A 3-minute lesson from the Florida course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Golf carts and low-speed vehicles (LSVs) are common in Florida communities, but they have limits on where, when and by whom they can be driven. An LSV is road-legal on slower streets. A golf cart is limited to designated areas.
Know the rule
You may drive a golf cart only on golf courses or on roadways designated for golf carts, marked with signs. Golf carts may not be operated at all unless the county or city allows it.
Your neighborhood allows golf carts, and you want to cross a state road posted at 50 mph to reach the store. You can't, because golf carts may cross only where the limit is 45 mph or less, and only at an intersection with a traffic control device.
Check your understanding
Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.
Where may a golf cart legally be driven in Florida?
On any public road
On any road posted 35 mph or less
On golf courses and designated roadways
On sidewalks of any width
Answer: On golf courses and designated roadways
You may only drive a golf cart on golf courses or roadways that are designated for golf carts.