A golf cart is a motorized conveyance normally (though not exclusively) used by
golf courses as an alternative to
walking. Nearly all courses have the option to use a golf cart and are covered with concrete
cart paths to accomodate those using them. Most golf carts can safely carry two passengers and their clubs, though there are models made to carry a greater number of passengers.
Golf carts come in two flavors when it comes to
power:
gasoline and
electric. The gasoline variety seem to go faster, but most carts are governed to a top speed of about fifteen
miles per hour. The
governer on the engine of many carts will even go as far as automatically braking on hills to keep the cart from attaining
dangerous speeds due to
gravity, but on electrics this safety can be easily defeated by repeatedly tapping the gas pedal.
Many
golfers discourage the use of golf carts, stating the case that a course can only be experienced fully on foot. Many find, however, that it adds to the game by eliminating late-game
fatigue created by walking.