Sailfish Point Golf Club’s golf cart driving test has resulted in an 85% drop in reported golf cart incidents since it rolled out four years ago.
As part of an effort to maintain safe roadways on its golf course and throughout the community, Sailfish Point Golf Club in Stuart, Fla., developed a program to educate and test teenagers on the safe operation of golf carts.
“Members sometimes forget that even though we are a private property, we must adhere to state law,” the club reports.
Similar to an actual driving test, members ages 13-18 must pass a written exam and ten-point driver’s test, which starts in the club’s parking lot, then moves onto the cart paths and streets. The test covers proper hand signals, turns, and right-of-ways.
THE GOAL: Maintain safe roadways on the golf course and throughout the community at Sailfish Point Golf Club by requiring members ages 13-18 to earn golf-car driving permits. |
Once the students pass (which happens often—the test has a 95% pass rate), they receive a teen driving permit designated for the property, which they are required to carry while operating a golf cart with a licensed adult, during daytime hours. Since the program was rolled out four years ago, the number of near-miss or reported golf cart incidents has dropped by 85%.
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