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Tyler Police Issue Golf Cart Advisory

Posted/updated on: June 23, 2017 at 10:30 am
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TYLER — Due to ongoing questions and concerns about the operation of golf carts on public roadways, the Tyler Police Department is issuing a reminder about the legal requirements and expressing its own safety concerns. According to a police department news release, Texas State Law (Transportation Code 502.001) defines a golf cart as a motor vehicle. The legal requirements for motor vehicles apply to the use of a golf cart on a public roadway. This includes the requirement that the operator be a licensed driver and obey all traffic laws.

Although golf carts are allowed under limited circumstances, police say they are not designed to withstand collisions with cars and do not provide the driver or passengers with adequate protection. Specifically, police say the carts are only to be used within a two-mile radius of the golf course — and only for transportation between a golf course and the driver’s home. Police Chief Jimmy Toler says his troops will work to educate the public on the laws regulating not only golf carts, but ATVs, bicycles, and pedestrian safety. Police note that he golf cart concern is not limited to any particular neighborhood within the city.



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