Article: Kids as golf cart drivers?


The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
02-08-2007

Kids as golf cart drivers? -- Most readers say no, safety concerns should prevail
Date: 02-08-2007, Thursday
Section: ENTERTAINMENT
Edtion: All Editions
Column: DEAR ABBY

DEAR ABBY: May I respond to the assertion that letting the 6-year-old drive a golf cart is unsafe? Six-year-olds routinely drive go-carts, motorcycles and the like recreationally. Most competitive leagues have divisions especially for them (peewee leagues). As long as they have the proper protective gear, this is in no way child endangerment.

I drove a motorcycle and go-cart at the age of 5, and 31 years later, I attribute my spotless driving record to the early and vast experience I ...

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