As reported by Science Daily and the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, the injury rate for golf carts increased over 130% between 1990 and 2006. Golf carts are becoming more popular as primary transportation at sporting events, hospitals, airports, military bases, businesses, parks and college campuses. About 1,000 Americans a month are injured in golf cart accidents. Nationwide Children's
Hospital, Center for Injury Reserach and Policy, where the first comprehensive study relating to golf cart injuries was conducted, recommends "Because golf carts are not designed for the safe transportation of children, their use for transporting children should be strongly discouraged. In addition, private and public facilities that allow golf cart use can help prevent cart--related injuries by requiring
driver's licenses and safety/operations training, establishing safety policies and considering golf cart safety in the design of pathways and landscapes. Given the large increase in golf cart--related injuries over the study period, greater efforts are needed to prevent these injuries, especially among children." According to a another study conducted by the Center for Injury Sciences at the University of Continued Page 2
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