subject: Know About Golf Cart Accidents: Report [print this page] Golf carts now a commonly used utility vehicle. They are recently being utilized for many purposes like carrying golfers and their golf equipment around the golf course thereby helping them not get tired and exhausted from the long walks. Their utilization is not limited within the golf course but for other purposes and as a result you would be able to view them in your streets. The shortcoming of their increased popularity is that there is an increase in golf cart accidents.
You may find golf carts with three wheels or four wheels. Do you own a golf cart? Got scared when heard of golf cart accidents? By taking proper care and caution you would be able to avoid any possible accident. This utility vehicle lacks stability due to its small size and it is one of the main reasons why they get overturned very frequently.
Another cause is vehicle collision. Only an expert or an alert and cautious driver would be able to control this vehicle as from time to time they become very hard to control that may result in colliding into another passing vehicles or it may collide with a stationary object and it may injure the driver. There are cases where the other vehicles unintentionally collide with the golf carts as they were unable to recognize the vehicle.
If you are tall person you may get easily injured. You may find difficulty while utilizing this vehicle as you would have to bend a lot your long limbs and you may have to sit in a crammed position. There is an increased chance in you getting hit your limbs or head that may lead to minor major injuries.
Another disadvantage of this vehicle is its braking system which is located only at the rear axle wheels. This leads to limited and inadequate braking power and you may have to frequently send your vehicle for maintenance to check mainly to check the braking system. It has a great tendency to skid and fall when you apply brakes with immense pressure and it mostly stops working when you utilize them in a downhill slope terrain.
The Government can play an important role in preventing golf cart accidents by implementing some safety rules and regulations. They can prevent careless persons to drive the golf carts by insisting the drivers to own a valid driver's license and further they may be provided with safety and operational training. The users can take proper care and caution and along with the appropriate intervention of the Government there would be a gradual decrease in golf cart accidents.
