A good Sunday drive spoiled
A report from Queensland Health has found that the Whitsunday Islands off north Queensland are “the hub” of golf cart accidents.
. . . 75 per cent of all golf cart incidents in the past 11 years occurred on the Whitsunday Islands.
Dr Dale Hanson says people should drive golf buggies like any other vehicle.
Well, perhaps the problem on the Whitsundays is precisely that they do drive the things like they’re any other vehicle...
While excessive speed is thought to overwhelmingly contribute to these fairway pile-ups, there appear to be no metrics available on drink-driving as a causal factor, so more study of that dimension is urgently required. Another beneficial measure could be for hoon drivers to have their carts summarily impounded.
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