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Article: GOLF CART ACCIDENTS INJURE 1,000 A MONTH, NEW STUDY SHOWS.(CNY)
- Article from:
- The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)
- Article date:
- June 22, 2008
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Byline: Dave Parks Newhouse News Service
About 1,000 Americans a month are being injured in golf cart accidents, with many mishaps occurring off the links as the tiny, low-cost vehicles are increasingly used for general transportation, according to a recent University of Alabama at Birmingham study.
The study claims to be the first to estimate the number of golf cart injuries in the United States. It found that golf carts are routinely involved in collisions and rollovers, as well as other accidents in which people fall or are flung from the vehicle, said Gerald McGwin, associate director for research at the Center for Injury Sciences at UAB.
The study, published ...
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