Golfbilar på gatorna

Nu börjar det dyka upp golfbilar på gatorna i ett antal amerikanska städer: "Before long, the canvas-covered, open-sided carts may be less of a surprise on the streets, such as those of Pine Lawn, Missouri, a working-class suburb of St Louis. Under pressure from rising fuel prices, towns across the United States are passing bylaws to permit the use of golf carts on their streets as an alternative to cars" Den huvudsakliga anledningen är de höga bensin- och dieselpriserna, men man har även upptäckt positiva sociala effekter: "And in several places where the carts are an increasingly common sight, another benefit is becoming clear: with no windows or doors to separate drivers from each other, or from pedestrians, the texture of daily life is changing. "It leads to a friendlier atmosphere," Heideman said."