The following regulations are hereby established for the operation and usage of golf carts on public streets, roads and alleys in the Town of Schererville, Lake County, Indiana, namely:
a. Insurance; proof of insurance; financing responsibility. All golf carts to be operated and used on public streets, roads and alleys in the Town of Schererville, Lake County, Indiana, shall be covered by liability insurance in an amount not less than the minimum the State of Indiana requires for automobiles. Insurance proof shall be maintained and kept in a golf cart at all times during any usage and operation of such golf cart.
b. Slow moving vehicle emblem display. All golf carts used on the public streets, roads and alleys in the Town of Schererville, Lake County, Indiana, must display at all times a Slow Moving Vehicle Emblem and/or a red or amber flashing light. Further, all golf carts shall be equipped with headlights, taillights and turn signals in working order, at all times during operation on Town public streets, roads and alleys.
c. Compliance with traffic law and town ordinances. All operators and users of golfs cart on public streets, roads and alleys in the Town of Schererville, Lake County, Indiana, shall comply with and follow state traffic laws under the provisions of I.C. § 9-21 et seq., and all applicable provisions of the Town Code as currently in effect, or as amended hereafter from time to time, pertaining to motor vehicle operation in the Town.
d. Places of operation. Usage and operation of golf carts shall be restricted to the public streets, roads and alleys in residential neighborhoods and communities in the Town. Such golf carts shall operate and be used at a maximum speed limit of 25 mph. Exceeding a speed limit of 25 mph shall be violative of this Ordinance and its regulations set forth. Further, golf carts shall only be used or operated on public streets, roads and alleys within the Town of Schererville, Lake County, Indiana, with posted speed limit of 25 mph or lower.
e. Occupancy. There shall be no usage or operation of a golf cart on public streets, roads and alleys in the Town of Schererville, Lake County, Indiana, with any more passengers, including operator, than designed for the golf cart to transport. An operator and/or passengers shall remain seated in the specific golf cart being used and operated at all times, and no extension of any body part outside the interior of the golf cart shall occur while the golf cart is being used and operated, in any way.
(Ord. No. 1909, § 4, 8-9-17)