POLK COUNTY, FL – 3 time winner on the PGA Tour, Bart Bryant, was killed in a car accident after making a routine stop in traffic. A construction crew slowed traffic, causing the standstill, when the truck slammed into Bryant’s SUV. When Polk City responders arrived, they found him unresponsive, and he was officially ruled deceased…
NORTH FLORIDA, Defuniak Springs – A 71 yr old man was driving his golf cart along New Harmony Loop approaching County Road 2A on Thursday evening around 5 pm. The golf cart suddenly swerved to the left and began overturning repeatedly. This caused the victim to be thrown from the vehicle until the cart finally…
TAMPA – In the neighborhood of Sun City Center, the golf cart is king. Every day hundreds of residents use golf carts on the streets in this south Hillsborough County community. Hillsborough County commissioners are considering building a cart path across a field from East Del Webb Boulevard to a signalized crossing at U.S. 301…
PINELLAS COUNTY – The Indian Rocks Beach City Commission voted to make golf carts street legal on most of its roadways. If you’ve never been there, Indian Rocks is a quaint little beach town dotted with cottages along a white sandy beach. Many residents get around on foot or by bike, visiting the local art…
MANATEE COUNTY – The 7000 acre master-planned, Lakewood Ranch Golf Community is reminding residents of the rules and regulations for golf carts. FLORIDA LAW: prohibits carts to be driven on the sidewalks; requires all drivers to have a valid driver’s license and obey the traffic laws when operating a cart; only allows carts with headlights,…
According to Florida Highway Patrol troopers said, a Florida man died from injuries he received when the golf cart he was riding in was struck by a van. Two men were in a golf cart when they were struck from behind by a Ford van with four occupants. The violent impact pushed the golf cart…
Many golf cart owners mistakenly believe their homeowners insurance, covers them for liability in event of any accidental occurrence with their golf cart. THIS IS NOT ALWAYS TRUE!! Many homeowners polices only cover golf carts for liability purposes, “as long as they are used for golfing purposes.” Should you use your golf cart for any…
SUN CITY CENTER – A recent golf cart accident in a Publix Super Market parking lot put an 82-year-old woman in the hospital with a leg injury, deputies say. The 82-year old woman had just parked her cart and was walking into the grocery store at 4860 Sun City Center Blvd., when a 76-year-old’s golf…
According to a recent article published by the INSURANCE INSTITUTE FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY, in 1998 the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) established a limited set of safety standards for low-speed vehicles (LSVs) intended to apply to vehicles used “to make short trips for shopping, social, and recreational purposes primarily within retirement or other planned…
PINELLAS COUNTY – The City of Pinellas Park is considering allowing golf carts to be legal transportation on some Pinellas Park streets if a new ordinance is passed by the city council. Pinellas Park leaders have drafted an ordinance to turn Mainlands Boulevard, 40th Street and 102nd Avenue into golf cart-friendly streets. Some area residents…
