§ 72.04 SAFETY CRITERIA.

   All golf carts operating on or over any golf cart facility, must comply with the following safety criteria:

   (A)   A golf cart operator must be possess a valid California driver's license, a driver's license issued by another state, or other proof of legal authority to operate a motor vehicle in California;

   (B)   A golf cart operator must have insurance that complies with the financial responsibility requirements established pursuant to Cal. Vehicle Code Chapter 1, Division 7, §§ 16000 et seq.;

   (C)   Each golf cart must be maintained in a safe condition;

   (D)   In the case of an institutional golf cart, the party responsible to fulfill this duty to maintain the golf cart in question is the institutional golf cart operator, not an individual golf cart operator;

   (E)   Operation of a golf cart that does not meet the design criteria specified in § 72.03 is prohibited between one-half hour after sunset and one-half hour before sunrise at designated crossings;

   (F)   Golf cart operators must yield the right-of-way to automobiles, pedestrians and bicyclists;

   (G)   Golf cart operators may only travel on a designated golf cart facility, a golf club crossing conforming to § 72.06, or a public street with a speed limit of 25 miles per hour or less; and

   (H)   Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, each golf cart operated in the city shall comply with the design criteria required by § 72.03 and be properly permitted as required by § 72.05.

(Ord. 1583, passed 12-15-10) Penalty see § 72.99