How to Prevent Golf Cart Accidents

Because golf carts lack common safety equipment such as doors, windows, or seatbelts, golf cart accidents can actually be quite dangerous. Fortunately, golf cart crashes aren’t nearly as common as other vehicle accidents, such as cars and motorcycles. However, to prevent an accident and ensure your safety, we strongly recommend reading through our helpful prevention tips below.

Avoid Rough Terrain

While golf cart tires are perfectly equipped for traveling across golf course greens and smooth sidewalks, they aren’t prepared to handle mud, puddles, or any type of sloping hills. Because their tires are relatively smooth to avoid damaging grass and turf, these vehicles will easily slip down steep hills or get stuck in thick mud. To avoid a golf cart accident, do your best to pay very close attention to surrounding terrain, and avoid areas that your golf cart can’t handle. 

Avoid Bad Weather 

Golf carts are best suited for sunny days and nice weather and are best kept in the garage when rain storms and blizzards are in the forecast. Not only do golf cart tires lack the proper tread to travel in these conditions, but electric models could possibly short circuit if water leaks onto the battery. Golf cart accidents and malfunctions are extremely likely during bad weather conditions, and we recommend waiting for conditions to improve before you even consider taking your cart for a ride.

While a golf cart accident is unlikely to occur if you’re following the tips above, it’s never a bad idea to prepare for the worst-case scenario. If you’d like to shop for helpful golf cart safety accessories or equipment, feel free to stop by our location here in Garner, North Carolina. Here at Revel 42 Golf Carts & Powersports, we offer an enormous inventory of golf cart parts and customizations for you to choose from, and proudly serve the nearby cities of Raleigh, Clayton, and Cary, North Carolina.