Originally Posted by r8ingbull
I'd like to see the ability to register vehicles for non-highway personal use. Imagine being able to hop in a golf cart like car and make a run to the store or movies etc. Basically it could be used for all the local trips at say 15mph. With a good windshield and roof they are very weather resistant and can get good mpg and a good engine can be very clean or even electric. crash testing wouldn't be needed since it's only going 15mph. People that have excuses for not riding a bike could sure drive a cart. It would even solve the old excuse of what to do with the kids.
Actually, in some areas with a lot of retired people, golf carts ARE legal to use on the roads. In my home town (A small town in the mountains in Arizona) you'd see them on neighborhood roads pretty regularly, even though they technically WEREN'T legal there.... the cops wouldn't hassle you unless you tried to drive it on the main road through town.