Upper middle class folks in my urban neighborhood in my city are buying golf carts to zip around the city. Primarily it seems to be a way to surreptitiously drink and drive while having friends and family in tow. The owners/drivers are typically easily seen with a beer in hand. It seems to fall along racial lines as only white communities would be able to skirt DUI laws in such broad strokes.

Now I am in a city park and one of these assholes drove a golf cart 200 yards in on grass and dirt directly to park directly at the playground. This seems like a clear, “It’s only a problem when other people do it, I’m doing nothing wrong,” scenario. Fucking hate these golf carts, especially with the Kei car bans, but primarily because of how they are used and abused. I’m definitely a proponent of alternatives to cars, but this application ain’t it.

  • P00ptart@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    Shit in my state it’s not just golf carts but those 4 door off road vehicles. Those things get fast!

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      The UTVs? Yeah, those things are just insane dune buggies with better PR. Watching one run from the cops was an experience out in the boonies, let me tell you.