Georgia Injury Lawyer Blog

Golf cart accidents are caused by any number of factors, including, the negligent or reckless operation of the cart and negligent failure to inspect and maintain the cart, especially the brake system. The number of reported golf cart accidents is continuing on the rise, which raises the public concern about golf cart safety. With the advent to faster golf carts and the practice of using golf carts in “off course” locations such as in airports, on school campuses or even city streets, more accidents are prone to happen. One of the more common golf cart accidents involves passenger ejection. This usually happens when the driver makes a hard left turn causing the passenger to be ejected from the right hand side of the cart. Golf cart seatbelts are not mandatory and therefor they are rarely present
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Roll-overs are another typical accident associated with golf cart usage. These tend to happen on slick and/or hilly terrain, especially if your cart has a sub-par braking system. For instance, if your cart has only a front or rear wheel braking system and you attempt to slam on your brakes when driving full speed down a steep grade, your brakes may not be able to slow your acceleration, which in turn would cause you to fishtail out of control with the possibility of rolling over if you make any sharp turns. If your cart has only rear-wheel brakes and one of the rear wheels comes off the ground or fails to make good contact with the ground, you have very limited, if any braking ability.