on May 2, 2023 18:50:28 GMT
Something like this happened on LI I think it was the early 90s. The reception was in Lido Beach and as the newly married couple's limo was turning in, a car crashed into them. I only know this story because they are both buried in the same cemetery as my brother and their headstones are side by side hearts💔💔 I remember the Meadowbrook Parkway story too where a 7-year old flower girl in a wedding was decapitated in a limo when a drunk driver drove the wrong way down the road. The mother's testimony was gut-wrenching. Oprah did an episode with her mother, I believe. That episode really stuck with me over the years. So heartbreaking, as is the one in the OP. |
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Post by sean&marysmommy on May 2, 2023 19:35:00 GMT
The article I read said that it was legal for them to be driving the golf cart where they were driving it- the speed limit was only 25. So, let's blame the drunk driver going 40mph over the speed limit or the law that allows golf carts on roads, not the victims. Seriously. This accident is all over my local news and I'm stunned by how many people are focusing on the golf cart vs. the DRUNK DRIVER going 65 in an area where the speed limit max is 30ish. Also, lots of neighborhoods around here do the golf cart thing. They take their kids to school in them, have little parades for holidays where they decorate them according to the theme (4th of July, Halloween, etc.). |
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Post by Layce on May 2, 2023 19:45:54 GMT
We vacation @ Folly Beach as well, off and on over the years. More recently Joe’s Folly which is second row E. Ashley Ave, maybe 800 block, not far from the crash. And the cars, they do drive fast. This is heartbreaking. Looks like there’s an update, will try to link, Folly Beach Fatality |
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