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Council advances restrictive golf-cart ordinance in 4-3 vote after safety debate
Summary
The Wichita City Council placed a new golf-cart ordinance on first reading 4-3, allowing limited daytime use on certain low-speed streets with licensing, insurance and age requirements; police raised safety concerns about operation near arterial streets, downtown and shared-use paths.
The Wichita City Council voted 4-3 on Jan. 16 to place a new ordinance allowing limited operation of golf carts on city streets onto its first reading, establishing a tightly restricted framework that drew sharp discussion over public safety and enforcement.
City attorney Sharon DeGraft presented the draft ordinance and said state law generally bars golf carts from roads with posted speeds over 30 mph unless a municipality permits them. The draft adopted by the council allows golf carts on specified city streets that are not arterial and have posted speed limits of 30 mph or less, prohibits operation in a defined downtown core, and bans use on sidewalks, walking trails and bike paths. It also would prohibit crossing arterial streets; staff recommended an…
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