文档介绍:NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration49CFRPart571[-3949]RIN2127-AG58FederalMotorVehicleSafetyStandards AGENCY:NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA),:FinalruleSUMMARY:Thisfinalrulerespondstoagrowingpublicinterestinusinggolfcars(1)andothersimilar-sized,4-wheeledvehiclestomakeshorttripsforshopping,-carryingvehicles,althoughlow-speed,offeravarietyofadvantages,parativelylow-costandenergy-,manyofthesevehiclesareelectric-,insteadoflarger,gasoline-poweredvehicleslikepassengercars,,thereisagrowingconflictbetweenstateandlocallaws,ontheonehand,andFederallaw,ontheother,,andtheabilityofconsumerstopurchase,,agrowingnumberofstatesfromCaliforniatoFloridahavepassedlegislationauthorizingtheirlocaljurisdictionstopermitgeneralon-roaduseof"golfcarts,"subjecttospeedand/',,asoriginallymanufactured,"golfcarts"toincludevehiclesdesignedtoachieveupto25milesperhourorhaveestablishedanewclassofvehicles,"neighborhoodelectricvehicles,",solongasgolfcarsandothersimilarvehiclesareincapableofexceeding20milesperhour,,ifthesevehiclesareoriginallymanufacturedsothattheycangofasterthan20milesperhour,,ifgolfcarsaremodifiedafteroriginalmanufacturesothattheycanachieve20ormoremilesper