[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Watervliet
Charter Township 11-19-2015 by Ord. No. 79. Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter shall be known and cited as the "Watervliet Charter
Township Golf Cart Regulation Ordinance."
A person may operate a golf cart on county roads within Watervliet
Charter Township subject to the following restrictions:
A.
A person shall not operate a golf cart unless he or she is at least
16 years old and licensed to operate a motor vehicle.
B.
The operator of a golf cart shall comply with the signal requirements
of MCLA § 257.648 that apply to the operation of a vehicle.
C.
A person operating a golf cart upon a roadway shall ride as near
to the right side of the roadway as practicable, exercising due care
when passing a standing vehicle or one proceeding in the same direction.
D.
A person shall not operate a golf cart on a state trunk line highway
(including M-140 and Red Arrow Highway). This subsection does not
prohibit a person from crossing a state trunk line highway when operating
golf carts on a public street using the most direct line of crossing.
E.
Where a usable and designated path for golf carts is provided adjacent
to a highway or street, a person operating a golf cart shall be required
to use that path.
F.
A person operating a golf cart shall not pass between lines of traffic,
but may pass on the left of traffic moving in his or her direction
in the case of a two-way street or on the left or right of traffic
in the case of a one-way street, in the unoccupied lane.
G.
A golf cart shall not be operated on a sidewalk constructed for the
use of pedestrians.
H.
A golf cart shall be operated at a speed not to exceed 15 miles per
hour and shall not be operated on a highway or street with a speed
limit of more than 30 miles per hour, except to cross that highway
or street.
I.
A golf cart shall not be operated on public streets during the time
period from 1/2 hour before sunset to 1/2 hour after sunrise.
J.
A person operating a golf cart or who is a passenger in a golf cart
is not required to wear a crash helmet.
K.
This chapter does not apply to a police officer in the performance
of his or her official duties.
L.
A golf cart operated on a public street under this chapter is not
required to be registered under the Michigan Vehicle Code for purposes
of Section 3101 of the Insurance Code of 1956, 1956 P.A. 218, MCLA
§ 500.3101.
M.
As used in this chapter, "golf cart" means a vehicle designed for
transportation while playing the game of golf. A golf cart is not
required to meet the vehicle safety requirements of a low-speed vehicle
for approval under this chapter.
This chapter and the various parts, sections, subsections, sentences,
phrases and clauses hereof are declared to be severable. If any part,
section, subsection, sentence, phrase or clause is adjudged unconstitutional
or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of
this chapter shall not be affected thereby.
