Frozen mud and farm use tags
The
driveway was frozen enough this morning to risk getting the golf cart
through the mud.
We recently found out that
our local mechanic has the same golf cart and is willing to take a look
at ours.
It did great through the
frozen mud. The mechanic is just down the road, which meant maybe a
fourth of a mile on our local country road and another fourth on the
main highway. I was a bit stressed at the prospect of breaking down
half way, or getting a ticket, but traffic is pretty light around here,
especially at 9:30 in the morning when most folks are already tucked
into their job for the day.
A guy at the garage suggested
that a Farm Use tag mounted on the back might be
enough to reduce the risk of trouble with the police for occasions like
this. Not sure if that's good enough for the law, but I'm guessing it
would help.
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According to this page, the following applies to street legal golf karts.
Regulatory Laws for Street Legal Golf Carts
Not a clue as to what a VIN number is, but apart from that the rest of the stuff that needs to be added seems quite straightforward and within the reach of a hobbyist or mechanic. Of course if your intended route includes "Interstates, freeways or high-speed highways", you're out of luck.
The VIN number is easy --- it's a Vehicle Identification Number that every vehicle in the US has. My understanding is that you either have one or you don't, but maybe you can apply to add one to a golf cart.
The problem, though, is that I think we still wouldn't be allowed to drive our golf cart on the "highway", which is our only way to get anywhere. I think the speed limit there is 55 (not that I've ever reached 55 on that road, due to the excessive curves), which probably means it's a high speed highway.
That trip was probably a little closer to 1.5 miles than 0.5 miles. FWIW...
From your mailbox to 65 is a tad more than half a mile.