{"id":9698,"date":"2026-05-21T10:39:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T14:39:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bard.edu\/transportation\/?page_id=9698"},"modified":"2026-05-21T11:14:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T15:14:06","slug":"golf-cart-safety-commencement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bard.edu\/transportation\/?page_id=9698","title":{"rendered":"Golf Cart Safety COMMENCEMENT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>GOLF CART SAFETY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This training includes the proper procedures for operating and maintaining golf carts.<\/p>\n<p>We need each and every one of you. Golf carts are not a toy. They are not for fun. This is a serious job. Golf carts are not for carting friends across campus. The sole purpose of the carts is to HELP guests with mobility issues<\/p>\n<p><em>COME PREPARED<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>IT WILL BE COLD. IT WILL BE HOT. IT WILL RAIN!!!!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Operating a Golf Cart<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Remember to practice safety, don\u2019t learn it by accident.<\/li>\n<li>Only authorized personnel are to drive the carts.<\/li>\n<li>Report any damage or maintenance needs to a supervisor immediately\/ HOME BASE<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>PRE CHECK YOUR CART- YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Check tires for proper inflation, cuts, or punctures.<\/li>\n<li>Check that steering is normal.<\/li>\n<li>Check that forward and reverse gears are operational.<\/li>\n<li>Check brakes for proper operation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If something is wrong with your cart DO NOT USE IT.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Never exceed the number of available seats for the number of passengers.<\/li>\n<li>Drivers and passengers must remain seated while the vehicle is moving.<\/li>\n<li>When the golf cart is not in use, place the golf cart control lever in the \u201cNeutral\u201d position, turn off and remove the key.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>FORWARD, NEUTRAL, REVERSE<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Golf carts have a pedal parking brake. When parking press the small square parking brake (which is attached to the regular break) One fully depressed the parking brake will engage and HOLD the cart. Make sure the cart is in NEUTRAL, To move forward, Turn the key to on (to the right). Slowly depress the gas, this will disengage the parking brake. You will hear the parking brake, clunk off. Proceed forward or if needed reverse.<\/p>\n<p>Before changing gears, moving forward, neutral or reverse COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, do not roll the cart backward or forward and force the cart into gear. You will damage the transmission.<\/p>\n<p><em>IMPORTANT REMINDERS<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When picking up CARTS the CART attendant will provide you with the key.<\/li>\n<li>You should know if you are driving a 6 passenger or 4 passenger cart.<\/li>\n<li>The key for the cart will correspond with the number on the side of the cart. Do not take a cart that does not match key and cart sign.<\/li>\n<li>Do not just take a cart, the attendant will match you with a cart<\/li>\n<li>When returning the carts to the Barn for the evening PLEASE leave the keys in the ignition. Place the cart in NEUTRAL. The key should be turned to the off position.<\/li>\n<li>The Cart Attendant will remove the key.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>GOLF CARTS CAN BE DANGEROUS<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>They have no seat belts<\/li>\n<li>They have no doors<\/li>\n<li>They tip over extremely easily<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Passengers and Drivers are very exposed to the elements and other vehicles!!!<\/p>\n<p>++++++<\/p>\n<p><em>Rules of the Road<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Reduce speed when approaching pedestrians, they always have the right of way.<\/li>\n<li>Reduce speed when turning or passing through narrow passages.<\/li>\n<li>Do not park carts where they will block emergency equipment, pedestrian aisles, doorways, intersections, or the normal traffic flow.<\/li>\n<li>The maximum speed of a golf cart depends upon the terrain over which it is being driven, the weather conditions, and the total weight of the golf cart, passengers and any equipment being carried.<\/li>\n<li>A golf cart should be operated at a speed equivalent to a well-paced walk but no faster than 15 mph. Observe all vehicle traffic laws such as lane travel, stop signs, legal passing of other vehicles, etc. Drive on pavement whenever possible.<\/li>\n<li>All passengers should keep hands, arms, legs and feet within the confines of the golf cart at all times when the cart is in motion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>IMPORTANT REMINDERS<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When the golf cart is not in use, place the golf cart control lever in the \u201cNeutral\u201d position, turn off and remove the key.<\/li>\n<li>Never leave the keys in the golf cart when unattended around campus.<\/li>\n<li>If you signed out the vehicle you are responsible for it.<\/li>\n<li>Never back up without looking to see what is behind the cart.<\/li>\n<li>Never shift gears while the vehicle is in motion.<\/li>\n<li>When driving, maintain adequate distance between vehicles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>THE ROLE OF ACCESSIBILITY CARTS<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A.\u00a0 Until 7pm, golf carts drive accessibility-needs people from the Commencement tent to Blithewood.\u00a0 They can keep that loop going until 7pm.<\/p>\n<p>B. After 7pm, golf carts are to drive to the turnaround circle (next to Blithewood parking lot), pick up ACCESSIBILITY passengers at the MARKED pick up area on that circle, drive them to the bottom of the hill where big buses are lined up to drive to all parking lots (Blithewood Rd-Garden Rd intersection), and return to to the pick up area on the circle to take the next round of mobility-challenged passengers down to the buses. Cindy Mauter will be staffing the circle pick up area to load those carts for efficiency.<\/p>\n<p>C. With the exception of Trish Fleming, from 7pm &#8211; 11pm carts run that short loop.\u00a0 There will be a few carts throughout the evening that will inevitably get a call from &#8220;command central&#8221; to leave to collect an accessibility needs person or a Trustee somewhere else on campus. As soon as they have completed that request, the cart is to return to the Blithewood-Bus pick up area loop.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BUSES and VANS ARE THE BEST EQUIPPED VEHICLES TO RETURN PEOPLE TO THEIR CARS &#8211; all can take most\u00a0 handicapped individuals, a few are equipped to take on a wheelchair.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Golf carts are very slow, dangerous for passengers, and there are a limited number of them.\u00a0 The aim for golf carts, after 7pm, is to get the mobility challenged guests at Blithewood down to the buses. Cindy will manage the families\/groups of 4 and more with one or two mobility-challenge passengers, asking those in the group who can walk down the hill to do so and meet their family\/guest members.<\/p>\n<p>ACCESSIBILITY includes the elderly and exhausted; encourage the family members who can, to walk.<\/p>\n<p>Allow one able-bodied family member to ride with an accessibility passenger if needed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GOLF CART SAFETY This training includes the proper procedures for operating and maintaining golf carts. We need each and every one of you. Golf carts are not a toy. They are not for fun. This is a serious job. 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