(Michigan City, IN) - The Michigan City Police Department is reminding the public that golf carts are not allowed to be operated on any public roadways.
Golf carts, they say, along with other off-road vehicles, such as ATVs and 4-Wheelers, are not equipped with the same safety features as automobiles. Serious injury can and will occur in the event of a collision between a golf cart and an automobile.
With the warm summer weather and the influx of out-of-towners, authorities have received several complaints of golf carts traveling on the public roadways in the lakefront corridor.
Police point to IC 9-21-8-57, the state law making it a Class C Infraction to operate a golf cart on public roadways, unless otherwise allowed by local ordinance. Michigan City has no such ordinance, police say.
It can be confusing. The key is “public roadways.” The Beachwalk section of Michigan City, for example, has some private roadways, where golf carts and ATVs are legal. Venture onto Lakeshore Drive, though, and you could get busted. So be aware of where you’re driving. Police say they’re paying closer attention to golf carts this summer.
