SURFSIDE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — They’re a staple of nearly every coastal community and large South Carolina subdivision: Golf carts as substitutes for more traditional vehicles on side streets and beaches.
Common as they may be, it’s currently illegal for them to be used at night, despite recent efforts by lawmakers to relax that rule by giving local governments the option to craft rules around their use once the sun goes down.
“This is not just a coastal thing. Whether it’s illegal or not, we need to figure it out and fix, but it’s happening in these small towns,” state Rep. Chris Huff, R-Pelzer, said on Tuesday during a House Education and Public Works subcommittee…