A really cool vehicle for underbay of buses with large bays

Gary LaBombard · May 14, 2016, 08:59:12 PM

Hey guys,
short note to show you photos of a vehicle we seen today in GA. while taking a day trip. This was a realy beautiful little critter, two seater and all. I have no information except photos I am posting. I did not have a tape measure but am pretty sure one of these would fit in one of my Eagle Bays by taking down the windshield. Anyhow just wanted to share.

DoubleEagle · May 15, 2016, 05:59:24 AM

It looks like a nicely modified Cushman. The windshield seems to be fixed into the rollbar and would have to modified to fold down. The seats would have to be folded back (if that is possible) or taken out. It looks like someone's pride and joy that they would not easily part with.

chessie4905 · May 15, 2016, 06:59:24 AM

Just go to a golf cart dealer. They have some really fancy models in different sizes. One about 40 miles from us has about 100 different ones.

kyle4501 · May 15, 2016, 12:16:21 PM

Looks like it would fit in a hitch basket.
Make one for the front & you could keep an eye on it while driving down the road.

If on the front, it might make a good mother-in-law seat . . .

HB of CJ · May 15, 2016, 12:45:52 PM

Our small mountain valley town recently Ok'ed golf-type carts on city streets. Very nice. The electric ones are dead quiet and quite quick. Most now are licensed. Do not know if legal on the big highway. Some are very very small. Pictures on the way I hope. HB

chessie4905 · May 15, 2016, 03:20:10 PM

Here ya go!
http://www.saferwholesale.com/LTZ-Convertible-Club-Car-Sports-Car-Electric-Golf-p/gsi-electsportsclubcar.htm?vfsku=GSI.ElectSportsClubCar&Click=35179&vfsku=GSI.ElectSportsClubCar&gpla=pla&gclid=CMHhhqWO3cwCFUIfhgodmWILiw

Oonrahnjay · May 15, 2016, 06:47:34 PM

Quote from: HB of CJ on May 15, 2016, 12:45:52 PMOur small mountain valley town recently Ok'ed golf-type carts on city streets. Very nice. The electric ones are dead quiet and quite quick. Most now are licensed. Do not know if legal on the big highway. Some are very very small. Pictures on the way I hope. HB

Under DOT regs, anything that does not meet ALL Safety Standards is not legal to be driven on any public street, road or highway or licensed for such use or sold as being capable of such use. Lots of people do what they want to, but that's the Federal law, going back to the Nixon administration.

Jeremy · May 16, 2016, 02:29:28 AM

In the UK certain very basic vehicles (such as the G-Wizz electric car below) are classified as Quadricycles (ie. four-wheel motorbikes or quad-bikes) rather than cars, and so bypass many of the usual minimum safety requirements. Don't know if a golf cart could ever be made road legal here (and why would you want to?), but I've seen Kawasaki Mules and similar vehicles on the road in rural areas

Jeremy

Beesme · May 16, 2016, 03:39:51 AM

Theyre are lots of towns here in N.H that you can drive atv/snowmobiles legally on city streets . (As long as it is registered for off road through state ) and no inspection!

DoubleEagle · May 16, 2016, 05:22:41 AM

Quote from: Beesme on May 16, 2016, 03:39:51 AM
Theyre are lots of towns here in N.H that you can drive atv/snowmobiles legally on city streets . (As long as it is registered for off road through state ) and no inspection!

That is interesting (no inspection), when I lived there in the eighties they required on-highway motor vehicle inspections every six months. Have they changed that?

scott332 · May 16, 2016, 07:34:10 AM

Quote from: Oonrahnjay on May 15, 2016, 06:47:34 PM
Under DOT regs, anything that does not meet ALL Safety Standards is not legal to be driven on any public street, road or highway or licensed for such use or sold as being capable of such use. Lots of people do what they want to, but that's the Federal law, going back to the Nixon administration.

It looks like the government made new rules FMVSS 500 that addresses "low speed vehicles". Making some smaller golf cart type vehicles legal if they meet the new rules.

Oonrahnjay · May 16, 2016, 08:06:29 AM

Quote from: scott332 on May 16, 2016, 07:34:10 AMIt looks like the government made new rules FMVSS 500 that addresses "low speed vehicles". Making some smaller golf cart type vehicles legal if they meet the new rules.

Interesting. That seems to be after I quit working with all that for a living. It makes sense since they and be a standard mode of transportation (retirement communities, island communities, warehouse complexes that are a mixture of "public roads" for trucks and slow vehicles, closed areas). It also would be pretty boneheaded to blanket make illegal for a bakery in Vermont to deliver bread to housebound or disabled people by snowmobile in the wintertime ... but we're using the words "boneheaded" and "gummint" in the same sentence here ...

daddyoften · May 16, 2016, 08:30:34 AM

They made 4 wheelers legal for roads here in Wyoming quite some time ago for the farmers. But the kids race then all over town, even at night with no blinkers. Cops don't do anything! Funny how a "vehicle" that states all over it that it's not safe or legal to operate on paved roads are legal to license them for on- road use.

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Scott & Heather · May 16, 2016, 12:20:01 PM

I worked in Arizona state universities IT and research department for a year and I drove a street legal golf cart that could reach 45mph in a hurry (electric). Just like this only ours had a diamond plate cargo box:

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HB of CJ · May 16, 2016, 03:11:01 PM

New Federal regulations. Since I was involved formulating the new city ordnance making small equipped electric vehicles 100% legal in our small mountain valley town of Cave Junction OR, everything is good to go.

The zinger is that there is still some gray area crossing the Oregon State Highway that cuts right through our small town. As long as the electric vehicle cuts right across the highway things are OK and cool. City into City.

Driving upon the State Highway? No. Federal Highways? Dunno. Except for the Dunno everything is fine. Grey legal area are not yet addressed. The site above nails it perfectly and thank you. Very nice. Respectfully.