(A) Motorized carts shall be maintained in proper working condition with all equipment in working order.
(B) Motorized carts shall be categorized as a:
(1) “Slow moving work vehicle” with a slow moving vehicle sign as prescribed by I.C. 9-21-9 et seq. and a flashing red or amber light allowing the licensed operator to operate on or across public roads, highways, and other public rights-of-way while in use as a work vehicle at a speed no greater than 25 miles per hour; or a
(2) “Personal transportation cart” equipped with headlights, taillights. brake lights, seatbelts. turn signals, and rearview mirror allowing the licensed owner to operate on non-prohibited public roads, highways, and other public rights-of-way posted with a speed limit of 40 miles an hour or less at a speed no greater than 30 miles per hour.
(C) Only persons possessing a valid driver’s license issued by the State of Indiana, another state of the United States of America or an international agency shall be permitted to operate a motorized cart on public roads, highways, and other public rights-of-way.
(D) No children under 48 pounds that require a child safety restraint seat are permitted to ride on a motorized cart.
(E) Personal transportation carts shall not be operated on the town’s sidewalks or trails.
(F) Subject to division (G) below, motorized carts shall not be operated on any of the following listed streets within the town’s corporate limits:
(1) State Road 135;
(2) State Road 252;
(3) Any streets with a speed limit above 40 miles per hour.
(G) Motorized carts may cross State Roads 135 and 252 and any street with a speed limit above 40 miles per hour, but only at street intersections.
(H) The operator of all motorized carts must yield to overtaking traffic.
(I) The number of occupants in a motorized cart shall be limited to the number of persons for whom factory seating is installed and provided on the cart. The operator and all occupants shall be seated in the cart and no part of the body of the operator or occupant shall extend outside the perimeter of the cart while the cart is being operated.
(Ord. 2017-007, passed 11-16-2017)