scope:

This standard provides safety and performance specifications relating to golf cars, driven by electric motors and internal combustion engines specifically intended for and used on golf courses for transporting golfers and their equipment. This standard does not apply to Personal Transport Vehicles, (PTVs), which are covered by ANSI/ILTVA Z135.

Purpose

The purpose of this standard is to promote safety in the design, manufacture, maintenance and operation of golf cars. This standard may be used as a guide by regulatory authorities desiring to formulate safety rules and regulations. This standard is also intended for voluntary use by others associated with manufacturing, maintaining or utilizing golf cars. This standard is intended to apply to vehicles conforming to the definition of a golf car regardless of date of original manufacture but Part III shall only apply to golf cars newly manufactured one year or more after the date of publication of the standard.