Golf Cart Dangers? Millions Use Them Safely, But There Have Been A Shocking Number Of Accidents In The Past 2 Years

Nowadays it seems everyone is zipping along on golf carts, there are whole communities where millions of people use them safely. As Inside Edition reports, with that popularity comes potential dangers that most of us never think about.

 

In startling videos, some knuckleheads can be seen using golf carts to smash into their buddies. The reckless stunts have gone viral and are being called the “hottest prank in sports.”

But even when they’re not used for a prank, the carts can be treacherous if not driven properly.

In the last two years, golf cart accidents led to an estimated 35,000 trips to the emergency room, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Tim Siegel’s son, Luke, suffered severe brain trauma when he and a friend were playing in one that flipped over in 2015.

“My message to every parent and every child paying attention to this is that golf carts are dangerous,” Tim told Inside Edition. “They are extremely dangerous.”

In a 911 call from the scene of Luke’s incident, the caller says, “Some kids were doing doughnuts in a golf cart and it flipped over on him and he's bleeding really, really bad!”

Luke survived, but now spends his days in a wheelchair since the accident.

“Our communication is through eye blinks and moving of the tongue,” the distraught dad said.