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    Quote Originally Posted by reeltight View Post
    let me get this straight...you want to buy a UTV for the purpose to cruise around IOP? Good lawd.

    Not really, just would rather have UTV than my Sportsman and thinking IF it could be used at IOP would not need golf cart (use to take stuff to the beach ). Drive golf cart around IOP more than car

    For some reason I was thinking lot of areas would only allow electric vehicles but I now see a lot of gas powered golf carts
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    Golf carts on the highway are slightly above mopeds. Slightly.

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    “Golf Carts” in SC are only allowed on roads with a posted speed limit of 35 mph or less. Must have insurance and driver must be a licensed driver.

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    just get an old CJ off of craigslist and call it a day.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tprice View Post
    Not really, just would rather have UTV than my Sportsman and thinking IF it could be used at IOP would not need golf cart (use to take stuff to the beach ). Drive golf cart around IOP more than car

    For some reason I was thinking lot of areas would only allow electric vehicles but I now see a lot of gas powered golf carts
    Okay. Walk me through the thought process here...honestly because I'm just curious.

    What's wrong with cruising in the golf cart? I mean there is an appeal to riding around in a golf cart at the beach. It's open so you get the breeze, it's quiet (even gas ones) so not to disturb you or your neighbors and you can carry on a conversation while riding in them...dang near relaxing. It screams slower pace of life and vacation. So why would you trade that for a UTV to cruise around the IOP? Besides the speed, what benefit to you gain by being in a UTV? It's not like they allow them on the beach and you get to go sling sand everywhere.

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    This is all so mundane and boring

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    Thanks. In advance.
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    UTVs are noisy. I hate it when they come flying by the house at 12:30 am after leaving the bar. The golf carts are much stealthier and do not agitate the neighborhood.
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    Put a farm triangle on it and you will be good to go

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    Quote Originally Posted by SCDEERE View Post
    Put a farm triangle on it and you will be good to go
    What’s a farm triangle

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    Quote Originally Posted by reeltight View Post
    What’s a farm triangle
    use your imagination.

    its a big, orange triangle for slow moving vehicles....
    Ugh. Stupid people piss me off.

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    Three pages and no one has posted the actual law? The link is below. Unfortunately what everyone has said is mostly true, it is the discretion of the officers. The LSV "low speed vehicle" standard os for vehicles capable of 20 mph but NOT more than 30 mph which every ATV and UTV is capable of. It is crazy because froma safety aspect, UTVs have seat belts and roll cages, while golf carts have neither and are legal during daylight hours up to 4 miles from your residence (up from 2 miles just a couple of years ago.) . there is also expemption specifically for "barrier island of South Carolina."

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    https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t56c002.php

    South Carolina Code of Laws
    Unannotated
    Title 56 - Motor Vehicles

    CHAPTER 2

    Specialized Vehicles

    ARTICLE 1

    Low Speed Vehicles

    SECTION 56-2-100. Conditions for operation on street or highway.

    (A) A low speed vehicle may be operated only on a highway for which the posted speed limit is thirty-five miles an hour or less.

    (B) A low speed vehicle may cross a highway at an intersection where the highway has a posted speed limit of more than thirty-five miles an hour.

    (C) A low speed vehicle must meet the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 500 (Part 49 Section 571.500 of the Code of Federal Regulations) at all times when operated on any highway. A low speed vehicle that complies with the equipment requirements in 49 C.F.R. Section 571.500 complies with all equipment requirements of this title.

    (D) Nothing in this section prevents local governments from adopting more stringent local ordinances governing low speed vehicle operation.

    (E) A county or municipality may prohibit the operation of low speed vehicles on any street or highway if the governing body of the county or municipality determines that the prohibition is necessary in the interest of safety.

    (F) The Department of Transportation may prohibit the operation of low speed vehicles on any street or highway if it determines that the prohibition is necessary in the interest of safety.

    (G) A farm vehicle, as defined in Section 56-1-2070(C)(2), is not a low speed vehicle for the purposes of this article.

    HISTORY: 2005 Act No. 170, Section 2, eff 6 months after approval by the Governor (approved June 7, 2005); 2012 Act No. 264, Section 10, eff June 18, 2012.

    SECTION 56-2-105. Golf cart permit and the operation of a golf cart.

    (A) For the purposes of this section, "gated community" means any homeowners' community with at least one access controlled ingress and egress which includes the presence of a guard house, a mechanical barrier, or another method of controlled conveyance.

    (B) An individual or business owner of a vehicle commonly known as a golf cart may obtain a permit decal and registration from the Department of Motor Vehicles upon presenting proof of ownership and liability insurance for the golf cart and upon payment of a five dollar fee.

    (C) During daylight hours only:

    (1) A permitted golf cart may be operated within four miles of the address on the registration certificate and only on a secondary highway or street for which the posted speed limit is thirty-five miles an hour or less.

    (2) A permitted golf cart may be operated within four miles of a point of ingress and egress to a gated community and only on a secondary highway or street for which the posted speed limit is thirty-five miles an hour or less.

    (3) Within four miles of the registration holder's address, and while traveling along a secondary highway or street for which the posted speed limit is thirty-five miles an hour or less, a permitted golf cart may cross a highway or street at an intersection where the highway has a posted speed limit of more than thirty-five miles an hour.

    (4) A permitted golf cart may be operated along a secondary highway or street for which the posted speed limit is thirty-five miles an hour or less on an island not accessible by a bridge designed for use by automobiles.

    (D) A person operating a permitted golf cart must be at least sixteen years of age and hold a valid driver's license. The operator of a permitted golf cart being operated on a highway or street must have in his possession:

    (1) the registration certificate issued by the department;

    (2) proof of liability insurance for the golf cart; and

    (3) his driver's license.

    (E) A golf cart permit must be replaced with a new permit every five years, or at the time the permit holder changes his address.

    (F)(1) A political subdivision may, on designated streets or roads within the political subdivision's jurisdiction, reduce the area in which a permitted golf cart may operate from four miles to no less than two miles.

    (2) A political subdivision may, on primary highways, secondary highways, streets, or roads within the political subdivision's jurisdiction, create separate golf cart paths on the shoulder of its primary highways, secondary highways, streets and roads for the purpose of golf cart transportation, if:

    (a) the political subdivision obtains the necessary approvals, if any, to create the golf cart paths; and

    (b) the golf cart path is:

    (i) separated from the traffic lanes by a hard concrete curb;

    (ii) separated from the traffic lanes by parking spaces; or

    (iii) separated from the traffic lanes by a distance of four feet or more.

    (3) In a county with a population of no less than one hundred fifty thousand and no more than two hundred fifty thousand persons:

    (a) if a municipality has jurisdiction over a barrier island, the municipality may enact an ordinance allowing for the operation of a golf cart at night on designated portions of the barrier island within the municipality, provided the golf cart is equipped with working headlights and rear lights; or

    (b) if a barrier island is not within the jurisdiction of a municipality, the county in which the barrier island is located may enact an ordinance allowing for the operation of a golf cart at night on designated portions of the county, provided the golf cart is equipped with working headlights and rear lights.

    If a municipality or county enacts an ordinance allowing golf carts to operate at night on a barrier island, the requirements of subsection (C), other than operation in daylight hours only, shall still apply to all permitted golf carts.

    (4) A political subdivision may not reduce or otherwise amend the other restrictions placed on the operation of a permitted golf cart contained in this section.

    (G) The provisions of this section that restrict the use of a golf cart to certain streets, certain hours, and certain distances shall not apply to a golf cart used by a public safety agency in connection with the performance of its duties.

    HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 177, Section 1, eff October 1, 2012; 2015 Act No. 86 (S.211), Section 1, eff June 8, 2015; 2016 Act No. 246 (H.5118), Section 1, eff June 6, 2016.

    Editor's Note

    2016 Act No. 246, Section 2, provides as follows:

    "SECTION 2. Any municipal or county ordinance enacted pursuant to Section 56-2-105(F)(3) shall expire on January 1, 2021."

    SECTION 56-2-110. Driver's license and registration card.

    A person operating a low speed vehicle must be at least sixteen years of age and shall hold a valid driver's license. The operator of a low speed vehicle being operated on a highway must have in his possession:

    (1) the registration card issued by the department or the registration card issued by the state in which the low speed vehicle is registered; and

    (2) his driver's license.

    HISTORY: 2005 Act No. 170, Section 2, eff 6 months after approval by the Governor (approved June 7, 2005).

    SECTION 56-2-120. Title requirement; title applications by nonresidents; license plates.

    (A) A low speed vehicle must be titled as specified in this title. The manufacturer's or importer's certificate of origin must identify clearly the vehicle as a low speed vehicle and must certify that the vehicle was manufactured in compliance with the equipment requirements for low speed vehicles in 49 C.F.R. Section 571.500. The State shall not issue vehicle identification numbers to homemade low speed vehicles, retrofitted golf carts, or any other similar vehicles, and these vehicles shall not qualify as low speed vehicles in this State.

    (B) If the vehicle is owned by a nonresident, but is subject to issuance of a certificate of title in this State, the application must also contain his:

    (1) full legal name, social security number, or, if the primary user does not have a social security number but has a passport, his passport number;

    (2) driver's license number, whether the license was issued by this State or another jurisdiction;

    (3) date of birth;

    (4) bona fide principal residence address;

    (5) address in this State where the low speed vehicle will be housed and used; and

    (6) mailing address of the primary user of the vehicle. If the primary user is a firm, association, or corporation, the application must contain the business address and federal employer identification number of the primary user.

    (C) A low speed vehicle must be registered and licensed in the same fashion as passenger vehicles pursuant to this title and is subject to the same insurance requirements applicable to other motor vehicles under this title.

    (D) The Department of Motor Vehicles shall establish a special size and class of license plate for low speed vehicles that clearly identifies the vehicle as a low speed vehicle.

    HISTORY: 2005 Act No. 170, Section 2, eff 6 months after approval by the Governor (approved June 7, 2005).

    SECTION 56-2-130. Dealer licensing.

    A person engaged in the wholesale or retail sale of low speed vehicles must comply with the motor vehicle dealer licensing laws of this State as specified in this title.

    HISTORY: 2005 Act No. 170, Section 2, eff 6 months after approval by the Governor (approved June 7, 2005).
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    Quote Originally Posted by reeltight View Post
    What’s a farm triangle
    https://www.agrisupply.com/slow-movi...14-in/p/73150/

    Just stay under 25mph

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