A golf cart (called golf cart in the ANSI Z130.1 standard, since the "train" is not self-propelled) is a small vehicle designed initially to carry two golfers and their club golf around the golf course or on the desert path with little effort than walking.
Golf carts come in a variety of formats and are more commonly used to deliver a small number of short-haul passengers at speeds less than 15 mph (24 km/h) per ANSI Standard z130.1 as originally produced. They are generally about 4 feet (1.2 m) wide ÃÆ'â € "8 feet (2.4 m) long ÃÆ'-6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weigh 900 Â (410 kg) to 1,000 pounds (450 kg ). Mostly powered by a 4-stroke engine.
Golf cart prices can range from less than US $ 1,000 to over US $ 20,000 per basket, depending on several factors. These factors can include whether a cart fleet is purchased for a golf course or a country club, for example, and whether the train is new or used. Other factors may include options such as equipment requirements, and how many people the train is meant for transportation. With the increasing popularity of golf carts, many golf clubs or country clubs offer storage and energy options for golf cart owners. This has led to the modification of golf carts for use on certain golf courses. Common modifications include windshield, ball cleaner, cold tray, motor or enhanced speed controller (for increased speed and/or torque), and lift kits.
Initially golf carts only electrically powered, but in time variants of gasoline began to occur. Electrical varieties are now used in many communities where lack of pollution, lack of noise, and safety for pedestrians and other carts (due to slow speed) are beneficial. When built specifically for public transport, it is called the Electrical Vehicle Environment (NEV), but with various operational limitations such as top speed and heavy regulation where the type of road, this type of cart is allowed to be used. It may resemble the golf cart shown above, though some are now being made with the body like an all-weather car.
The minimum age for riding a golf cart is 13 in Georgia, Alabama, California, Kansas, Kentucky, Rhode Island, Vermont, and South Carolina. Other US states, such as Florida, have a minimum age of 14-15 years.
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Reportedly, the first use of motorized carts on the golf course was by JK Wadley of Texarkana, Texas/Arkansas, who saw a three-wheeled electric cart used in Los Angeles to transport elderly people to a grocery store. Later, he bought the train and found that it worked poorly on the golf course. The first electric golf cart was made special in 1932, but did not get widespread acceptance. In the 1930s and 1950s the most extensive use of golf carts was for those with disabilities who could not walk far. By the mid-1950s golf carts had gained wide acceptance with golfers, with some manufactures (eg including Victor Adding Machines and Sears and Roebuck producing various models. Mostly electricity.
Merle Williams from Long Beach, California is an early innovator of electric golf carts. He started with the knowledge gained from the production of electric cars due to World War II gasoline rations. In 1951, Marketeer Company began producing electric golf carts in Redlands, California. E-Z-Go began producing golf cars in 1954, Cushman in 1955, Club Car in 1958, Taylor-Dunn in 1961, Harley-Davidson in 1963, Yamaha Golf Car in 1979 and CT & amp; T in 2002.
Max Walker invented the first gasoline-powered golf cart "The Walker Executive" in 1957. The three-wheeled vehicle was shaped with a Vespa-style front and, like a golf cart, carried two passengers and a bag.
In 1963, Harley Davidson Motor Company began producing golf carts. Over the years they have produced and distributed thousands of powered three fuel and electric vehicles that are still highly sought after. The iconic three-wheeled cart, with steering wheel or steering wheel-based steering, boasts an invertible two-step engine similar to that used today in some high-end snowmobile. (The machine runs clockwise in advanced mode.) In 1982 Harley Davidson sold the production of a golf cart to the Columbia Car Company. Many of these gems survive today and are a valuable treasure of proud owners, restorers and collectors around the world.
Other golf cart types
Adaptable golf cart
New technologies like SoloRider, adaptive golf carts designed for one user, allow access for the disabled to the golf course and the game itself. The train chairs spin, widen to an upright position, and allow the golfer to stand upright, supported, and swinging with both hands.
Extreme golf cart
Golf carts now take on extreme properties, which are heavily modified from their original configuration to perform a similar to the increasingly popular Side by Side (UTV). Modifications as little as a suspension upgrade are commonplace while the whole redesign can consist of axles and engines from full-size cars. Golf carts powered solar is an alternative to electric golf carts that are filled with gasoline or regular. While this technology is new and not as efficient as gas or electricity, it is becoming more and more popular. In 2014, citEcar built and tested a solar-powered street legal golf truck that will cover a distance of 105 miles with a single charge.
One of the latest developments in golf cart technology is GolfBoard, a golf cart inspired by skateboards. The GolfBoard is driven by front and rear gear boxes giving power to all four wheels. The golfer controls the train in an upright position as if riding a skateboard, leaning to the left or right to turn. The GolfBoard has been well received by the golf community due to the pace of play and according to manufacturers it has 75% less impact on grass than traditional golf carts. In 2014, GolfBoard was selected as the Best New Product on the PGA Show.
Solar powered golf cart
Recently a new type of electric golf cart functioned using solar power, this is known as a solar golf cart.
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Community golf cart
Peachtree City, Georgia has many miles of golf buggy lines that connect the city together. Golf cart travel is used by most people, especially among high school students. McIntosh High School even has golf cart parking on campus.
On the islands (such as Santa Catalina Island, California, Bald Head Island, North Captiva Island, North Carolina, and Hamilton Island), motor vehicles are sometimes restricted and residents use golf carts instead.
The Villages, Florida, a retired community of over 70,000 people, has an extensive golf cart system (estimated at about 100 miles (160 km)) and also enables golf carts on many roads. This is the most popular form of transportation in this community.
In tropical islands Belize golf carts are the main form of road transport and can be rented by tourists.
The residential community in Discovery Bay, Hong Kong does not allow private vehicle use apart from the 520 golf cart fleet (excluding those that operate exclusively in Golf or Marina Club) . The rest of the 20,000 residents rely on a mixture of shuttle buses and car hire to get around town.
The Palm Springs area of ​​California contains several golf cart communities including PGA West, The Madison Club, The Hideaway, and many other golf/golf cart communities. The PGA Tour is held at PGA West every January.
Accidents and injuries
As the popularity of golf cart accidents increases, the number of golf cart-related injuries has increased significantly over the last decade. A study conducted by researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy Research Institute at National Children's Hospital found that the number of golf-related injuries increased by 132% over a 17-year study period. According to the study, published in the July 2008 issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, there were an estimated 148,000 injuries related to golf carts between 1990 and 2006, starting from an estimated 5.770 cases in 1990 to about 13,411 cases in 2006. Over 30% injuries involving golf carts involving children under 16 years of age.
The most common type of injury is soft tissue damage, usually just bruising, followed by fractures, which account for 22.3% of cases, and laceration, which causes 15.5% of injuries. Other types of injuries include concussion, internal injury, subdural hematoma, spinal cord injury, or acute respiratory compromise. Although rare, some cases have severe results: 4 deaths, 2 paralysis, and 1 paralysis paralysis have been documented.
Some of the major causes of injuries related to golf cart accidents include cartwheels, falling/jumping from moving golf carts, collisions with other vehicles or stationary objects, struck by trains, in or out of moving carts. Of all these, "falling or jumping from golf carts" is the most common cause of injury to adults and children.
One reason is that the safety features of the current golf carts are not enough to prevent the collapse or ejection of passengers. Golf carts moving at speeds as low as 11 miles per hour (18 km/h) can easily eject passengers during turns. In addition, rear-facing golf chair seats are associated with high levels of runaway passengers during rapid acceleration, and standard golf carts (stocks) do not have brakes on all four wheels (usually brakes only on rear axle wheels, thus severely limiting their braking power).
Golf cart injuries are also commonly found in desert areas (ie the Johnson Valley). Driving golf carts on bumpy dirt roads, along the cliffs down a cliff, down a rocky path that should only be traversed by a 4-wheel-drive vehicle, all of which can cause injury.
See also
- Electric car
- Electric vehicles
References
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