Article: In One Ohio County, Golf Carts Patrol Streets

Article: In One Ohio County, Golf Carts Patrol Streets
NPR All Things Considered;  July 7, 2008 ;     464 words ...MIKE THOMPSON NPR All Things...Ohio County, Golf Carts Patrol Streets...tHey're turning to golf carts. MIKE THOMPSON: I'm Mike Thompson...plan to use both golf carts well into the...NPR News, I'm Mike Thompson in Columbus...

Article: Mike Thompson Enterprises Now Includes U-Haul Services.
PR Newswire;  April 21, 2009 ;     479 words ......Ontario, April 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mike Thompson, owner of Mike Thompson Enterprises, located at 490 County Road 8...Company's Corporate Sustainability initiatives. Mike Thompson Enterprises can now offer its local customers...

Article: Golf carts offer another way to putter around town; The growing use of the vehicles on city roads as well as a new law spur interest and debate around the state.(NEWS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  August 12, 2006 ;     700+ words ......southwest Minnesota community usually has several golf carts parked on its Main Street. Golf carts have been a popular alternative mode of transportation...Now, Minnesota snowbirds and others who like golf carts' maneuverability and price are increasingly...

Article: Golf carts cause concerns for area residents.
Walton Sun (Santa Rosa Beach, FL);  July 15, 2006 ;     466 words ......resident Ella Caro watches in dismay as golf carts cruise through subdivisions and weave...to happen. Under the Florida statutes, golf carts are listed as motor vehicles that are...for sporting or recreational purposes. Golf carts are only permitted on roads between certain...

Article: Golf carts moving beyond the course, Communities are being forced to decide how to regulate vehicles
Charleston Daily Mail;  July 5, 2005 ;     700+ words ......downtown," he said from his cell phone. Golf carts are being used for far more than playing...Minnesota and Wisconsin. Most states require golf carts to be registered. They must have seat...within two miles of the owner's residence. Golf carts have shared the roads in Palm Desert...

Article: Southwest Ranches sees room on roads for golf carts.
South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL);  July 29, 2007 ;     578 words ......even slower mode of transportation: golf carts. Many residents in this town of about 7,400 people prefer golf carts to SUVs when they're making short trips...Mayor Mecca Fink, who supports making golf carts legal on town roads if Southwest Ranches...

Article: Say it again: Golf carts not legal on city streets.
Destin Log (Destin, FL);  January 27, 2007 ;     420 words ......Jan. 27--No, Destin's City Council did not turn golf carts into street-legal vehicles last year, Capt. Greg...to take two years before adopting a city ban on golf carts, driving golf carts on streets or sidewalks is still illegal under...

Article: Anaheim to Field Test Solar-Powered Golf Carts.(Anaheim Public Utilities)(Brief Article)
Electric Vehicle Online Today;  May 17, 2002 ;     170 words ......conduct field tests on 14 solar-powered golf carts at two local golf courses in Anaheim, CA. The utility said the golf carts feature SunCaddy roofs manufactured...battery. APU said it replaced the golf carts' plastic overhead tops with the SunCaddy...

Article: Golf Carts Traveling Onto City Streets
AP Online;  June 21, 2005 ;     700+ words ......Thursday, June 2, 2005, in Solon, Ohio. Golf carts aren't just for 18 holes anymore. Campers...downtown," he said from his cell phone. Golf carts are being used for far more than playing...Minnesota and Wisconsin. Most states require golf carts to be registered. They must have seat...

Article: A city where golf carts are a teen status symbol.(USA)
The Christian Science Monitor;  October 15, 2002 ;     700+ words ......CITY, GA. -- With over 9,000 registered golf carts and nearly 100 miles of tar paths, Peachtree...Indeed, they do. On most days, hundreds of golf carts hum along the network of paths that has...City police force. The extent to which golf carts have taken root in this city of 34,000...

Article: DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE WARNS AGAINST USE OF GOLF CARTS ON STATE ROADS AND HIGHWAYS
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  October 14, 2008 ;     375 words ......considered ordinances approving the use of golf carts on their public streets, under state and federal law not all golf carts can be used on county roads or city...is at issue when it comes to using golf carts," said Director of Revenue Omar Davis...

Article: Golf carts on city streets: Yes or no?: Further discussion next month.
Destin Log (Destin, FL);  September 16, 2006 ;     656 words ......16--Although Florida law clearly says golf carts cannot be driven on city streets, many...year-olds in my neighborhood driving golf carts up and down my street, and they're pulling kids on skateboards. State law says golf carts can qualify as low-speed vehicles...

Article: Lady Lake, Fla.-Area Residents Want to Cruise in Modified Golf Carts.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  March 8, 2003 ;     700+ words ......grind: a faster, modified version of golf carts called low-speed vehicles. The issue...ordinance that governs where and when golf carts and low-speed vehicles can be used. The...commission. The Citizen Advisory Committee on Golf Carts and Low Speed Vehicles made two recommendations...

Article: Golf Carts Get Some Play at Venues Far From Fairways
Quad - State Business Journal;  August 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......talk with William "Butch" Rankin, owner of Rankin's Used Golf Carts, Inc., which sells, rents and repairs golf carts near Hagerstown. "Many companies are seeing the advantages of golf carts," says Rankin. "If you have a good size plant, the time...