The Management Consulting Group

Golf carts have often been seen at golf courses but these are fast becoming a vehicle that is seen in other places such airport and resorts. Their versatility means that they are often used as a utility vehicle to transport goods and people quickly, efficiently and most importantly, without harmful environmental effects unlike their automotive counterpart - the car.Due to this the Government have been keen to allow golf carts on the streets and yesterday, more some of the cities of Iowa were given the green light - making the use golf carts on the streets completely legal. The Chicago Tribute reports:”Dick Harger doesn’t play golf, but you can often find the retiree riding his golf cart on the streets of Ely.Harger’s small town in Linn County is among a growing number of Iowa cities allowing golf carts on their streets as easy, low-cost transportation amid high gasoline prices, according to the Iowa League of Cities. Golf carts have long been popular for running errands and visiting friends in retirement communities in Florida and other Southern states. Now the idea is catching on throughout the country, industry officials said.”Due to this, people will be able to use golf carts on the streets as long as they have a license and use adequate signage to indicate a slow moving vehicle. With this change in law, the number of people looking for golf carts for sale are expected to go up as golf carts can be run on electricity making them much cheaper to run and affordable than cars.