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Are golf cart type vehicles street legal in Georgia?
I’m trying to find a 1-person vehicle, either electric or gasoline-powered, that I can drive 6.5 miles to work. The highest speed limit is 45 mph, so if this golf-cart, Club Cart, or ATV thing could keep up with the flow of traffic, it would be great. The question is, are golf carts street-legal?
Status of State Licensing / Registration of LSV’s
GEORGIA
Governor Roy Barnes (D) signed HB1389 into law on April 25, 2002. The measure allows LSVs to be operated on roadways with posted speed limits of 35 mph or less and requires the operator of LSVs on highways to display an amber strobe light so as to warn approaching travelers to decrease their speed because of the danger of colliding with such vehicle. Such amber strobe light shall be mounted in a manner so as to be visible under normal atmospheric conditions from a distance of 500 feet from the front and rear of such vehicle.
http://www. quovis .com/ regulations .htm
Low Speed Vehicle (LSV)
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) under rule 571 .500 Standard No. 500 defines a Low-speed vehicle: “Low-speed vehicle means a 4-wheeled motor vehicle, other than a truck, whose speed attainable in 1.6 km (1 mile) is more than 32 kilometers per hour (20 miles per hour) and not more than 40 kilometers per hour (25 miles per hour) on a paved level surface.” The NHTSA has ruled that LSV’S can operate on certain roadways, if they meet the 571 .500 safety standards and:
A low-speed vehicle may be operated only on streets where the posted speed limit is 35 miles per hour or less. This does not prohibit a low-speed vehicle from crossing a road or street at an intersection where the road or street has a posted speed limit of more than 35 miles per hour.
A low-speed vehicle must be registered and insured and must display a license plate.
Any person operating a low-speed vehicle must have in his or her possession a valid driver’s license.
http://www. quovis .com/ aboutlsv .htm
some links for more information…
The federal government offers a 10 percent tax credit on the purchase price of electric vehicles. Some states, though not Florida, offer additional rebates. In Georgia, buyers get a $5,000 tax credit when they buy or lease electric vehicles.
http://www. sptimes .com/2003/08/15/Brandontimes/Batteries_included.shtml
What’s the Difference Between a Golf Cart and a NEV?
http:// golfcarportal .com/education/ defference_between .php
http:// gostreetlegal .com/ A NEV dealer in Georgia
http:// en.wikipedia .org/wiki/Neighborhood_electric_vehicle
http:// en.wikipedia .org/wiki/Low-speed_vehicle
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