For someone with zero interest in golf, Cathy Kochensparger sure loves her golf cart. She bought it as a family cruiser and drives it around town almost daily, but says that safety is paramount.
“You’ve got to be aware of your surroundings, people and other vehicles,” Kochensparger said.
St. Johns, Michigan, is aware its surroundings are changing. In the city of roughly 8,000 people, golf carts motor side-by-side with everyday traffic. St. Johns started regulating them last month — one of hundreds of communities across the country — putting restrictions on which roads the carts can be driven on…