Have you heard of Key West golf cart rentals to get around in style? You’ve booked your vacation in Key West, and now you’re looking at options for moving around the island. You’ve been debating the logistics of using a bicycle, a scooter, or a golf cart, and you’ve landed on a golf cart as the option you’d prefer. However, you are a bit wary of giving golf carts a try as you are unsure of the rules governing their operation.
In order to operate a golf cart on the streets of Key West, it must be equipped with specific equipment. People operating those vehicles must also follow some rules regarding where they travel. Let’s look first at the equipment required for the safe operation of a golf cart on the road.
Required Equipment to Make the Golf Cart Street Legal
Street legal golf carts are known as low-speed vehicles. As such, they must be equipped with the following equipment:
- Headlights
- Brake lights
- Turn signals both on the front and the back
- Taillights
- Reflex reflectors—three red ones, one on each side and one on the back
- Parking brakes
- Rearview mirrors
- Exterior mirrors on both the driver and passenger sides
- Windshields
- Seatbelts for each seat
- VIN (vehicle identification numbers)
- Ability to reach speeds of between 20 and 25 miles per hour
In addition to this equipment, people who want to operate a low-speed vehicle must have a valid driver’s license as well as registration and insurance.
Rules for Driving Key West Golf Cart Rentals
To drive on the roads in Key West, you must understand the rules that govern the operation of a golf cart. Golf carts can only be operated on streets with a speed limit of 35 miles per hour or less. Luckily that is most of the roads on the island, including the streets in Old Town, which have a speed limit of 20 miles per hour. Golf carts can cross roads with speed limits up to 45 miles per hour, but they can’t drive on them.
Roads that are safe for golf carts will have appropriate signs to indicate that golf carts are allowed. Golf carts are only allowed to travel at speeds beneath 20 miles per hour. Additionally, golf carts can only travel during daytime hours unless local officials have said otherwise.
There are age requirements for operating a golf cart on the roads of Key West. The driver must be over the age of 14 to drive a golf cart on the streets.
The Takeaway
Golf carts that you rent in Key West are street legal. This means they are equipped with specific safety equipment, and they can reach speeds between 20 and 25 miles per hour. Drivers who operate golf carts must also meet specific age requirements and have valid drivers’ licenses before operating the machinery.
A&M Rentals provides Key West golf cart rentals; contact them to learn how to reserve a golf cart in Key West today. Check out our full selection of Key West golf cart rentals and Key West electric car rentals on this page to get started. But we offer more than Key West buggy rentals – we also have a great selection of Key West scooter rentals, Key West bike rentals, and more. We are a call or click away – contact us to get your rentals.
