Your comment about golf carts in San Francisco surprises me. Unless it has been recently changed, state law allows them to be driven on public roads only if they are within a short distance (I can’t recall exactly how far - half mile?) of a golf course AND the city has adopted an ordinance allowing their operation.
- Mark Sent from my Fuel Cell powered iPhone > On May 23, 2021, at 4:24 PM, Lawrence Rhodes via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >> If NEVs are such a "stoopid" idea, why do you see so many smiling people > >> driving golf cars around retirement communities? > > >> David Roden, EVDL moderator & general lackey > > > Because there is no fee in gated communities for golf carts. Large base of > used golf carts. 15mph is not a big deal when it's short distances. > California Golf Cart & Low Speed Vehicle Laws: > General Federal Law for Golf Carts: > > Under current NHTSA interpretations and regulations, so long as golf cars and > other similar vehicles are incapable of exceeding 20 miles per hour, they are > subject to only state and local requirements regarding safety equipment. > However, if these vehicles are originally manufactured so that they can go > faster than 20 miles per hour, they are treated as motor vehicles under > Federal law. > > The standard requires low-speed vehicles (15mph)to be equipped with > headlamps, stop lamps, turn signal lamps, tail-lamps, reflex reflectors, > parking brakes, rear view mirrors, windshields, seat belts, and vehicle > identification numbers. > https://golfcartresource.com/california-golf-cart-low-speed-vehicle-laws/ I > have seen golf carts driven on San Francisco city streets. Just had a talk > with a city official. No license is required for the vehicle but insurance > and a drivers license is required in San Francisco. That's why they are > smiling.NEV needs full registration just like a car. Mopeds can go 30mph. > Lawrence Rhodes > https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001694093887.html?albpd=en1005001694093887&acnt=708-803-3821&aff_platform=aaf&albpg=374448549250&netw=u&albcp=9594035441&sk=UneMJZVf&trgt=374448549250&terminal_id=cf99d56e6e404571826921bcd1e8a857&tmLog=new_Detail&needSmbHouyi=false&albbt=Google_7_shopping&src=google&crea=en1005001694093887&aff_fcid=f850416029aa46c68b43e3d9374d83be-1621812165465-03567-UneMJZVf&gclid=CjwKCAjw-qeFBhAsEiwA2G7Nl_yTO5rjgYKLhGESZnf0hONd8Ohqb0T8jRH71NO88Jm9ih8yA_3YKRoCXwYQAvD_BwE&albag=102695258807&aff_fsk=UneMJZVf&albch=shopping&albagn=888888&isSmbAutoCall=false&aff_trace_key=f850416029aa46c68b43e3d9374d83be-1621812165465-03567-UneMJZVf&device=c&gclsrc=aw.ds > > > > _______________________________________________ > Address messages to [email protected] > No other addresses in TO and CC fields > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ > LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > _______________________________________________ Address messages to [email protected] No other addresses in TO and CC fields UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org
