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Unrestrained Child And Golf Cart a Deadly Mix | Clearwater Florida Child Injury Lawyer

15,000 people are seriously injured in golf cart accidents each year in the U.S. and require emergency room treatment.

The Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) reports almost half of golf cart injuries involve someone falling out of the cart and 40% of all golf cart accidents involve young children, under age 16. These statistics include personal transport vehicles (PTV's) often seen on neighborhood streets and locations other than golf courses.

This type of golf cart is not considered street legal and therefore, does not have any legal requirements for safety, such as seat belt restraints or restrictions for occupants.

Children, consequently, are particularly vulnerable to serious head injury and even death as unrestrained passengers, both because of their small size, and inability to have their feet touch the floor.

An open vehicle traveling at speeds up to 20 mph with passengers who are unrestrained, results in tragic headlines we see all too often in the newspaper:

14 year old child Dies after Falling Out of Golf Cart
9 year old Child Has Brain Surgery for Severe Head Injury Suffered when He Fell off the Back of a Golf Cart
12 year old Child Dies after Being Thrown from a Golf Cart
13 year old Child Suffers Serious Injury after she fell out of Golf Cart and Hit her Head on the Road

Parents should exercise extreme caution before allowing a child to ride in these vehicles.

Clearwater Florida Child Injury Lawyer, your resource for legal, safety and health information online.

Florida Personal Injury lawyer Jim Dodson discusses dangers of golf carts for children.

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