An upcoming decision from a Wichita-area city could make it legal to drive golf carts on neighborhood streets. The new Valley Center ordinance would allow golf carts on streets with a speed limit less than 30 miles per hour. The city council is planning discuss the topic again Aug. 20, said Valley Center’s city administrator, Brent Clark. So what are the golf cart laws in Wichita? According to the city’s ordinance, anyone with a valid license and a golf cart with a Kansas tag and proper lights can drive golf carts on city roads and sidewalks. “When operated on a street or highway which is not closed to vehicular traffic, all vehicles must obey all traffic rules and regulations,” the city’s ordinance reads. If you do not have a valid license, you can only drive a golf cart on private property. Parents can receive citations for letting juveniles drive on city streets without a proper driver’s license. State law says that golf carts can only be driven on public roads or highways between sunrise and sunset, unless equipped with either lights or a “properly mounted slow-moving vehicle emblem.”
Source: Local News | Wichita Eagle
