Everything about Golf Cart totally explained
A
golf cart or
golf buggy (officially referred to as a
golf car according to ANSI standard z130.1, since "carts" are not self-propelled). is a small
vehicle designed originally to carry two
golfers and their
golf clubs around a
golf course with less effort than the traditional method of
walking.
Golf cars come in a wide range of formats and are more generally used to convey small numbers of passengers short distances at speeds less than 15 mph per
ANSI Standard z130.1 as originally manufactured. They are generally 4' x 8' x 6' high and weigh 900-1,000 pounds.
Originally golf cars were
electrically powered, but later on
gas powered variants started to occur. Electric golf cars were the first mass-produced
electric vehicles for private consumer use. This variety is now used in many communities where their lack of
pollutants, lack of
noise, and safety for pedestrians and other cars (due to slow speeds) are beneficial. When purpose-built for general
transportation these are called
Neighborhood Electric Vehicles (NEVs), but with various operating limitations such as top speed and heavy regulation on which type of streets these types of cars are permitted to be used. These may resemble the golf cars shown above, although some are now being made with all–weather car–like bodies.
History
Electric golf carts have been used since at least 1951. Merle Williams of
Long Beach, California was an early innovator of the electric golf cart. He started with knowledge gained from production of electric cars due to World War II gasoline rationing. In 1951 his Marketeer Company began production of an electric golf car in
Redlands, California. Two additional companies began production of electric golf carts in 1954: LEKTRO and
E-Z-GO.
Cushman began production in 1955,
Club Car in 1958, Taylor-Dunn in 1961, and
Harley-Davidson in 1963. In 1971 the gas powered golfcart began production and soon after became a huge hit in a small town called The Villages florida.
Golf Cart communities
Peachtree City,
Georgia has numerous miles of golf cart paths that link the city together. Golf cart travel is used by a great majority of the community, especially among high school students.
McIntosh High School even has a student golf cart parking lot on campus.
On
Hamilton Island,
Queensland,
Australia and also the Tropical Islands of Belize, where mainland vehicles are prohibited, golf carts are the main form of transport.
The Villages, a retirement community of over 70,000 in central Florida, has an extensive golf cart trail system (may be 100 miles) and also allow golf carts on many streets. It is the most popuar form of transportation in this community.
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