Golf carts as taxis in toledo

http://toledotalk.com/cgi-bin/tt.pl/article/209979/28Feb2017/Golf_carts_downtown

my mar 1, 2017 post at toledotalk.com

From the Blade article:

Proposed rules of the road

Golf carts and low-speed vehicles would be allowed on public streets within designated areas of Point Place, the Old West End, the Warehouse District, and downtown under a proposal being considered by Toledo City Council.

• Owners or operators of any golf cart or low-speed vehicle to pay a $25 registration fee and carry proof of insurance
• The vehicle can only be operated on streets with a 35 mph speed limit or less
• The driver must be at least 16 years old and have a valid driver’s license
• The vehicle must have turn signals, two headlights, a horn, at least one working brake light, tail lights, a rear view mirror, a windshield, one seat belt per occupant, child safety seats and booster seats for children in need of those, and an illuminated license plate.

More from the article:

Jeff Jones, who spends his days painting Jeeps at the Toledo Assembly Complex, has been eagerly waiting to launch a business that will have taxi golf carts crisscrossing the streets of downtown. Mr. Jones lives downtown.

Councilman Lindsay Webb pitched the idea in December when she asked for a pilot program to run from April 1 to Dec. 31, 2017, in Point Place and the Old West End. Her proposed ordinance has since been stuck in committee.

Since then, the idea has been expanded to also include downtown, the Warehouse District, and a stretch that runs from the Old West End to the Toledo Museum of Art.

The most recent proposal, which will be discussed by council’s committee of the whole today [Feb 28, 2017], would authorize a pilot program to run from April 1 to Dec. 31, 2018. Data collected during the pilot program would be used to determine if it could be expanded to more neighborhoods, the legislation states.