MI HB4945

Villages, cities, and townships with populations under 30,000 may allow golf cart operation on streets by resolution, with townships subject to county board disapproval if environmental damage or public safety concerns are demonstrated.

Golf cart operators must be at least 16 years old, licensed to operate motor vehicles, comply with traffic signals, stay near the right side of roadways, and cannot operate between 1/2 hour before sunset to 1/2 hour after sunrise.

Golf carts are limited to 15 miles per hour, cannot operate on sidewalks or highways with speed limits exceeding 30 miles per hour (except to cross them), and cannot pass between lines of traffic.

Local units of government may request state transportation department authorization to allow golf carts on non-interstate state trunk line highways that serve as connectors and meet specific criteria like providing access to services or crossing waterways not served by other authorized routes.

Golf carts operated on local streets are not required to be registered for insurance purposes, and villages, cities, or townships may require certain safety features including headlamps, tail lamps, brakes, mirrors, horns, and windshields.