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I thought I was giving my kids the best childhood ever until my 4-year-old asked why we didn't own a 'bigger golf cart'
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That still does not answer my “why” question tbh.
But I suppose that in a country where “walkable neighborhoods” are construed to be some nefarious communist plot to rob people of their freedom, not walking its a status symbol.
"for driving around neighbourhoods", same as having a car.
So an inferior bicycle basically.
Depends on your needs.
Fair enough, although I’d argue getting around the neighborhood is easier on a narrow vehicle that can carry some cargo and doesn’t depend on batteries. A golf cart has all the downsides of a car in day to day use and it’s slower and exposed to the elements. It’s probably a Veblen good in this case.
My friends have one because they have a small baby and don't want to use their scooters (small motorbikes) with her when going out. They don't own a car. They can carry their shopping in it.
Sometimes things depend on other things.
Your out of hand dismissal of complexity is, frankly, baffling and concerning.
That said, I have lived in suburbia all my life and never have I gone “hmmmm, I really wish I had a golf cart in addition to my car and bicycle”.
People in my neighborhood have golf carts as well. I don’t get it either. Just drive the car …
Can you drive a golf cart with a DUI?
Because sherry moms would explain at least part of it.
Children are driving them too so you probably have a good point with the DUI angle I hadn’t considered.
Nah you can get a dui on a bicycle or even a horse.
Does your neighborhood have cart paths?
Yes, it’s one of those resort neighborhoods. We have trails, wide sidewalks, wide bike lanes (this is what everyone drives their carts on usually).
The US hasn't really discovered Bakfiet bicycles yet.
Watching people take six kindergarten kids or a whole refrigerator on a bike through town in Berlin and Amsterdam was wonderful. They could do a pretty good Costco run on those things.
Yes, but mostly used by fat, old people.
Yeah the why is laziness I guess? Why walk when you can drive a smaller electric buggy for small distances and a big car for big distances?
Golf carts make sense in retirement communities - presumably the companies behind them are "growing the market" by targeting families as an alternative to push chairs and walking? Also I'm guessing these are American neighbourhoods which still are designed around cars than true walkability?
They are popular in more affluent areas so they can be driven to clubhouses or other neighborhood spots, and unsurprisingly very common in neighborhoods that have their own golf course.