While I was in high school, I lived in Surfside Beach, South Carolina. It’s a beach town, surprisingly enough.

My mom still lives there, and she putts around in a golf cart. To and from the beach, to and from the store, and around the neighborhood. She’s not some weirdo for doing that, though. Lots of Surfside folks travel via golf cart. It’s a good way to keep sand out of your car, and you’d think it’d be relaxing: most standard issue golf carts max out at 10 m.p.h.

But not all golf carts are created equal.

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