Fore! Legislature looks to make way for carts on city streets

OntarioVanMan

Retired Expediter
Owner/Operator
A rural solution..
They might as well legalize it...many of our small towns people already do this....It would be a way to raise money with the permit without raising everyones taxes. Creative thinking.

The Associated Press | Posted: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 8:00 am

PIERRE -- It's far from golfing weather, but South Dakota legislators will take up a bill dealing with golf carts.

A bill introduced in the House would give towns the authority to allow golf carts on streets or roads under their control. The carts would have to be insured and display a slow-moving emblem or a warning light. The driver would have to be licensed and need a permit from the municipality.

Golf carts wouldn't be allowed on a state or county highway except to cross it.
 

layoutshooter

Veteran Expediter
Retired Expediter
Oh joy, more things to dodge on the road. In reality, I don't care as long as they have to buy plates, pay road tax on the electricity and are road legal.
 

OntarioVanMan

Retired Expediter
Owner/Operator
Ya see Joe..In our little town people use them and ATV's around the ranch and they go to the post office and get groceries without starting up the big gas gusler truck...heck some ride their horse into town...
 

layoutshooter

Veteran Expediter
Retired Expediter
Horses? OMG!! Have you any idea in the world how bad those animals are for Global Warming? Man, I can't believe they are still even legal. All that methane they produce, shocking, and the un-treated solid and liquid waste that they blatently deposit willy nilly on the country side!! I am just beside myself wondering just how that can be allowed!!
 

OntarioVanMan

Retired Expediter
Owner/Operator
Horses? OMG!! Have you any idea in the world how bad those animals are for Global Warming? Man, I can't believe they are still even legal. All that methane they produce, shocking, and the un-treated solid and liquid waste that they blatently deposit willy nilly on the country side!! I am just beside myself wondering just how that can be allowed!!

That " crap" is a valued commodity...people come running to scoop it up for the garden...it is gold!!:D
 

arrbsthw

Expert Expediter
They passed it into law in my town. Golf carts can ride the streets here. With a permit of course.
 

layoutshooter

Veteran Expediter
Retired Expediter
I don't care what people drive. It must meet all state requirements to be street legal, have a license plate and pay road taxes on the electricity they use to power it. No freebies for anyone.
 

OntarioVanMan

Retired Expediter
Owner/Operator
I don't care what people drive. It must meet all state requirements to be street legal, have a license plate and pay road taxes on the electricity they use to power it. No freebies for anyone.

Are you promoting a NEW TAX? road tax electricity? unheard of....
 

layoutshooter

Veteran Expediter
Retired Expediter
It is NO different than a fuel tax that is used to pay for roads. The electricity is their fuel of choice. They should pay their share, they are using the roads. OR. Do away with the fuel tax. It they don't have to pay for their share, I should not have to either. Simple and neat. No pay, no play.
 

layoutshooter

Veteran Expediter
Retired Expediter
If you drive on the road, you pay a tax. That is how we pay for roads. It is really simple, everyone pays or no one does. You are more than welcome to find another way to pay for the roads but as long as we pay a fuel tax, everyone pays.
 

OntarioVanMan

Retired Expediter
Owner/Operator
If you drive on the road, you pay a tax. That is how we pay for roads. It is really simple, everyone pays or no one does. You are more than welcome to find another way to pay for the roads but as long as we pay a fuel tax, everyone pays.

BULL..I can't believe you are advocating any tax..The man who hates taxes....let alone wanting fairness....
Are you really Joe?;)
 

layoutshooter

Veteran Expediter
Retired Expediter
BULL..I can't believe you are advocating any tax..The man who hates taxes....let alone wanting fairness....
Are you really Joe?;)

I am not, just fairness. Want to use the road? Pay for it.

Yes I am really Joe!! Smarty pants. Watch out, using humor in here can get you in trouble!! :eek:
 

OntarioVanMan

Retired Expediter
Owner/Operator
Bah humbug..must be the high elevation weaking your brain cells....
worse yet that feinstein spell!!*LOL*
 

layoutshooter

Veteran Expediter
Retired Expediter
No, elevation has not weakened any brain cells. Maybe all that beer and other fine adults beverages over the years did, but not the elevation!! :eek:
 
Top