Golf cart vs. low-speed vehicle

For The Madera Tribune

The California Highway Patrol Madera office shows the difference between a low-speed vehicle and a golf cart.

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A golf cart is a motor vehicle having not less than three wheels in contact with the ground, having an unladen weight less than 1,300 pounds, which is designed to be and is operated at no more than 15 mph, and designated to carry golf equipment and not more than two persons, including the driver. (345 V.C.)

It is unlawful to drive a golf cart in a highway, unless the highway is located adjacent to, or provides access to, a golf course and between the golf course and the place where golf carts are parked or stored. No highway shall be so designated for a distance of more than one mile from the golf course. (21115(a) V.C.) 

A low-speed vehicle (LSV) or neighborhood electric vehicle (NEV) is a motor vehicle that meets all of the following requirements: Has four wheels, can attain a speed, in one mile, of more than 20 mph and not more than 25 mph, on a paved level surface, and has a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 3,000 pounds.