Them wheels are used for greens and fairways — not roads and intersections.
Police in Alexandra this week said more and more people were getting to the local golf course under their own steam — well, in a golf cart, which was illegal if it was not registered and warranted.
Senior Constable Graham Perkins, of Alexandra, said there had been more people using their golf carts on roads around Central Otago.
Using a golf cart might seem like a convenient, inexpensive way to get from home to the greens and back, but if you wanted to drive one on the road, it had to be registered and warranted.
While they were cheaper to run than cars or utes, people needed to be aware that if they were driven on the road, the carts would be treated the same as any other vehicle. They would have to be registered, have a warrant of fitness and, if fitted, seatbelts had to be worn.
Many clubs in Central Otago were in small towns such as Clyde, Omakau and Roxburgh, and on relatively flat land. Golfers used the carts to get round the course. That now appeared to have spread to getting to the course.
Drivers could also be breath-tested in a golf cart the same as in any other motor vehicle, Snr Const Perkins said.
