Beep beep: You can now drive a golf cart on the street – legally — in at least one Chicago suburb.
A new ordinance recently adopted by the Village of East Dundee will allow golf carts on “designated” village roads, according to a post from village officials. The change was passed during a June 16 meeting, the village said, after updated provisions in the Illinois Vehicle Code that “permit municipalities to regulate local non-highway vehicle use.”
The new ordinance allows licensed drivers 18 years and older to operate “non-highway vehicles,” like golf carts or utility task vehicles on any village road with a speed limit of 35 mph or less. Those vehicles must carry mandatory insurance and be registered, the village said…