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Thursday, August 28, 2008
Ind. Law - Yet another confusing story about the legality of golf carts of public streets and roads
Updating yesterday's ILB entry, here is a story by Katie Shane at WabashValley.com. Some quotes:
By the look of it Gene Deckard is ready for a round of golf.But if you look closer Gene is also ready for fishing and maybe a trip to the store.
"It's good to go to the grocery store just to go any place in this town," he said.
Gene isn't alone; many residents of Sullivan County are using golf carts instead of cars and trucks to get around.
"It's easier and affordable and a means of transportation and popular here and i think because of the economy related to gasoline they are here to stay," said Sullivan Mayor Scott Biddle.
But while the popularity of golf carts in Sullivan is speeding along Indiana State Police say they want to put on the brakes.
"Technically if you are operating a golf cart for any reason on a public roadway in Indiana you are violating state law," said Indiana State Police Sgt. Joe Watts. "I think there is an illusion for some golf cart owners that since the city has passed an ordinance to allow then to use it on a city street that they can use it but that they don't know is that city and county ordinances don't supersede state law."
Posted by Marcia Oddi on August 28, 2008 10:31 AM
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