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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Golf Carts On Public Roads Are Becoming A Problem
Read the full story on The Auto Wire People who live in certain areas regularly see golf carts driving down public roads as an alternative form of transportation. There are many reasons why people are investing in the slow, little things, among them are fashion, cost, and the social factor of owning one. But the fact is there's a fight brewing around their past week, The Wall Street Journal ran an interesting report about two opposing forces in suburban America. One is buying up street-legal golf carts like crazy. The other is trying to find a way to get them banned from public roads. Obviously, the two groups can't both have their way. With sales of street-legal golf carts skyrocketing ever since the covid lockdowns, if you don't see them around where you live, it might only be a matter of time before they take over. Among the reasons some people can't stand the golf carts on public roads is that they're slow and supposedly clogging up traffic. Ironically, others say teens and tweens drive them like maniacs, speeding and almost hitting pedestrians. But some of the most concerning claims have to do with drivers scared for the safety of the cart drivers and passengers. After all, in a collision with a full-size truck or SUV, the golf carts are dwarfed. The things lack airbags, crumple zones, and often seatbelts. In other words, the people riding in them could suffer serious injuries in a crash, whether it's their fault or not. Even more disturbing, while some states require a driver's license to operate a golf cart on public roads, some families either are unaware of the law or ignore it, allowing young children to drive around alone and unsupervised. Just like e-bikes, golf carts are red hot with people looking for different ways to get around. Blame it on covid lockdowns, the huge price tags modern cars carry, or social media trends, everyone is going to have to navigate the issue at some point. Images via DavidZipper/X Join our Newsletter, subscribe to our YouTube page, and follow us on Facebook.
Wall Street Journal
4 days ago
- Automotive
- Wall Street Journal
Golf Carts Have Taken Over Suburbia. Cue the Resistance.
A slow-rolling cavalry is conquering America's public roads. Golf carts are becoming street legal in one community after another as families ditch their minivans and SUVs when they want to run a quick errand or ramble around town.
Yahoo
27-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Trump's Secret Service detail to pay $600K for golf carts and port-a-potties to use at his New Jersey club
The Secret Service is allocating more than $600,000 to rent golf carts and portable toilets for use in Bedminster, New Jersey, the home of President Donald Trump's private country club, according to a review of government procurement data by The Independent. On June 3, the agency signed a pair of definitive contracts with Associates Golf Car Service of Poughkeepsie, New York, and Restroom Resources LLC of Wrightstown, New Jersey, federal records show. The agreement with Associates Golf Car Service Inc., for 'Golf Car Rental and Transportation Services,' is worth a potential $550,930 and runs through June 2, 2026. Restroom Resources's work order for 'portable restroom rentals and services' is worth up to $80,385, runs through May 31, 2026, and comes with a three-year renewal option, for a potential total of $333,801. Taxpayers, as is customary, will be footing both bills. Secret Service agents in golf carts normally ride several holes ahead of and behind Trump when he hits the links, in order to ensure his security. And while it is unclear exactly how the portable restrooms will be used, they are for the convenience of agents on the property and not because they are banned from using the facilities inside, as they were rumored to be at the 5,000 square-foot Washington, D.C. spread rented by First Daughter Ivanka Trump and husband Jared Kushner in 2017. In a email on Monday, a Secret Service spokesperson told The Independent, 'The U.S. Secret Service has contracts in place for portable restrooms and golf cart rentals to support protective operations in Bedminster, New Jersey. The golf carts are used by personnel to move around club property. Secret Service personnel have access to restrooms in club facilities; however, additional restrooms are needed to support the number of personnel onsite. These rentals also allow for restroom access in additional locations on club property and when club facilities are closed such as after business hours.' Messages sent to Associates Golf Car Service Inc. and Restroom Resources went unanswered. In 2019, the Secret Service allocated $95,250 to rent golf carts from Associates Golf Car Service, to be used at Bedminster over a six-month period between May 6 and October 31. It is unclear whether the new rate of $550,930 represents a far larger rental fleet this time around, or if prices have more than doubled in the years since. Golf cart rentals at Associates Golf Car Service range from about $1,000 to $1,400 per month. None of the rental fees are shown going directly to Trump, unlike a July 2018 trip he took to his Trump Turnberry Resort in Scotland, during which the property charged the Secret Service $923 for golf cart rentals. (Trump was accused of overcharging the Secret Service by as much as 300 percent to rent hotel rooms at the Washington, D.C. hotel he owned during his first term.) For its part, Restroom Resources, which serves New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Pennsylvania and Maryland, aims to 'provide the most luxurious portable restroom experience, ensuring comfort, sophistication, and convenience at every event. We believe in enhancing the guest experience with high-end restroom trailers that seamlessly blend style and functionality.' 'At Restroom Resources, we're redefining mobile restroom experiences,' the company's website tells prospective clients. '... We understand that traditional porta potties can be unpleasant – but your guests and team deserve better. That's why we've built our company on exceeding expectations and delivering luxury amenities in every unit.' The initiation fee to join Trump's club in Bedminster sits at about $100,000, according to The Wall Street Journal. Last month, the Somerset County Health Department gave the club's kitchens a food-safety grade of 32 points out of a possible 100, alongside only two other establishments scoring under 40: Hunan Wok in Middlesex Borough and Ponche Suizo in North Plainfield, reported. The club's general manager insisted, without evidence, that the violations were 'politically motivated,' and health inspectors raised the establishment's score to 83 following a return visit in early June. Still, the club was cited for six violations, including two critical ones, such as improperly chilled milk and creamers, weak sanitizer levels, and mops stored in buckets instead of being air-dried. Since his January 20 inauguration, Trump's golf habit has already cost taxpayers more than $53 million, according to tracking site During his first term, Trump's golf habit set back taxpayers a total of $151.5 million, which included security, transportation aboard Air Force 1, meals, and lodging, according to the Government Accountability Office. Solve the daily Crossword
CTV News
17-07-2025
- Automotive
- CTV News
Amherstburg passes bylaw allowing golf cart use on Boblo Island
Golf carts are lined up in this file photo. (Getty Images) Residents of Bois Blanc Island, or better known as Boblo Island, can now register and use their golf carts on the island. Amherstburg council adopted the required bylaw Monday night after the province accepted the town into its golf cart pilot program last month . The seasonal program grants Boblo Island residents only permission to operate golf carts on island roads from April 1 to Nov. 30. Users are first required to apply to the town for a permit at a cost of $75. Applicants will need to submit proof of current driver's license, a description of the golf cart and a photograph of each side of the cart, a certificate of insurance with a minimum liability coverage of $2 million, and a signed waiver of liability. Last month, the town sent a request to the province to add Willow Beach, Lakewood Beach and Bar Point communities to the pilot program, which is currently scheduled to run until 2031, but have not yet heard back. If approved, golf carts could be allowed on town roads with a speed limit of up to 50 km/h. - Written by Dustin Coffman/AM800 News.
CBC
10-07-2025
- CBC
Golf carts, chargers stolen from Cumberland County course
Social Sharing The general manager of a Cumberland County golf course says security cameras show it took all of 20 minutes for a trio of thieves to steal five golf carts and a number of chargers early Tuesday morning. "It's certainly an organized group," said John Mills with Northumberland Links in Pugwash. "There was no vandalism, no damage, just what they needed to do. And off they went with the golf carts," he said. Nova Scotia RCMP say three people, a black pickup truck pulling a closed utility trailer and a seven-metre U-Haul truck were on the property around 1:19 a.m. AT. Mills said the five dark blue E-Z-Go golf carts with Northumberland Links branding were purchased last year at a cost of $12,300 each. Four superchargers and three regular chargers were also taken and the business is still going through the insurance process. Universal keys for golf carts can easily be purchased online, which is something the course itself has done to replace lost ones, according to Mills. "So we're going to look at what we need to do to enhance our security for sure. But we've never had a problem in the 36 years I've been here," he said. Mills said the price of golf carts shot up during the pandemic. As an example, he said carts the course bought in 2008 were traded last year for about the same amount as the original purchase price. "My speculation is that once they go out of the region, there's all kinds of property owners or campground people that would like to have a golf cart just to get around," he said. Thefts elsewhere in Canada Last year, New Brunswick RCMP received a report of the theft of golf carts from a business in Mactaquac. A total of four carts were stolen in two instances in July and October, according to a news release. There have also been a string of thefts reported in Ontario, with course owners and distributors suspecting there is a thriving black market. In a statement, Nova Scotia RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Guillaume Tremblay said there's no indication at this time that the Pugwash theft is connected to similar incidents in other provinces. An investigation into the Northumberland Links theft is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact Cumberland County RCMP or Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers.
