Patent ID: 9616747
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: B60K,B60R,B60W

Claim:
1. A method for regulating travel of a golf cart or all-terrain vehicle on both roads which permit only low speed operation up to a limit and roads which permit higher speed operation above the limit, comprising: determining, using an electronic controller on the golf cart or all-terrain vehicle, seatbelt usage for each occupant of the golf cart or all-terrain vehicle; determining, using a location determining system at least partly on the golf cart or all-terrain vehicle and coupled to the electronic controller, a current location of the golf cart or all-terrain vehicle; determining, using the electronic controller coupled to the location determining system and that receives from the location determining system the current location of the vehicle, whether the golf cart or all-terrain vehicle is travelling on or about to travel on one of the roads which permits higher speed operation of golf carts and all-terrain vehicles based on the current location of the vehicle; when it is determined that the golf cart or all-terrain vehicle is travelling on one of the roads which permits higher speed operation of golf carts and all-terrain vehicles, enabling travel of the golf cart or all-terrain vehicle on the road which permits higher speed operation only when all seatbelts are determined to be in use; and when it is not determined that the golf cart or all-terrain vehicle is traveling on one of the roads which permits higher speed operation of golf carts and all-terrain vehicles and thus is traveling on one of the roads which permit only low speed operation, enabling travel of the golf cart or all-terrain vehicle on the road which permits only low speed operation even when any of the occupants is determined not to be using a seatbelt.