DMV, to register their carts.
This registration can be done
directly at the DMV in the way
that you would register any oth-
er motor vehicle.
Make sure that your cart pos-
sesses a valid VIN or Vehicle
Identification Number before
you register it.
These numbers can be found on
the cart but can also be created
if you do not have one.
Beyond registration, insurance
regulations help to keep riders
and others safe from injury.
Currently, cart owners need lia-
bility coverage at $10,000 and at
least $15,000 in bodily injury.
Riders are free to get policies
for more, if they like, but need
to hit these minimums to ride
on roads.
Higher insurance will protect
you in case of a serious injury
but probably exceeds most
damage issues with a cart.
Talk to your insurance agent to
get an idea of what coverage
level is appropriate for you.
Upgrades for Safety Purposes
Before these carts can ride on
any street, however, they must
be properly upgraded to keep
them safe.
Currently, Arizona allows mod-
ified golf carts to ride on roads
deemed appropriate by local
municipalities.
These roads and streets will
change depending on the city or
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the county, which makes it im-
portant to talk to these author-
ities before riding a golf cart on
any road.
However, state law does re-
quire that cart owners upgrade
their vehicles in various ways to
make them road-ready.
For example, all golf carts on
roads must have working head-
lights, brake lights, and horns.
They also need to possess an
upgraded engine to make them
capable of hitting road-safe
speeds.
These engines can be pur-
chased from various golf cart
equipment companies.
The engine type varies between
electrical and gasoline models –
either is appropriate, as long as
it hits the appropriate speed.
Like with all vehicles, maximum
road speed varies depending on
those set in place by the com-
munity.
The state restricts golf carts to a
maximum speed of 25 miles per
hour on any road on which they
travel.
Most carts will rarely if ever,
be capable of exceeding these
speeds.
And travel is restricted to roads
that have a maximum speed of
35 miles per hour.
As a result, golf carts cannot
travel on many state roads nor
on a vast majority of federal
highways in Arizona.
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