Is it legal to drive a homemade go kart on the streets in Florida?
Well after sorting through the legal muck, the short answer is yes it is legal. The long answer is yes, but you need a few things. Here is the statute regarding low speed vehicles from the Florida DMV website (I also included the definition of a low speed vehicle): "Section 316.2122, Florida Statutes, provides that the operation of a low-speed vehicle, as defined in s. 320.01(42), on any road as defined in s. 334.03(15) or (33), is authorized with the following restrictions: (1) A low-speed vehicle may be operated only on streets where the posted speed limit is 35 miles per hour or less. This does not prohibit a low-speed vehicle from crossing a road or street at an intersection where the road or street has a posted speed limit of more than 35 miles per hour. (2) A low-speed vehicle must be equipped with headlamps, stop lamps, turn signal lamps, taillamps, reflex reflectors, parking brakes, rearview mirrors, windshields, seat belts, and vehicle identification numbers. (3) A low-speed vehicle must be registered and insured in accordance with s. 320.02. (4) Any person operating a low-speed vehicle must have in his or her possession a valid driver's license. (5) A county or municipality may prohibit the operation of low-speed vehicles on any road under its jurisdiction if the governing body of the county or municipality determines that such prohibition is necessary in the interest of safety. (6) The Department of Transportation may prohibit the operation of low-speed vehicles on any road under its jurisdiction if it determines that such prohibition is necessary in the interest of safety. Section 320.01 (42), Florida Statutes, defines "Low-speed vehicle" as any four-wheeled electric vehicle whose top speed is greater than 20 miles per hour but not greater than 25 miles per hour, including neighborhood electric vehicles. Low-speed vehicles must comply with the safety standards in 49 C.F.R. s. 571.500 and s. 316.2122. Any retailer who sells low-speed vehicles must have a dealer's license. NOTE: The U. S. Department of Transportation National Safety Administration (NHTSA) added a new ruling on July 1, 2005, which states that all low-speed vehicles must weigh less than 2,500 pounds." Hope this helps. Have fun karting!!!
Is it legal to drive a go kart on busy public roads as long as you don't go on the highway?
In most of the western world only registered, licensed, and insured vehicles may operate on public roads. There are exceptions for bicycles, even bicycles with small electric or gas motors that are limited to 15–20 mph. Horses are allowed on many roads, including horses with buggies or wagons attached.Only cars, trucks and buses that can go faster than 45 mph are allowed on limited access highways, since that is usually the minimum speed allowed.Many communities that are surrounded by golf courses allow golf carts that meet minimum standards can utilize local public roads as well,Go Karts (unless they can pass state inspection and safety regs) are not allowed. And any gokart that would do so is gonna look pretty strange. It would mean headlights and tail lights the proper distance above the road, meet emissions standards, have a front and rear bumper, fenders, and perhaps a windshield and wipers. (The standards will vary from location to location.)I have been stopped by police when driving a go kart on the road, and while the officer gave me a warning, he said move it off the highway. It seems neighbors were complaining about the noise. Oh, yeah, there are db limit requirements as well.
Is it legal to drive a gas go kart in a neighborhood?
Pretty much as it says, I have a 4 stroke 79cc gas go kart/dune buggy, I don't yet have a license, so a car is out of question for now. Will I get arrested, do I need a license? (In Texas, by the way.)
Is it illegal to drink in your driveway at home, or can a cop give you a ticket for that?
In general, I try hard to read- and answer the actual written question.On this one however, I'll go out on a limb and read between the lines.Disclaimer: I'm not accusing the asking reader of doing anything illegal, I'm just approaching the general question from a different angle.Surprisingly many tickets for DUI - Driving Under the Influence (of alcohol or drugs) are given to people in their own driveway at home.How come that the police so often "patrol" in people's own driveways? They don't.What happens (probably not for the person asking this question on Quora, but quite often), is that the police are being tipped by a driver about a suspicious fellow driver in traffic. The tipper give a license plate number to the police.What can the police do?Initiate a large manhunt around the city?NoThey send a single patrol car to the private home of the owner of that given license plate. Eventually a car will arrive, the police will question the driver, and again- surprisingly often will be able to catch a DUI offender in his own driveway at home.I've met more than a few persons, who was arrested for DUI while they "only moved their car in the driveway at home and it's SO unfair! "Wiki-trivia: The first person to be arrested for drunk driving was one George Smith, a London taxi driver who ran his cab into a vehicle in 1897