(A) All golf carts operating on public streets within the corporate limits of the town shall be operated pursuant to the terms of this subchapter, shall obey all rules of the road and traffic regulations of the State of Indiana and Town of Clear Lake and shall display the following:
(1) The registration certificate issued by the town as required herein;
(2) A slow-moving vehicle emblem as defined herein;
(3) Flashing lamps as defined herein; and
(4) If the golf cart is operated after sunset and before sunrise, it must display headlamps, which shall be mounted in the front of the golf cart and which shall be visible from a distance of 500 feet.
(B) The operator of a golf cart on a public street within the corporate limits of the town must have a valid driver’s license issued by the State of Indiana, or any of the State of the United States of America.
(C) Golf carts shall be equipped with a rear view mirror.
(D) The number of occupants of a golf cart in operation on a public street within the corporate limits of the town shall be limited to the lesser number of persons for whom factory seating is installed on the golf cart or six persons. The operator and occupants shall be properly seated at all times and no part of the body of the operator or occupants shall extend outside of the perimeter of the golf cart while the golf cart is in operation, except that the operator shall use proper traffic hand signals when required.
(E) Any occupant who is under the age of ten years and seated in any rear seat while a golf cart is in operation shall wear a properly installed seat belt.
(Ord. 2009-06, passed 11-9-09; Am. Ord. 2010-04, passed 7-12-10) Penalty, see § 71.99